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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (1)

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Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (1)

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Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1914 (D) at Fenway Park

CIN N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  2
BOS N    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  3
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Daniels cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Herzog ss                     4   1   1   0       0   1       1   2
Killefer rf,2b                3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Groh 2b                       4   1   2   0       0   1       1   3
  Holden lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Niehoff 3b                    4   0   2   1       0   1       2   3
Twombly lf                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Miller rf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Clarke c                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Gonzalez ph,c               3   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Kellogg 1b                    2   0   0   0       0   0      10   1
  Yingling ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Graham 1b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Ames p                        3   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Totals                       31   2   8   1       0   9      25  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Ames-Herzog-Kellogg, Herzog-Groh-Kellogg.
E: Groh 2 (42).
BATTING - 
2B: Groh (17,off James); Niehoff (14,off James).
SH: Killefer (3,off James).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Killefer (2,2nd base by James/Gowdy); Niehoff (12,2nd base by James/Gowdy).
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moran rf                      4   0   3   0       0   1       0   0
Evers 2b                      1   1   0   0       2   0       3   2
Connolly lf                   3   1   1   1       0   1       2   1
Whitted cf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Schmidt 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Smith 3b                      4   1   3   2       0   0       1   0
Maranville ss                 3   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
Gowdy c                       3   0   0   0       0   1       9   3
James p                       3   0   1   0       0   2       0   2
Totals                       28   3   8   3       2   6      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Whitted (13), Smith (37), Gowdy (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Moran (13,off Ames); James (3,off Ames); Smith (21,off Ames).
HR: Smith (6,9th inning off Ames 0 on 1 out).
SH: Evers (26,off Ames); Whitted (19,off Ames).
HBP: Connolly (8,by Ames).
GDP: Gowdy (7,off Ames); Whitted (3,off Ames).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Connolly (10,2nd base off Ames/Clarke); Smith (14,3rd base off Ames/Gonzalez).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ames L(15-21)                 8.1   8   3   3   2   6   1  33
WP: Ames 2 (11).
HBP: Ames (5,Connolly).
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
James W(24-7)                 9     8   2   0   0   9   0  32

Umpires: HP - Ernie Quigley, 1B - Mal Eason
Ejections: Heinie Groh by Ernie Quigley [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 2:05   
Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Boston Braves            
1. Daniels             cf        Moran               rf
2. Herzog              ss        Evers               2b
3. Killefer            rf        Connolly            lf
4. Groh                2b        Whitted             cf
5. Niehoff             3b        Schmidt             1b
6. Twombly             lf        Smith               3b
7. Clarke              c         Maranville          ss
8. Kellogg             1b        Gowdy               c
9. Ames                p         James               p

REDS 1ST: NL game played at Fenway Park; Daniels singled
to right; Herzog popped to second; Killefer forced Daniels
(shortstop to second); Killefer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Moran doubled to left; Evers out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Moran to third]; Connolly reached on a
fielder's choice [Moran out at home (first to catcher)];
Connolly stole second; Whitted flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Groh doubled to center; Niehoff lined to center [Groh
scored (error by Whitted) (unearned) (no RBI)]; CF Whitted's
throw got past 3bman Smith and rolled into Reds dugout;
Twombly struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR CLARKE; Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Schmidt
grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (third to
first); Maranville grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Kellogg flied out to center; Ames struck out; Daniels
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Gowdy struck out; James struck out; Moran struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Herzog grounded out (second to first); Killefer was
called out on strikes; Groh singled to left; Niehoff doubled to
left [Groh out at home (left to shortstop to catcher to
third)]; Groh overran 3B and was tagged out trying to
return; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evers walked; Ames threw a wild pitch [Evers to
second]; Connolly singled to center [Evers scored]; Whitted out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Connolly to second];
Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first) [Connolly to third];
Smith singled to center [Connolly scored]; Smith was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves
2.

REDS 5TH: Twombly grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
struck out; Kellogg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Maranville reached on an error by Groh; On a bunt
Gowdy grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Maranville out at second]; James doubled to right; Moran
singled to center [James out at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 2.

REDS 6TH: Ames singled to center; Daniels popped to second;
Herzog was called out on strikes; Killefer singled to center
[Ames to second]; Groh flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Reds 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Evers walked; Connolly struck out; Whitted grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evers out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 2.

REDS 7TH: Gowdy dropped a foul fly hit by Niehoff for an error;
Niehoff struck out; Twombly grounded out (second to first);
Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Schmidt grounded out (second to first); Smith
doubled to left; Smith stole third; Maranville struck out; Gowdy
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 2.

REDS 8TH: YINGLING BATTED FOR KELLOGG; Yingling struck out; Ames
flied out to left; Daniels struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: GRAHAM REPLACED YINGLING (PLAYING 1B); James struck
out; Moran singled; Evers reached on a fielder's choice [Moran
out at third (left to third) (error by Groh), Evers to second];
Ames threw a wild pitch [Evers to third]; Connolly was hit by a
pitch; Whitted popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 2.

REDS 9TH: Herzog singled to third [Herzog to second (error by
Smith)]; Killefer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Herzog to third]; Groh was called out on strikes; Groh
ejected by HP umpire Quigley for arguing called third
strike; Niehoff singled [Herzog scored (unearned)]; Niehoff
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: HOLDEN REPLACED GROH (PLAYING LF); MILLER REPLACED
TWOMBLY (PLAYING RF); KILLEFER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Schmidt grounded out (first unassisted); Smith homered to
center; Bounce HR; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves
3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             2   8   2    3
 Braves           3   8   3    5
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