Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 31, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1942 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 10

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 4 0 1 0
Sisti 2b 3 1 1 0
  Cuccinello 2b 1 0 0 0
Miller ss 3 0 2 1
  Roberge ss 1 0 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 0 0
Waner rf 1 0 0 0
  Cooney rf 2 0 0 0
West 1b 4 1 3 1
Ross lf 2 0 1 0
  Demaree lf 2 0 0 0
Kluttz c 2 0 0 0
  Masi c 1 0 0 0
Javery p 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Sain p 1 0 0 0
  Salvo p 1 0 0 0
  Tobin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 3 2 0
Vaughan 3b 5 2 2 1
  Riggs 3b 0 0 0 0
Reiser cf 4 4 3 3
  Bordagaray cf 1 0 0 0
Walker rf 3 1 2 4
Camilli 1b 1 0 0 0
  Dahlgren 1b 2 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 0 2 1
  Rizzo lf 1 0 0 0
Herman 2b 4 0 0 0
  Kampouris 2b 0 0 0 0
Sullivan c 4 0 0 0
Davis p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 11 9
Boston 011 000 000293
Brooklyn 203 401 00x10111
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Javery  L(4-3) 2.0 5 5 4 0 1
  Wallace   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Sain   1.2 2 4 0 2 0
  Salvo   4.1 3 1 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
10
4
4
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W(7-1) 9.0 9 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
1

  E–Sisti (9), Roberge (2), West (2), Reese (12).  DP–Boston 1. Miller-Sisti-West, Brooklyn 3. Davis-Reese-Camilli, Reese-Kampouris-Dahlgren-Sullivan, Davis-Reese-Dahlgren.  PB–Masi (1).  2B–Boston Miller (12); West (7), Brooklyn Reese (9); Reiser (13); Medwick (11).  HR–Boston West (6,2nd inning off Davis 0 on), Brooklyn Reiser (4,3rd inning off Javery 1 on); Walker (3,4th inning off Sain 3 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Davis (3).  HBP–Walker (1).  Team–8.  U–Al Barlick, Babe Pinelli, Lee Ballanfant.
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