Philadelphia Phillies vs Boston Braves
April 19, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1949 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Boston Braves 11
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 2 0
Hamner ss 5 0 1 0
Waitkus 1b 4 1 2 2
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Miller 2b 4 0 0 0
Wagner c 3 0 0 0
  Sisler ph 1 0 0 0
Meyer p 1 0 1 0
  Donnelly p 0 0 0 0
  Mayo ph 1 0 0 0
  Bicknell p 1 0 0 0
  Hollmig ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 2 9 2
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 2 1 0
  Sisti 2b 1 0 1 0
Dark ss 5 2 3 2
Torgeson 1b 5 1 1 2
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
  Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0
Russell cf 4 0 0 1
Reiser lf 2 1 0 0
Holmes rf 3 1 1 0
Salkeld c 3 2 3 1
Bickford p 4 2 2 2
Totals 35 11 12 8
Philadelphia 101 000 000–292
Boston 004 600 10x–11122
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  L(0-1) 3.0 9 9 6 1 1
  Donnelly   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Bicknell   4.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
8
4
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  W(1-0) 9.0 9 2 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
0
5
  E–Jones (1), Wagner (1), Dark 2 (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. E. Miller-Hamner-Waitkus, Bicknell-Hamner-E. Miller.  2B–Boston Salkeld (1).  HR–Philadelphia Waitkus (1,3rd inning off Bickford 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Holmes (1).  Team–5.  SB–Dark (1).  U–Lon Warneke, Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan.
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