St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
May 31, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1944 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Boston Braves 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hopp cf 4 0 0 0
Sanders 1b 3 1 1 0
Musial rf 4 0 1 0
Cooper c 3 0 0 0
Kurowski 3b 4 0 2 1
Litwhiler lf 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 1 0
Fallon 2b 3 0 1 0
Lanier p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 4 2 2 1
Macon 1b 4 2 2 2
Holmes cf 4 0 1 0
Ross rf 3 0 0 0
  Workman rf 1 0 1 1
Clemens lf 3 1 1 0
Phillips ss 3 0 0 0
Hofferth c 2 0 0 0
Sandlock 3b 3 0 0 1
Barrett p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
St. Louis 100 000 000–170
Boston 200 001 11x–570
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier  L(6-2) 8.0 7 5 5 2 6
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
2
6
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett  W(4-6) 9.0 7 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4
  E–None.  DP–Boston 2. Phillips-Ryan-Macon, Ryan-Phillips-Macon.  2B–St. Louis Kurowski (5), Boston Workman (9).  3B–Boston Clemens (1).  HR–Boston Ryan (3,6th inning off Lanier 0 on); Macon (1,1st inning off Lanier 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–1:29.  A–1,576.
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