Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
August 20, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1943 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Frey 2b 6 0 1 1
Marshall rf 6 0 2 0
Haas cf 6 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 5 1 1 0
Tipton lf 5 0 1 0
Mesner 3b 4 0 1 0
Miller ss 5 0 1 0
Mueller c 4 1 2 0
Vander Meer p 4 0 1 0
Totals 45 2 10 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 4 0 0 0
Holmes cf 5 0 1 0
Workman rf 4 1 0 0
Nieman lf 4 0 0 0
  Ross lf 1 0 0 0
Kluttz c 5 1 2 0
  Masi pr 0 1 0 0
Farrell 1b 4 0 2 1
Wietelmann ss 5 0 2 2
Joost 3b 4 0 0 0
Javery p 4 0 2 0
Totals 40 3 9 3
Cincinnati 010 010 000 0002101
Boston 000 000 200 001391
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  L(11-13) 11.0 9 3 3 2 7
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
2
7
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Javery  W(12-11) 12.0 10 2 2 1 3
Totals
12.0
10
2
2
1
3

  E–Mueller (4), Joost (19).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Frey-F. McCormick, Frey-Miller-F. McCormick.  2B–Boston Wietelmann (9).  SH–Mesner (8); Vander Meer (4); Ryan (12).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U–Jocko Conlan, George Barr.  T–2:33.  A–1,886.
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