Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 9, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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."

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Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 1 1 1
Jethroe cf 5 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 1 4 0
Elliott 3b 5 2 1 2
Cooper c 5 1 1 0
Gordon lf 5 0 3 1
Olmo rf 3 1 0 0
  Holmes ph,rf 0 0 0 0
  Marshall rf 1 0 0 0
Kerr ss 2 0 1 2
Surkont p 3 0 1 0
  Hogue p 1 0 0 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Haefner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 1 2 1
Ashburn cf 4 0 2 1
Jones 3b 5 0 1 1
Ennis rf 4 2 2 0
Mayo lf 4 1 2 0
Hamner ss 4 1 3 1
Seminick c 3 0 0 2
Goliat 2b 3 1 2 0
Simmons p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Whitman ph 1 1 1 1
  Konstanty p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 15 7
Boston 020 000 2026121
Philadelphia 000 100 3217153
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont   6.2 9 4 4 2 1
  Hogue   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Cole  L(0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Haefner   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
15
7
7
2
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   6.2 9 4 2 2 3
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Konstanty  W(14-5) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
3
4

  E–Jethroe (10), Seminick (12), Goliat 2 (20).  DP–Boston 1. Cooper-Hartsfield, Philadelphia 1. Goliat-Hamner-Waitkus.  PB–Cooper (6); Seminick (4).  2B–Boston Kerr (22,off Simmons), Philadelphia Mayo (1,off Surkont); Ennis (27,off Hogue).  HR–Boston Hartsfield (7,7th inning off Simmons 0 on 0 out); Elliott (21,9th inning off Konstanty 1 on 0 out).  IBB–Holmes (2,by Miller).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Ashburn (11,off Haefner).  Team–7.  SB–Torgeson 2 (14,2nd base off Simmons/Seminick 2).  CS–Waitkus (1,2nd base by Surkont/Cooper); Goliat (2,2nd base by Cole/Cooper).  U–Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:25.  A–15,329.
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