Boston Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
May 7, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1948 at Crosley Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 1 2
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Russell cf 5 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 1 2 1
Heath lf 4 1 2 1
  Conatser lf 0 0 0 0
Holmes rf 3 1 2 0
Salkeld c 2 0 1 0
  Masi c 1 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 1 0 0
Voiselle p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 4 1 1 0
Wyrostek cf 3 0 1 1
Hatton 3b 4 1 0 0
Sauer lf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 1
Lamanno c 4 0 2 1
Zientara 2b 3 0 1 0
  Young ph 0 0 0 0
  Cress pr 0 0 0 0
Stallcup ss 2 0 0 0
  Rickert ph 1 0 0 0
  Corbitt ss 0 0 0 0
  Poland ph 1 0 0 0
Blackwell p 2 0 1 0
  Gumbert p 0 0 0 0
  Galan ph 1 0 0 0
  Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Boston 010 003 000480
Cincinnati 100 100 001380
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle  W(3-0) 9.0 8 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell  L(2-3) 5.2 5 4 4 6 3
  Gumbert   1.1 3 0 0 1 0
  Raffensberger   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2. Stanky-Dark-Torgeson, Dark-Stanky-Torgeson, Cincinnati 2. Wyrostek-Kluszewski, Zientara-Stallcup-Kluszewski.  2B–Boston B. Elliott (3); Holmes (1).  HR–Boston B. Elliott (3,2nd inning off Blackwell 0 on); Heath (3,6th inning off Blackwell 0 on), Cincinnati Kluszewski (2,9th inning off Voiselle 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Torgeson (4); Baumholtz (2).  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:34.  A–2,053.
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