Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
August 15, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 3, Boston Braves 13
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Clay cf 4 0 1 2
Mesner 3b 4 0 0 0
Libke rf 4 0 1 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 0 0
Tipton lf 3 0 1 0
Unser c 3 1 2 0
Williams 2b 3 1 2 0
Heusser p 2 0 0 0
  Lakeman ph 1 1 1 1
  Lisenbee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Wietelmann 2b 6 2 3 4
Shupe 1b 6 1 3 2
Holmes rf 5 1 2 1
Aderholt lf 5 2 4 1
Workman 3b 4 2 3 2
Ramsey cf 3 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 1 1 1
  Gillenwater cf 1 0 0 0
Hofferth c 3 2 0 0
Culler ss 4 0 1 1
Wright p 4 2 1 1
Totals 42 13 18 13
Cincinnati 000 000 030–381
Boston 000 010 75x–13180
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser  L(8-11) 7.0 14 8 8 3 1
  Lisenbee   1.0 4 5 5 0 0
Totals
8.0
18
13
13
3
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W(2-1) 9.0 8 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
3
  E–Miller (11).  DP–Boston 2. Wright-Wietelmann-Shupe, Workman-Wietelmann-Shupe.  2B–Cincinnati Clay (22); Unser (9), Boston Wietelmann (7); Holmes (39); Nieman (14).  3B–Boston Wietelmann (3).  HR–Boston Wietelmann (4,8th inning off Lisenbee 1 on); Holmes (20,5th inning off Heusser 0 on); Workman (19,8th inning off Lisenbee 1 on).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Wright (1).  HBP–Hofferth (1).  Team–10.  U–Lee Ballanfant, George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart.  T–1:42.  A–4,747.
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