The Archive · 1941

Reds Continue Climb

The Cincinnati Reds pushed over six runs in the ninth to down the Boston Braves 9 to 6 and continue their climb toward the upper division, Harry Craft started the wild ninth inning rally with a single, Edwin Joost drew a walk and Frank McCormick was safe on Bugene Moores' error, Kay batted in twe runs with a single and Jimmy Ripple drove in one more with double. McCormick, batting for his second time, during the inning brought the total up to six as he pounded out a circuit drive with Linus Frey and Jimmy Ripple on base, The Braves started out by collecting a pair of runs in the first inning and boosting their total to five in the fifth. They collected one more counter in the ninth but fell three short of overcoming the lead,

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