Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 17, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1945 at Shibe Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 1 0
Clay cf 3 0 1 0
Walker rf 4 2 3 1
McCormick 1b 4 1 2 2
Mesner 3b 4 0 1 1
Tipton lf 4 0 0 0
Flager ss 4 0 0 0
Just c 4 0 1 0
Beck p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Crawford ss 3 0 0 0
Dinges rf 3 0 1 0
Foxx 3b 4 0 1 1
  Picciuto 3b 0 0 0 0
Wasdell 1b 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
Triplett lf 4 0 0 0
Antonelli 2b 4 0 1 0
Mancuso c 2 0 0 0
  Hamner pr 0 1 0 0
  Seminick c 1 0 0 0
Wyatt p 2 0 0 0
  Monteagudo ph 1 0 0 0
  Lucier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
Cincinnati 000 002 020492
Philadelphia 000 000 110250
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Beck  W(1-1) 9.0 5 2 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wyatt  L(0-2) 8.0 9 4 4 0 2
  Lucier   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
2

  E–Williams (3), Just (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Mesner-Williams-McCormick.  HR–Cincinnati McCormick (3,8th inning off Wyatt 1 on).  SH–Clay (1); Beck (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U–Babe Pinelli, Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess.  T–1:43.  A–1,281.
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