Boston Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
May 28, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1945 at Crosley 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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Boston Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 2

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Joost 3b 5 0 0 0
Holmes rf 5 1 2 1
Nieman lf 5 0 0 0
Mack 1b 5 0 1 0
Gillenwater cf 4 0 0 0
Masi c 4 0 1 0
Drews 2b 4 0 1 0
Wietelmann ss 4 0 0 0
Andrews p 4 0 1 0
Totals 40 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 1 0
Clay cf 5 0 0 0
Walker rf 5 1 2 0
McCormick 1b 5 1 2 1
Mesner 3b 4 0 1 0
Tipton lf 3 0 0 0
Miller ss 5 0 3 1
Riddle c 2 0 0 0
  Sipek ph 1 0 0 0
  Just c 0 0 0 0
Dasso p 1 0 0 0
  Libke ph 1 0 0 0
  Lisenbee p 0 0 0 0
  Flager ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 9 2
Boston 100 000 000 000163
Cincinnati 000 000 001 001290
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews  L(3-4) 11.1 9 2 1 3 3
Totals
11.1
9
2
1
3
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dasso   8.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Lisenbee   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fox  W(1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
6
1
1
1
4

  E–Joost (3), Nieman (8), Masi (2).  2B–Cincinnati Miller 2 (2).  HR–Boston Holmes (3,1st inning off Dasso 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Mesner (4); Dasso (2).  Team–7.  U–Ziggy Sears, Butch Henline, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:25.  A–2,620.
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