Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 8, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1946 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 2 0 0 0
  Posedel p 0 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 0 1
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Rowell ph 1 1 1 2
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Herman 2b 3 0 1 1
Holmes rf 5 1 2 0
Litwhiler lf 5 1 3 0
Masi c 5 1 1 1
Gillenwater cf 3 1 2 1
  Ryan 3b 1 0 0 1
Fernandez 3b,ss 4 1 1 0
Sanders 1b 3 1 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 1 0 1 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Dark ss 1 0 1 0
  Hopp cf 2 1 1 1
Totals 37 8 14 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Newsome ss 5 1 1 0
Wyrostek cf 3 0 2 1
Ennis lf 4 0 0 1
McCormick 1b 4 2 2 0
Northey rf 3 2 1 1
Tabor 3b 4 2 2 3
Seminick c 3 1 1 1
Verban 2b 4 1 1 2
Hoerst p 0 0 0 0
  Mulcahy p 0 0 0 0
  Donnelly p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 10 9
Boston 000 006 0208140
Philadelphia 132 000 30x9101
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   2.0 6 4 4 0 0
  Singleton   2.0 2 2 2 3 1
  Posedel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Barrett  L(2-1) 2.0 2 3 3 1 1
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
4
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hoerst   5.0 10 4 4 3 1
  Mulcahy   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Donnelly  W(3-3) 3.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
5
1

  E–Newsome (17).  DP–Boston 1. Culler-Sanders, Philadelphia 4. Tabor-Verban-McCormick, Tabor-Verban-McCormick, Newsome-Verban-McCormick, McCormick-Newsome-McCormick.  2B–Boston Fernandez (9); Dark (1), Philadelphia McCormick (14).  3B–Philadelphia Northey (5); Seminick (4).  HR–Boston Rowell (2,8th inning off Donnelly 1 on), Philadelphia Tabor (8,7th inning off F. Barrett 2 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Hoerst (2).  Team–4.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:15.  A–11,748.
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