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Braves 14 @ Phillies 2
Shibe Park
August 31, 1946

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, played on August 31, 1946 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 14 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1946 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 14 H: 24 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 14
Hits: 24
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherSi Johnson  
Losing PitcherLou Possehl  
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Game Winning RBITommy Holmes 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1946 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherSi Johnson  
Home Starting PitcherLou Possehl  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance18,575 
Time of Game2 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Beans Reardon
1B: Larry Goetz
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Jorda

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Culler  Shortstop 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Johnny Hopp  First Baseman 
Tommy Holmes  Right Fielder 
Bama Rowell  Left Fielder 
Phil Masi  Catcher 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Nanny Fernandez  Third Baseman 
Si Johnson  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Charlie Gilbert  Right Fielder 
Johnny Wyrostek  Center Fielder 
Jim Tabor  Third Baseman 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Skeeter Newsome  Shortstop 
Emil Verban  Second Baseman 
Lou Possehl  Pitcher 
Ben Chapman  Manager 

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Braves 14 @ Phillies 2
Shibe Park
August 31, 1946

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         Game of 8/31/1946, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Culler D, ss          5  3  4  0   Gilbert C, rf         5  0  1  0   
Dark A, pr-ss         1  0  0  0   Wyrostek J, cf        5  0  1  1   
Herman B, 2b          5  2  4  1   Tabor J, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Ryan C, pr-2b         1  0  1  1   Ennis D, lf           4  0  1  0   
Hopp J, 1b            4  0  0  1   McCormick F, 1b       3  1  2  0   
Holmes T, rf          6  1  2  1   Dinges V, pr-1b       1  0  1  0   
Rowell B, lf          6  2  5  2   Seminick A, c         3  0  1  0   
Masi P, c             6  3  4  3   Moore D, c            1  0  0  0   
McCormick M, cf       1  0  0  0   Newsome S, ss         4  1  2  0   
Gillenwater C, cf     2  2  1  1   Verban E, 2b          2  0  1  1   
Fernandez N, 3b       6  1  3  2   Hughes R, 2b          2  0  1  0   
Johnson S, p          4  0  0  2   Possehl L, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Karl A, p             1  0  0  0   
                                   Letchas C, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Mulligan D, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Northey R, ph         1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 14 24 14                        38  2 12  2

Boston           220 312 031 -- 14
Philadelphia     010 000 001 --  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson S (W)         9.0 12  2  2  1  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Possehl L (L)         1.2  6  4  4  2  1
Karl A                3.1  8  4  4  1  5
Mulligan D            4.0 10  6  6  2  1

E -- Seminick A
DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 12, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Herman B, Rowell B 2, Masi P 2, Dinges V
3B -- Culler D
SB -- Masi P, Gillenwater C, Fernandez N, Seminick A
CS -- Herman B, Gillenwater C, Masi P
SH -- Johnson S
T -- 2:34
A -- 18575

    

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