Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
July 31, 1942 Box Score

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

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Boston Braves 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 5 1 3 2
Marshall rf 5 0 3 0
Frey 2b 5 0 0 1
Tipton lf 4 1 1 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 0 0
Haas 3b 4 0 1 1
Joost ss 3 2 0 0
West c 3 1 1 0
Thompson p 3 0 1 1
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 4 0 1 0
Cooney rf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b 3 0 0 0
West 1b 4 0 0 0
Ross lf 3 0 1 0
  LaManna pr 0 1 0 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 0
Sisti 2b 2 0 0 0
Masi c 3 0 0 1
Earley p 0 0 0 0
  Tost p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutchings p 2 0 0 0
  Waner ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 30 2 3 2
Cincinnati 120 000 1105101
Boston 000 000 002231
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  W(4-4) 8.0 3 2 2 7 1
  Beggs  SV(6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
7
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Earley  L(4-8) 1.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Tost   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hutchings   7.0 6 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
4

  E–Haas (23), Miller (11).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Thompson-West-F. McCormick, Boston 1. Sisti-Miller-West.  2B–Boston Miller (25).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Tipton (1); Joost (7).  U–George Barr, George Magerkurth, Lou Jorda.  T–2:05.  A–1,949.
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