Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 21, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1947 at Ebbets Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 1 3 0
Hopp cf 3 0 0 0
Rowell lf 4 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 5 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 2 1 0
Masi c 4 0 1 2
Ryan 2b 4 0 0 0
Culler ss 4 0 2 1
Spahn p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 0 0
Reese ss 5 0 3 0
Furillo cf 2 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
  Bragan c 0 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Lund lf 2 0 0 0
Jorgensen 3b 4 0 2 0
Branca p 2 0 0 0
  Lavagetto ph 1 0 0 0
  Hatten p 0 0 0 0
  Miksis ph 1 0 0 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Boston 000 120 100481
Brooklyn 000 000 000060
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(20-10) 9.0 6 0 0 6 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
6
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(21-12) 7.0 8 4 4 5 7
  Hatten   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Behrman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
9

  E–Rowell (15).  DP–Boston 1. Spahn-Masi.  2B–Boston Rowell (23); Torgeson (20); Masi (22), Brooklyn Reese (24).  SH–Hopp (12).  Team LOB–10.  Team–12.  SB–Rowell (8); Torgeson 2 (12); Masi (7).  U–Babe Pinelli, Scotty Robb, Artie Gore.  T–2:35.  A–34,123.
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