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 Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 4 0 1 0
Hopp cf 4 1 2 0
Rowell 2b 4 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 3 1 0 0
Masi c 3 0 2 1
McCormick M. lf 4 0 1 0
Culler ss 3 0 1 0
  McCormick F. ph 1 0 1 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Litwhiler ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe ss 5 1 1 0
Walker cf 4 1 2 0
Ennis lf 5 1 2 3
Wyrostek rf 4 2 2 0
Padgett c 4 2 3 1
Handley 3b 5 0 1 1
Schultz 1b 5 0 3 2
Verban 2b 4 0 2 0
Donnelly p 4 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 16 7
Boston 000 002 000–291
Philadelphia 000 200 23x–7161
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(4-8) 8.0 16 7 7 4 1
Totals
8.0
16
7
7
4
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly  W(2-5) 9.0 9 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
2
  E–B. Elliott (18), LaPointe (6).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Walker-Schultz, LaPointe-Verban-Schultz.  2B–Boston Hopp (19); Masi (19); M. McCormick (11), Philadelphia Walker (25); Padgett (7).  3B–Philadelphia Padgett (1).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (11,8th inning off Johnson 2 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Donnelly (5).  Team–14.  U–Butch Henline, Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth.  T–2:14.  A–31,150.
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