Boston Braves 8 – 3 Cincinnati Reds
6 June 1950 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Bob Elliott | 1 in 107 games |
| 23 | final score 8–3 | 1 in 76 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Vern Bickford | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Earl Torgeson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3B |
| Tommy Holmes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sid Gordon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pete Reiser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Gene Mauch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Buddy Kerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vern Bickford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Bickford | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Grady Hatton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Johnny Wyrostek | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ron Northey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danny Litwhiler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virgil Stallcup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dixie Howell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ewell Blackwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Usher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewell Blackwell | 8.1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Harry Perkowski | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |