St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
May 16, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1946 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 9, Boston Braves 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Klein 2b 5 1 1 0
Moore cf 5 0 0 0
Musial lf 4 2 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 4 4 4
Kurowski 3b 3 1 0 0
Sisler 1b 5 0 2 3
O'Dea c 4 0 1 1
  Cross pr 0 1 0 0
  Rice c 0 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Martin p 3 0 1 0
  Dickson p 1 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
  Donnelly p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Burkhart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 10 8
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 6 0 0 0
Rowell lf 4 1 0 0
Holmes rf 6 0 4 3
Sanders 1b 6 1 0 0
Gillenwater cf 4 2 1 0
Hofferth c 3 0 1 1
Roberge 3b 5 1 2 1
Culler ss 3 3 1 0
  Masi ph 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Cooper p 1 0 0 0
  Workman ph 1 0 1 2
  Sain pr 0 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Wietelmann ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Fernandez ss 1 0 1 1
Totals 41 8 11 8
St. Louis 202 001 300 19104
Boston 000 113 021 08111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martin   5.1 6 5 5 3 2
  Dickson   2.1 3 2 0 2 2
  Brazle   0.2 1 1 0 1 1
  Donnelly  W(1-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Burkhart  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
11
8
5
6
6
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper   6.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Singleton   2.0 2 3 0 1 1
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Konstanty  L(0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.0
10
9
6
5
5

  E–Klein (3), Musial (2), Sisler (3), Marion (4), Culler (4).  PB–O'Dea (1).  2B–St. Louis Klein (3); Musial (9); Slaughter (3); Sisler (3); O'Dea (1), Boston Holmes (9); Gillenwater (2); Workman (1).  HR–St. Louis Slaughter 2 (3,1st inning off Cooper 1 on 2 out,3rd inning off Cooper 1 on).  SH–Klein (3); Kurowski (1); Hofferth (3); Cooper (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  SB–Cross (1).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:33.  A–32,974.
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