Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 31, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1918 at Baker Bowl. The Boston Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Herzog 2b 5 0 2 0
Kelly lf 4 1 2 0
Chadbourne cf 4 0 1 0
Terry ss 4 1 0 0
Smith 3b 5 1 0 0
Konetchy 1b 5 1 1 1
Wagner c 5 1 1 1
Rawlings rf 3 0 1 0
Nehf p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 5 9 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bancroft ss 2 0 0 0
Williams cf 5 0 0 0
Stock 3b 4 0 2 0
Luderus 1b 5 1 1 0
Meusel 2b 5 1 4 2
Cravath rf 4 0 0 0
Fitzgerald lf 5 0 0 0
Adams c 5 0 1 0
Prendergast p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 8 2
Boston 000 020 000 03593
Philadelphia 000 000 020 00284
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf  W(15-14) 11.0 8 2 2 5 2
Totals
11.0
8
2
2
5
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Prendergast  L(13-14) 11.0 9 5 2 2 1
Totals
11.0
9
5
2
2
1

  E–Herzog (29), Chadbourne (5), R. Smith (35), Bancroft 2 (62), Meusel (10), Prendergast (3).  DP–Boston 2. Terry-Herzog-Konetchy, Herzog-Konetchy-Terry, Philadelphia 2. Bancroft-Luderus, Stock-Bancroft.  2B–Philadelphia Meusel 2 (23).  HR–Boston Konetchy (2); Wagner (1), Philadelphia Meusel (4).  SH–Chadbourne (9); Rawlings (18).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  U–Hank O'Day, Bob Emslie.
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