Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
April 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 0 2 0
Ashburn cf 4 1 0 0
Sisler lf 4 2 2 0
  Sanicki lf 1 0 0 0
Ennis rf 4 1 2 3
Jones 3b 3 0 0 1
Hamner ss 4 0 1 0
Seminick c 4 0 1 0
Goliat 2b 4 1 1 1
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thompson lf 5 0 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 2 0
Robinson 2b 4 1 2 2
Hodges 1b 4 0 2 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Reese ss 3 0 1 0
Bridges 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox 3b 1 0 0 0
Erskine p 2 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Philadelphia 210 002 000590
Brooklyn 000 002 000292
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(1-0) 9.0 9 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
2
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L(0-1) 7.0 8 5 3 1 1
  King   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
3
3

  E–Snider (1), Hodges (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Roberts-Hamner-Waitkus, Brooklyn 1. Bridges-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (1,off Roberts).  HR–Philadelphia Goliat (1,2nd inning off Erskine 0 on 1 out); Ennis (1,6th inning off Erskine 1 on 0 out), Brooklyn Robinson (1,6th inning off Roberts 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Scotty Robb, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:07.  A–19,217.
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