Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 2, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1946 at Shibe Park. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 5 0 2 0
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Medwick lf 4 0 1 0
  Whitman lf 1 0 0 0
Walker rf 3 1 1 0
Furillo cf 4 3 3 2
Lavagetto 3b 3 0 2 1
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Schultz 1b 4 0 1 1
Melton p 4 1 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Wyrostek cf 4 1 2 0
Northey rf 4 0 0 1
Tabor 3b 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 1 1 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 2 1
Hemsley c 3 0 1 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 0 0
Newsome ss 3 0 0 0
Verban 2b 3 0 0 0
Raffensberger p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Brooklyn 000 211 010–5110
Philadelphia 100 001 000–271
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  W(4-3) 9.0 7 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(7-13) 9.0 11 5 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
2
3
  E–Verban (22).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Stanky-Schultz, Philadelphia 1. Newsome-Verban-McCormick.  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (13); Lavagetto (7), Philadelphia Ennis (25).  3B–Philadelphia Wyrostek (4); McCormick (2).  HR–Brooklyn Furillo (3,4th inning off Raffensberger 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–2:03.  A–34,951.
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