Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 20, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 0, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 0 4 0
Wyrostek cf 4 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 0 0
Sauer lf 4 0 2 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Lamanno c 4 0 0 0
Adams 2b 4 0 2 0
Stallcup ss 4 0 1 0
Fox p 2 0 0 0
  Rickert ph 1 0 0 0
  Lively p 0 0 0 0
  Galan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 0 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Dusak cf 4 1 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 1 1
Musial rf 5 0 1 1
Slaughter lf 3 1 1 0
Kurowski 3b 4 0 2 1
Jones 1b 3 0 2 0
Wilber c 3 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 1 1 0
Dickson p 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 11 3
Cincinnati 000 000 0000103
St. Louis 003 000 10x4110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Fox  L(0-1) 6.0 9 3 1 2 1
  Lively   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
2
3
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(1-0) 9.0 10 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
1
3

  E–Hatton 2 (3), Stallcup (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Adams-Stallcup-Young, Baumholtz-Young.  2B–Cincinnati Baumholtz (1); Adams (1), St. Louis Musial (1).  3B–St. Louis Slaughter (1).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Jones (1); Dickson 2 (2).  Team–11.  U–Babe Pinelli, Artie Gore, Scotty Robb.  T–2:02.  A–14,071.
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