Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 21, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1948 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 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 6 0 0 0
Russell cf 5 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 6 0 2 1
Elliott 3b 5 0 2 0
Heath lf 3 2 1 0
  Litwhiler ph 1 0 0 0
  Conatser lf 1 0 0 0
Holmes rf 5 0 2 0
Salkeld c 3 0 1 1
  Dark ss 2 0 1 0
Sisti ss 3 0 0 0
  McCormick F. ph 1 0 1 1
  Masi c 2 0 0 0
Voiselle p 2 0 0 0
  McCormick M. ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 2 0 0 0
Totals 48 3 12 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn lf 6 0 3 0
Verban 2b 5 0 1 0
Haas 3b 4 1 1 0
Sisler 1b 5 0 0 0
Ennis rf 4 0 0 0
Walker cf 5 1 0 0
Miller ss 3 0 2 0
  Hamner ss 2 0 0 1
Seminick c 5 1 1 2
Rowe p 3 0 0 0
  Blatnik ph 0 1 0 0
  Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0
  Heusser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 8 3
Boston 010 000 011 000 03123
Philadelphia 000 200 001 000 1480
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle   7.0 6 2 2 4 3
  White  L (0-1) 5.2 2 2 0 3 0
Totals 12.2 8 4 2 7 3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe   9.0 9 3 3 3 6
  Heintzelman   3.2 3 0 0 1 1
  Heusser  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 13.0 12 3 3 4 7

  E–B. Elliott (1), Voiselle (1), White (1).  DP–Boston 2. Stanky-Sisti-Torgeson, Stanky-Dark-Torgeson, Philadelphia 1. Verban-Miller-Sisler.  PB–Salkeld (1).  2B–Boston Russell 2 (2); Torgeson (1); Heath (1), Philadelphia Verban (1).  HR–Philadelphia Seminick (1,4th inning off Voiselle 1 on).  SH–Holmes (1); Verban (1); Sisler (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–10.  SB–Torgeson (1); Haas (2); Walker (1).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, George Barr.  T–3:28.  A–4,720.

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