Boston Braves vs New York Giants
May 5, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1945 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 4, New York Giants 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 1 0 1 0
  Shemo 2b 3 1 1 0
Holmes rf 5 1 1 2
Nieman lf 4 1 2 0
Mack 1b 3 0 1 1
Gillenwater cf 4 0 1 1
Workman 3b 4 0 1 0
Kluttz c 5 0 1 0
Wietelmann 2b,ss 3 1 1 0
  Ulicny ph 1 0 0 0
Barrett p 1 0 0 0
  Ramsey ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutchings p 1 0 0 0
  Masi ph 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 5 1 3 1
Hausmann 2b 2 0 0 0
Ott rf 2 2 1 1
Filipowicz lf 4 0 0 0
Weintraub 1b 4 1 3 1
Kerr ss 1 0 0 0
Reyes 3b 4 1 1 1
Berres c 4 0 0 0
Mungo p 4 1 2 1
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 10 5
Boston 001 000 003–4101
New York 103 000 02x–6102
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett  L(0-2) 3.0 5 4 3 1 2
  Hutchings   4.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Wallace   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
3
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo  W(1-1) 8.0 8 4 3 6 6
  Adams  SV(4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
6
6
  E–Nieman (2), Weintraub (1), Mungo (2).  DP–New York 1. Hausmann-Kerr-Weintraub.  2B–Boston Shemo (1), New York Weintraub (5); Reyes (3); Mungo 2 (2).  HR–New York Ott (4,1st inning off Barrett 0 on).  HBP–Gillenwater (1).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Hausmann 2 (6); Kerr 2 (3).  Team–7.  U-HP–Tom Dunn, 1B–Butch Henline, 2B–George Magerkurth, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–5:33.  A–12,936.
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