Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
May 6, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1949 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 1, Boston Braves 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 3b 4 0 1 0
Wyrostek cf 3 0 0 0
Litwhiler rf 4 0 0 0
Sauer lf 3 1 1 1
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 1 0
Stallcup ss 4 0 0 0
Kress 1b 3 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Mueller c 3 0 1 0
Raffensberger p 2 0 0 0
  Howell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sisti 2b 3 1 1 2
Dark ss 4 1 2 1
Torgeson 1b 5 1 2 1
Elliott 3b 3 1 1 0
Russell cf 4 0 2 1
Conatser lf 3 0 0 0
Holmes rf 4 0 1 1
Masi c 3 2 2 0
Spahn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Cincinnati 000 000 001–142
Boston 002 012 10x–6111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(2-3) 6.0 8 5 5 4 2
  Howell   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
4
2
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(3-1) 9.0 4 1 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
8
  E–Stallcup (4), Kress (1), Dark (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Bloodworth-Stallcup-Kress.  2B–Boston Holmes (2).  3B–Boston Torgeson (1).  HR–Cincinnati Sauer (3,9th inning off Spahn 0 on), Boston Sisti (1,6th inning off Raffensberger 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Spahn (2).  Team–9.  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon.
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