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 Boston Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 0 0
Clay cf 5 1 2 0
Walker rf 4 0 1 0
  Sipek rf 1 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 4 1 1 1
Mesner 3b 5 0 1 1
Tipton lf 3 1 1 0
Flager ss 2 1 2 1
Lakeman c 4 0 2 0
Heusser p 1 0 0 0
  Dasso p 1 0 0 0
  Libke ph 1 0 1 1
  Carter pr 0 0 0 0
  Lisenbee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 4 1 0 0
Holmes rf 3 0 1 0
Nieman lf 4 1 1 1
Mack 1b 4 2 2 1
Workman 3b 5 1 3 1
Gillenwater cf 4 1 1 1
Kluttz c 5 1 2 2
Joost 2b 3 1 1 0
Barrett p 3 1 2 2
Totals 35 9 13 8
Cincinnati 010 010 110–4111
Boston 021 202 02x–9130
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser  L(3-2) 3.1 8 5 5 2 0
  Dasso   3.2 2 2 1 5 1
  Lisenbee   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
7
2
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett  W(2-3) 9.0 11 4 4 4 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
4
  E–Williams (6).  DP–Boston 1. Joost-Culler-Mack.  2B–Cincinnati Clay (6); Tipton (5), Boston Mack (7); Gillenwater (3); Kluttz (3); Joost (3).  3B–Boston Workman (1).  HR–Cincinnati McCormick (4,7th inning off Barrett 0 on).  SH–Heusser (3); Holmes (1); Barrett (4).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  SB–Nieman (5).  U–Tom Dunn, George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart.  T–1:53.  A–18,731.
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