Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Braves
July 6, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1946 at Braves Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Boston Braves 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 1 3 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 1 0 0
Reiser lf 5 1 2 0
Walker rf 4 3 2 1
Stevens 1b 4 1 2 2
Whitman cf 4 0 2 2
Reese ss 5 0 3 2
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Behrman p 3 0 0 0
  Herring p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 15 7
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Rowell lf 4 0 0 1
Herman 2b 5 0 2 1
Hopp cf 5 0 1 0
Holmes rf 3 0 1 0
Sanders 1b 3 0 1 0
Masi c 4 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b,ss 4 1 2 0
Culler ss 2 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 1 1 1 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Gillenwater ph 0 0 0 0
Niggeling p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Litwhiler ph 1 0 1 0
  Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Brooklyn 103 000 1027150
Boston 000 000 200290
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Behrman  W(5-2) 6.1 8 2 2 2 4
  Herring  SV(4) 2.2 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
7
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling  L(0-1) 2.2 5 4 4 3 2
  Johnson   4.1 5 1 0 0 3
  Barrett   2.0 5 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
6
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Stevens, Boston 1. Fernandez.  2B–Brooklyn Stevens 2 (9); Edwards (2).  SH–Edwards (2).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  SB–Reiser (18).  U-HP–Beans Reardon, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Lou Jorda, 3B–Butch Henline.  T–2:34.  A–33,063.
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