Boston Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
May 5, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1950 at Crosley 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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Boston Braves 13, Cincinnati Reds 1

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 6 3 3 1
Torgeson 1b 3 1 1 2
Elliott 3b 5 2 3 1
  Mauch pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Gordon lf 3 2 1 1
  Reiser ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 1 1
  Holmes rf 0 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 1 1 2
  Burris ph,c 1 0 0 0
Ryan 2b 4 2 1 0
Kerr ss 5 1 1 1
  Sisti ss 0 0 0 0
Spahn p 5 0 2 3
Totals 40 13 14 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 4 0 1 0
Lowrey lf 4 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 0 0
Cooper c 3 0 1 0
  Pramesa ph,c 1 0 0 0
Usher cf 3 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Northey rf 3 1 1 1
Stallcup ss 2 0 0 0
  Meeks ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Boston 600 301 01213142
Cincinnati 000 000 001151
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(4-1) 9.0 5 1 1 4 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Fox  L(1-1) 0.2 4 6 6 2 0
  Smith   3.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Hetki   5.1 5 4 4 2 2
Totals
9.0
14
13
13
6
4

  E–Mauch (1), Crandall (4), Hatton (1).  DP–Boston 2. Kerr-Ryan-Torgeson, Kerr-Ryan-Torgeson, Cincinnati 1. Stallcup-Adams.  2B–Boston Ryan (2,off Hetki), Cincinnati Lowrey (2,off Spahn); Cooper (2,off Spahn).  3B–Boston Jethroe (2,off Smith); Kerr (3,off Hetki).  HR–Boston Elliott (4,4th inning off Smith 0 on 2 out); Gordon (4,4th inning off Smith 0 on 2 out); Torgeson (2,6th inning off Hetki 0 on 0 out); Jethroe (4,8th inning off Hetki 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Northey (3,9th inning off Spahn 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  CS–Ryan (1,2nd base by Smith/Cooper).  U–Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore.  T–2:28.  A–12,260.
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