Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 4, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1949 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sisti ss 5 1 1 0
Ryan 2b 5 2 2 1
Rickert cf 3 2 2 2
  Russell ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 1 2 3
Heath lf 3 0 0 0
Sanders 1b 3 0 1 0
  Stanky ph 1 0 0 0
  Fletcher 1b 0 0 0 0
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
Livingston c 4 1 1 0
Bickford p 3 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 3 2
Hamner ss 5 1 2 0
Sisler 1b 5 1 3 3
Ennis lf 5 0 0 1
Lopata c 5 2 3 0
Nicholson rf 4 1 2 0
Jones 3b 4 0 2 1
Goliat 2b 3 1 0 1
Donnelly p 0 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 2 0 0 0
  Blattner ph 1 0 0 0
  Simmons p 1 1 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 8
Boston 401 000 1017103
Philadelphia 120 013 10x8151
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  L(14-9) 5.1 12 6 6 2 3
  Barrett   2.2 3 2 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly   0.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Trinkle   5.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Simmons  W(4-10) 4.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
1
3

  E–Sisti (6), Ryan (3), Sauer (4), Hamner (28).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Goliat-Sisler.  2B–Philadelphia Sisler (18); Nicholson (6).  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (9); Lopata (2).  HR–Boston Ryan (4,7th inning off Simmons 0 on); Rickert (6,3rd inning off Trinkle 0 on); B. Elliott (14,1st inning off Donnelly 2 on), Philadelphia Sisler (7,6th inning off Bickford 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Ashburn (7).  Team–11.  U–Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke, Bill Stewart.
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