Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 4, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1950 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 14

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 0 1 0
Jethroe cf 5 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 1 0
  Reiser 3b 0 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 2 2 1
Holmes rf 3 1 2 0
  Marshall rf 1 0 1 1
Crandall c 4 1 2 1
Kerr ss 2 0 0 0
  Mauch ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Roy p 0 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 1 0 0 0
  Sisti ph 1 1 1 1
  Wall p 1 0 0 0
  Olmo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 6 1 2 1
Hamner ss 4 2 1 0
Waitkus 1b 2 2 1 0
  Bloodworth 1b 2 2 2 0
Ennis rf 4 2 1 3
Jones 3b 3 3 1 3
Sisler lf 5 0 2 1
Seminick c 5 2 4 4
Goliat 2b 3 0 1 0
Roberts p 4 0 0 1
Totals 38 14 15 13
Boston 000 040 0105113
Philadelphia 600 301 04x14150
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Roy  L(3-3) 0.0 1 4 4 3 0
  Antonelli   4.0 8 5 5 1 3
  Wall   4.0 6 5 4 2 2
Totals
8.0
15
14
13
6
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(10-3) 9.0 11 5 5 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
4

  E–Hartsfield 2 (7), Wall (1).  2B–Boston Crandall (4,off Roberts); Sisti (2,off Roberts); Gordon (11,off Roberts), Philadelphia Seminick (9,off Wall); Ashburn (10,off Wall).  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (5,off Roy); Ennis (3,off Wall).  HR–Boston Gordon (15,5th inning off Roberts 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Seminick (6,1st inning off Antonelli 3 on 1 out); Jones (15,4th inning off Antonelli 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Roberts (3,off Antonelli).  HBP–Goliat (1,by Antonelli).  IBB–Goliat (1,by Wall).  Team–8.  U–Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli.
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