Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
June 18, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1948 at Braves 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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Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Wyrostek cf 5 2 2 0
Zientara 2b 5 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 4 0 2 2
Sauer lf 3 0 0 1
Litwhiler rf 4 0 0 1
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Stallcup ss 4 0 1 0
Lamanno c 4 0 0 0
Blackwell p 2 1 2 0
  Corbitt ph 0 0 0 0
  Vander Meer pr 0 1 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 1 1 0
Holmes rf 4 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 2 1
Elliott 3b 3 1 1 0
Heath lf 3 1 1 0
Russell cf 4 1 1 2
Salkeld c 3 0 0 0
Sisti ss 2 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 1 0 1 2
  Dark ss 0 0 0 0
Shoun p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5
Cincinnati 002 000 200–491
Boston 000 103 10x–581
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell   6.0 7 4 4 3 8
  Peterson  L(2-7) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
8
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Shoun  W(3-0) 9.0 9 4 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
2
2
  E–Sauer (6), B. Elliott (7).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Wyrostek-Sauer-Blackwell-Lamanno-Zientara, Stallcup-Zientara-Young.  2B–Cincinnati Hatton (8); Stallcup (12); Blackwell (3), Boston Heath (9).  3B–Cincinnati Hatton (1).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Torgeson (3).  Team–5.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Jocko Conlan.  T–3:35.  A–30,759.
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