Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 7, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1950 at Crosley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 1
Hamner ss 5 0 3 2
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 2
Ennis rf 5 1 1 1
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
  Caballero 3b 0 0 0 0
Sisler lf 4 1 1 0
Goliat 2b 3 1 0 0
Seminick c 2 1 1 0
Church p 2 0 0 0
  Simmons p 2 1 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 3 1 1 1
Merriman cf 4 0 1 0
  Usher ph 1 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 1 2
Northey rf 3 0 1 0
Wyrostek lf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 1
Stallcup ss 4 0 1 0
Howell c 4 1 2 0
  Rackley pr 0 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Blackwell p 3 0 1 0
  Cooper c 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Philadelphia 130 000 011–680
Cincinnati 000 022 000–490
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Church   5.2 8 4 4 3 1
  Simmons  W(3-1) 3.1 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell  L(1-1) 8.0 7 5 5 2 4
  Peterson   0.2 1 1 0 2 0
  Hetki   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
4
4
  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (5); Waitkus (4); Seminick (2), Cincinnati Northey (2).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (3,8th inning off Blackwell 0 on), Cincinnati Hatton (3,5th inning off Church 1 on); Kluszewski (2,6th inning off Church 0 on).  HBP–Seminick (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Scotty Robb.
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