Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
August 26, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 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 2, Boston Braves 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf,rf 3 0 0 0
Merriman cf 2 1 1 0
  Lowrey lf 2 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 1 0
Cooper c 4 0 1 1
Stallcup ss 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 1
Wyrostek rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Adams 2b 4 0 2 0
Vander Meer p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 0 1 1
Fletcher 1b 3 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 1 0 0 0
Dark ss 5 0 3 2
Russell cf 2 0 0 0
Heath lf 3 0 0 0
  Sisti ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Holmes rf 3 0 0 0
Ryan 3b 3 1 0 0
Crandall c 4 1 3 0
Bickford p 1 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Hogue p 1 0 1 0
  Reiser pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Cincinnati 000 100 100–270
Boston 000 000 102–381
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  L(4-7) 8.2 8 3 3 5 8
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
5
8
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford   7.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Hogue  W(2-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3
  E–Holmes (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Kluszewski-Adams-Kluszewski, Boston 1. Fletcher-Dark-Fletcher.  2B–Cincinnati Merriman (9); Hatton (29), Boston Crandall (6).  3B–Boston Dark (5).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (6,7th inning off Bickford 0 on).  SH–Vander Meer 2 (8); Stanky (7); Russell (2); Bickford (9).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  U–Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke.
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