Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 31, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1947 at Shibe Park. The Boston Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 4 0 1 0
Hopp cf 4 1 1 0
Rowell 2b 4 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 3 2 1 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 1 0
McCormick lf 3 0 1 2
Culler ss 4 0 0 0
Camelli c 3 0 0 0
Sain p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe ss 2 1 1 0
Walker cf 3 1 2 0
Gilbert lf 4 0 0 1
Wyrostek rf 4 0 1 1
Handley 3b 3 0 0 0
  Judd ph 1 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz 1b 3 0 0 0
  Ennis ph 1 0 0 0
Verban 2b 3 0 0 0
Leonard p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Boston 010 100 100–371
Philadelphia 200 000 000–241
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(18-9) 9.0 4 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(16-8) 9.0 7 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
4
  E–Camelli (5), Gilbert (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. LaPointe-Verban-Schultz.  PB–Seminick (15).  2B–Boston Hopp (18); Rowell (19); B. Elliott (28); Torgeson (17), Philadelphia Walker (24).  SH–Torgeson (3); Walker (15).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  U–Bill Stewart, Butch Henline, George Magerkurth.
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