Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Braves
May 31, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1947 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 5, Boston Braves 0
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 1 2 1
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 1
Reiser cf 4 2 1 2
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Hermanski lf 1 0 0 0
  Furillo lf 2 0 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 3b 4 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 1 2 0
Branca p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 4 0 0 0
Hopp cf 4 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 1 0
Elliott B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Rowell lf 4 0 1 0
Masi c 4 0 0 0
Sisti ss 3 0 1 0
Ryan 2b 3 0 1 0
Lanfranconi p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott G. p 0 0 0 0
  Litwhiler ph 1 0 0 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 1 0 1 0
  Fernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Beazley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Brooklyn 004 010 000–570
Boston 000 000 000–060
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  W(5-3) 9.0 6 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lanfranconi  L(0-1) 2.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Elliott   2.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Cooper   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Beazley   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
3
  E–None.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (4); Furillo (3); Reese (5), Boston Rowell (4).  HR–Brooklyn Reiser (2,3rd inning off Lanfranconi 1 on 1 out).  SH–Branca (2); G. Elliott (1).  HBP–Robinson (6).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U–Dusty Boggess, Lou Jorda, George Barr.  T–1:57.  A–23,275.
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