Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 23, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1948 at Ebbets Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 7 0 1 0
Dark ss 6 0 0 0
McCormick M. lf 7 1 3 1
Elliott 3b 6 1 2 0
McCormick F. 1b 4 0 1 0
Conatser cf 7 0 1 0
Masi c 4 1 1 0
Sisti 2b 3 0 2 1
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan 2b 2 0 2 1
Potter p 1 0 0 0
  Barrett p 2 0 1 0
  Torgeson pr 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 0 0 0 0
  Hogue p 2 0 0 0
  Bickford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 3 14 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Rackley lf 6 1 3 0
Robinson 2b,1b 6 0 1 0
Hermanski rf 2 0 1 1
  Furillo rf 1 0 0 0
  Shuba rf 2 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 0 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
  Vaughan 3b 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b,c 6 0 0 0
Campanella c 2 0 0 0
  Reiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Miksis 2b 2 0 0 0
Minner p 2 0 1 1
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
  Roe p 1 0 0 0
  Barney p 2 0 0 0
Totals 46 2 9 2
Boston 010 000 010 000 013142
Brooklyn 110 000 000 000 00291
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Potter   1.1 3 2 1 0 0
  Barrett   6.2 3 0 0 2 3
  White   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hogue  W(8-2) 4.1 3 0 0 2 3
  Bickford  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
9
2
1
5
6
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Minner   7.1 8 2 2 3 4
  Behrman   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Roe   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Barney  L(11-8) 5.2 4 1 1 5 5
Totals
14.0
14
3
3
9
10

  E–M. McCormick (5), B. Elliott (16), Shuba (3).  DP–Boston 2. M. McCormick-F. McCormick, B. Elliott-Ryan-F. McCormick, Brooklyn 1. Minner-Campanella-Hodges.  2B–Boston Masi (13); Ryan (3), Brooklyn Rackley (11).  HR–Boston M. McCormick (1,8th inning off Minner 0 on 0 out).  SH–Dark (8); F. McCormick (2); Barrett (3); Reese (6); Cox (4).  Team LOB–19.  Team–9.  U–Bill Stewart, Butch Henline, Jocko Conlan.  T–3:49.  A–32,499.
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