Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 14, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1942 at Shibe Park. The Boston Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 5 0 2 0
Cooney 1b 4 2 2 0
Fernandez 3b 5 0 3 1
Waner rf 2 0 1 1
West lf 4 0 0 0
Lombardi c 4 0 1 0
Cuccinello 2b 4 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 1 0
Javery p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Murtaugh 2b 3 1 1 0
Waner cf 4 0 0 0
Northey rf 4 0 2 1
Litwhiler lf 4 0 0 0
Etten 1b 4 0 0 0
Warren c 3 0 0 0
  Glossop ph 1 0 1 0
Bragan ss 3 0 2 0
May 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 1 0
  Burich pr 0 0 0 0
  Melton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Boston 001 000 1002100
Philadelphia 100 000 000181
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Javery  W (1-0) 9.0 8 1 1 1 3
Totals 9.0 8 1 1 1 3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-1) 8.0 9 2 2 4 1
  Melton   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals 9.0 10 2 2 5 2

  E–Waner (1).  DP–Boston 1. Javery-Miller-Cooney, Philadelphia 1. Bragan-Murtaugh-Etten.  2B–Boston Cooney (1), Philadelphia Northey (1).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Murtaugh (1).  Team–7.  SB–Fernandez (1); Waner (1).  U–Bill Stewart, Ziggy Sears, Tom Dunn.  T–2:25.  A–10,150.

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