Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
May 20, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1945 at Braves Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 10, Boston Braves 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 6 1 2 0
Clay cf 6 2 2 0
Walker rf 4 1 1 2
McCormick 1b 3 2 1 0
Mesner 3b 5 1 3 3
Tipton lf 3 0 2 1
Flager ss 4 1 0 0
Just c 5 0 1 1
  Wahl pr 0 0 0 0
  Riddle c 0 0 0 0
Walters p 4 2 2 3
  Lisenbee p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 14 10
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 5 2 0 0
Holmes rf 5 2 4 0
Nieman lf 5 1 1 3
Mack 1b 5 0 2 2
Workman 3b 5 1 3 0
Gillenwater cf 4 0 1 0
Masi c 2 0 0 0
  Ulicny c 3 1 2 2
Joost 2b 5 1 2 0
Tobin p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchings p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Earley p 2 0 1 0
  Ramsey ph 1 0 0 0
  Logan p 0 0 0 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 16 7
Cincinnati 314 002 000 010143
Boston 100 022 120 x8161
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  W(1-4) 7.1 15 8 4 1 1
  Lisenbee  SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
8
4
1
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin  L(2-5) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Hutchings   1.2 1 1 0 0 2
  Earley   6.0 9 6 6 3 0
  Logan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
5
2

  E–Williams 2 (5), Flager (3), Workman (6).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Walters-Williams-McCormick, Mesner-Williams-McCormick.  2B–Cincinnati Williams (4); Clay (5); Walker (4); McCormick (5), Boston Holmes (11); Nieman (7); Mack (6); Earley (2).  HR–Cincinnati Walters 2 (2,2nd inning off Hutchings 0 on,3rd inning off Earley 1 on), Boston Ulicny (1,6th inning off Walters 1 on).  SH–Tipton (3).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  SB–Clay (5); Walker (1).  U–Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn, George Magerkurth.
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