Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 21, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1948 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 8
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 4 0 3 2
Dark ss 5 0 2 0
McCormick M. lf 2 0 0 0
  Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 3 1 0 0
McCormick F. 1b 2 1 1 1
  Heath lf 3 2 2 1
Conatser cf 3 1 0 0
Masi c 4 1 3 2
Sisti 2b 4 1 0 1
  Salkeld ph 0 0 0 0
Sain p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett p 1 0 0 0
  Lyons p 2 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Sturgeon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley lf 2 1 0 0
  Edwards lf 1 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 3 3 1 1
Hermanski rf 4 1 2 1
  Furillo rf 1 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 1 1 1
Reese ss 4 1 1 2
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Campanella c 4 0 0 1
Cox 3b 2 0 0 0
Hatten p 2 0 1 1
  Behrman p 1 0 0 0
  Minner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 7 8
Boston 000 410 101–7111
Brooklyn 510 101 00x–871
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  L(15-12) 0.1 3 5 5 2 0
  Barrett   2.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Lyons   4.0 1 2 2 2 2
  White   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
8
8
7
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten   3.2 5 4 2 3 2
  Behrman  W(4-3) 5.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Minner  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
7
4
  E–Dark (20), Hodges (10).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Robinson-Hodges.  PB–Masi (3).  2B–Boston F. McCormick (4); Heath (21); Masi (12), Brooklyn Hodges (12).  3B–Boston Holmes (5), Brooklyn Snider (4).  HR–Boston Heath (15,5th inning off Behrman 0 on 2 out), Brooklyn Robinson (8,2nd inning off Barrett 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Behrman (4).  Team–7.  SB–Hermanski (8).  U–Bill Stewart, Butch Henline, Jocko Conlan.
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