St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
August 21, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1945 at Braves Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Rebel rf 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst lf 5 2 2 1
Adams cf 3 0 1 1
Kurowski 3b 5 0 1 0
Sanders 1b 4 1 2 1
O'Dea c 5 0 0 0
Verban 2b 5 2 2 0
Marion ss 4 3 4 1
Barrett p 5 0 1 2
Totals 39 8 13 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Wietelmann 2b 5 0 1 0
Shupe 1b 5 1 3 1
Holmes rf 4 2 2 2
Aderholt lf 4 0 0 0
Workman 3b 3 0 0 1
Ramsey cf 4 0 2 0
Masi c 3 0 1 0
Culler ss 3 1 2 0
  Gillenwater ph 1 0 0 0
Hutchings p 0 0 0 0
  Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0
  Medwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
St. Louis 121 000 2118130
Boston 200 001 1004126
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett  W(18-9) 9.0 12 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchings  L(6-6) 1.1 2 3 1 4 1
  Hendrickson   5.2 7 3 2 1 0
  Singleton   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
5
6
1

  E–Wietelmann (16), Workman (26), Masi (9), Culler (24), Hutchings (3), Hendrickson (1).  DP–St. Louis 2. Verban-Marion-Sanders, Verban-Sanders, Boston 2. Workman-Wietelmann-Shupe, Culler-Wietelmann-Shupe.  2B–St. Louis Verban (20); Marion 2 (19); Barrett (2), Boston Shupe (5); Holmes (41); Masi (23).  HR–Boston Holmes (25,1st inning off Barrett 1 on).  SH–Rebel (1); Schoendienst (7); Adams (7); Masi (7).  Team LOB–13.  Team–7.  SB–Schoendienst (22); Adams (2).  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon.  T–1:53.  A–3,390.
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