Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 9, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1950 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 5 1 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 1
Holmes rf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 1 0 0
Cooper c 4 2 3 2
Olmo lf 4 0 1 1
Mauch 2b 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 4 0 1 0
Hall p 1 0 0 0
  Roy p 1 0 0 0
  Hartsfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 5 2 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 2 2 1
Musial 1b 3 2 3 2
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 3
Kazak 3b 2 0 0 0
Howerton lf 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Rice c 4 0 1 0
Lanier p 3 1 1 0
  Staley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 6
Boston 010 002 110591
St. Louis 202 202 00x8112
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  L(0-1) 3.2 7 6 6 2 4
  Roy   2.1 4 2 2 0 1
  Chipman   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier  W(5-2) 7.1 9 5 5 1 3
  Staley  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
3

  E–Hall (1), Marion (4), D. Rice (1).  DP–Boston 1. Kerr-Mauch-Torgeson, St. Louis 1. Marion-Schoendienst-Musial.  2B–St. Louis Musial 2 (18,off Hall 2).  3B–St. Louis Musial (4,off Roy).  HR–Boston Torgeson (4,6th inning off Lanier 0 on 0 out); Cooper 2 (6,6th inning off Lanier 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Lanier 0 on 1 out); Jethroe (7,7th inning off Lanier 0 on 1 out), St. Louis Slaughter (3,3rd inning off Hall 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Kazak (1,by Hall).  Team–5.  U–Augie Donatelli, Scotty Robb, Al Barlick.  T–2:12.  A–11,582.
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