Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
May 26, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1948 at Braves Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Wyrostek cf 5 0 1 1
Corbitt 2b 5 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 3 1 0 0
Sauer lf 5 2 3 1
Litwhiler rf 2 0 1 1
  Raffensberger p 1 1 0 0
  Gumbert p 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 1 0
Stallcup ss 5 2 3 2
Lamanno c 3 0 0 0
Wehmeier p 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 1
  Baumholtz ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 1 1 0
Stanky 2b 4 0 1 1
Russell cf 3 0 2 2
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
Heath lf 3 0 0 0
  McCormick M. lf 1 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 1 0
Salkeld c 1 1 1 1
  Masi c 1 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 0
Spahn p 2 1 1 0
  Shoun p 1 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  McCormick F. ph 1 0 1 0
  Sisti pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Cincinnati 020 012 3008111
Boston 002 200 001592
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  W(2-0) 5.0 6 4 3 2 3
  Raffensberger   3.1 3 1 1 3 3
  Gumbert  SV(3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
5
6
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(3-3) 5.1 8 5 4 3 1
  Shoun   0.2 2 3 3 1 0
  Barrett   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
5
2

  E–Corbitt (2), B. Elliott (4), Dark (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Stallcup-Corbitt-Kluszewski.  PB–Salkeld (2).  2B–Cincinnati Wyrostek (6); Sauer (4); Kluszewski (3); Stallcup (8), Boston Holmes (3); Russell (5).  HR–Cincinnati Sauer (10,7th inning off Shoun 0 on), Boston Salkeld (2,4th inning off Wehmeier 0 on).  SH–Lamanno (1); Masi (4).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Stallcup (1).  U–Artie Gore, Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:50.  A–18,839.
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