Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 5, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1944 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 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 8

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Wietelmann 2b 6 1 0 0
Macon cf,lf 6 2 4 2
Holmes lf,cf 6 1 2 2
Nieman rf 4 2 1 0
Workman 3b 3 0 1 1
Hofferth c 6 0 2 2
Etchison 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips ss 5 0 1 0
Barrett p 2 1 1 0
  Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0
  Javery p 1 0 0 0
  Klopp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 12 7
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rosen cf 5 0 1 1
Bolling 1b 6 1 3 1
Galan lf 2 2 0 0
Walker rf 3 2 2 2
Olmo 3b 6 0 3 3
Owen c 4 0 1 0
Stanky 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Brown ss 3 1 1 0
  Warren ph 1 0 0 0
  Koch 2b 1 0 0 0
Gregg p 2 0 0 0
  Fuchs p 0 0 0 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Waner ph 0 1 0 0
  Melton p 0 0 0 0
  Bordagaray ph 1 0 1 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Boston 200 005 000 07122
Brooklyn 010 113 010 18133
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett   5.1 9 6 5 4 2
  Hutchinson   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Javery   2.1 2 1 1 4 2
  Klopp  L(1-2) 1.1 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
9.1
13
8
7
12
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg   5.0 5 3 2 5 1
  Fuchs   0.1 3 4 4 0 0
  Branca   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Melton   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Davis  W(6-9) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
12
7
6
8
3

  E–Holmes (3), Workman (4), Stanky (17), Brown (2), Gregg (5).  DP–Boston 4. Barrett-Phillips-Etchison, Phillips-Wietelmann-Etchison, Workman-Phillips, Workman-Wietelmann-Etchison.  2B–Boston Macon (11); Hofferth (5); Phillips (15).  3B–Boston Nieman (4), Brooklyn Walker (5); Olmo (5).  HR–Boston Holmes (8,6th inning off Fuchs 1 on).  SH–Barrett 2 (10).  Team LOB–16.  Team–14.  SB–Macon (7); Stanky (2).  U–Ziggy Sears, Jocko Conlan, George Barr.  T–2:55.  A–7,079.
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