Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
July 18, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1949 at Braves Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Walker rf 5 1 2 0
Lowrey lf 5 1 3 0
Hatton 3b 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek cf 4 1 2 2
Stallcup ss 5 1 2 2
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 1
Adams 2b 4 0 1 1
Howell c 4 0 0 0
Blackwell p 2 1 2 0
  Erautt p 2 0 1 0
Totals 39 6 15 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 0 0 0
Reiser cf 4 0 0 0
Elliott B. 3b 3 0 0 0
Heath lf 2 0 0 0
Holmes rf 4 1 1 1
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Livingston c 3 0 0 0
Bickford p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott G. p 1 0 0 0
  Rickert ph 1 0 0 0
  Barrett p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Cincinnati 005 000 0016151
Boston 000 010 000130
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell  W(2-2) 4.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Erautt   5.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
4
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  L(11-6) 2.2 9 5 5 1 1
  Elliott   2.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Barrett   4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
2
3

  E–Walker (7).  DP–Boston 3. Dark-Stanky-Fletcher, Bickford-Stanky-Fletcher, Reiser-Fletcher-B. Elliott-Fletcher.  PB–H. Howell (4).  2B–Cincinnati Walker (13); Wyrostek (13); Stallcup (17).  HR–Boston Holmes (4,5th inning off Blackwell 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Kluszewski (3); Adams (2).  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.
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