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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 27, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, played on May 27, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Arnold Carter |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Butch Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Joe Mack | First Baseman |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Frank Drews | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Bob Coleman | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Libke | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Arnold Carter | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 27, 1945
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Carter
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Carter
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Carter
Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Carter
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mack scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooper covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mack scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Carter
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Carter
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Carter
Drews hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cooper
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Cooper
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Cooper
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Carter
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Carter
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Carter
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Libke. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Carter
Holmes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Libke. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Carter
Nieman hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Cooper
Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Cooper
Carter hits a popup towards first. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Carter
Mack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Mack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gillenwater vs. Carter
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Carter
Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drews vs. Carter
Drews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Drews reaches second base with a double. Mack scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wietelmann vs. Carter
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Drews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Carter
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Drews scores. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Carter
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker bunts towards third. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Cooper
McCormick is hit by the pitch. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Cooper
Mesner takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Libke vs. Cooper
Libke strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Carter
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Carter covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Carter
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nieman for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Carter
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Carter
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Cooper
Lakeman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Cooper
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Fox
Johnny Riddle now catching. Howie Fox now pitching.
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drews vs. Fox
Drews hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Fox
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Fox
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Cooper
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Fox
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Fox
Holmes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Fox
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Cooper
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Cooper
Libke takes first base on ball four. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller hits a line drive towards short. Wietelmann catches it and throws to second to double up Mesner. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riddle vs. Cooper
Riddle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sipek vs. Cooper
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Howie Fox.
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Lisenbee
Hod Lisenbee now pitching.
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Lisenbee
Gillenwater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Lisenbee
Masi bunts towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to third. Gillenwater moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Drews vs. Lisenbee
Drews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wietelmann vs. Lisenbee
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Lisenbee
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Cooper
Clay strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cooper
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lisenbee
Joost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lisenbee
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Lisenbee
There goes Holmes. The throw from Riddle and he is safe. Holmes steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Lisenbee
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Lisenbee
Mack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Mack reaches second base with a double. Holmes scores. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gillenwater vs. Lisenbee
Gillenwater hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Masi vs. Lisenbee
Masi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cooper
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Cooper
Mesner takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Libke vs. Cooper
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Cooper
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Cooper
Eric Tipton pinch hits for Johnny Riddle.
Tipton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1945, game 1 -- Boston at Cincinnati (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Joost E, 3b 5 1 2 0 Williams W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Holmes T, rf 5 1 2 1 Clay D, cf 4 0 1 0
Nieman B, lf 4 0 0 0 Walker G, rf 4 0 1 0
Mack J, 1b 5 1 4 1 McCormick F, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gillenwater C, cf 5 0 1 0 Mesner S, 3b 1 0 0 0
Masi P, c 3 0 0 0 Libke A, lf 3 0 0 0
Drews F, 2b 3 1 1 1 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0
Wietelmann W, ss 4 0 1 0 Lakeman A, c 2 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 4 0 1 1 Riddle J, c 1 0 1 0
Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0
Carter A, p 2 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0
Sipek D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lisenbee H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 12 4 30 0 4 0
Boston 001 200 001 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Carter A (L) 5.0 8 3 3 0 0
Fox H 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Lisenbee H 2.0 4 1 1 2 1
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Joost E, Holmes T, Mack J 2, Drews F
SB -- Holmes T
SH -- Masi P
HBP -- by Cooper M (McCormick F)
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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