Boston Braves vs New York Giants
August 18, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1946 at Polo Grounds V. The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 1 1 1 1
  Dark ss 0 0 0 0
Ryan 2b 5 0 1 2
Holmes rf 5 0 1 1
Litwhiler lf 5 1 1 1
Masi c 5 1 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 2 1 0
McCormick cf 5 0 3 0
Sanders 1b 3 2 0 0
Sain p 3 0 1 2
Totals 36 7 10 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Blattner 2b 4 0 0 0
Kerr ss 4 0 2 0
Marshall cf 4 1 1 0
Lombardi c 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 3 0 1 1
Gordon lf 4 0 1 0
Rosen rf 4 0 0 0
Rigney 3b 2 0 0 0
  Rucker ph 1 0 1 0
  Witek 3b 1 0 0 0
Kennedy p 1 0 0 0
  Budnick p 1 0 1 0
  Graham ph 1 0 0 0
  Voiselle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Boston 001 202 011–7101
New York 000 001 000–182
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(14-11) 9.0 8 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(6-7) 3.1 6 3 3 2 0
  Budnick   3.2 1 2 0 3 1
  Voiselle   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
6
1
  E–Culler (21), Rigney (16), Budnick (2).  DP–New York 1. Kerr-Blattner-Young.  2B–New York Marshall (11).  HR–Boston Litwhiler (5,9th inning off Voiselle 0 on).  SH–Sain (4).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Culler (2).  U–Tom Dunn, George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart.  T–1:47.  A–23,783.
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