Boston Braves vs New York Giants
April 27, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 0 1 0
Jethroe cf 4 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 5 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 4 2 2 2
Gordon lf 3 1 2 1
Cooper c 4 1 1 1
Marshall rf 3 1 2 3
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Spahn p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 1 1 1
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Thomson cf 4 0 0 0
Irvin 1b 3 0 0 0
Noble c 4 1 1 1
Lockman lf 4 0 1 0
Lohrke 3b 3 0 0 0
Maguire rf 4 1 1 1
Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 0
  Gettel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Boston 010 005 0107100
New York 000 120 000351
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(1-2) 9.0 5 3 3 4 6
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(1-2) 5.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Jones   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Koslo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gettel   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
3
6

  E–Lohrke (1).  DP–Boston 1. Kerr-Hartsfield, New York 2. Irvin-Dark-Hearn, Hearn-Dark-Irvin.  HR–Boston Elliott (1,2nd inning off Hearn 0 on 0 out); Marshall (1,6th inning off Jones 2 on 1 out); Gordon (2,8th inning off Gettel 0 on 1 out), New York Noble (1,4th inning off Spahn 0 on 2 out); Maguire (1,5th inning off Spahn 0 on 1 out); Stanky (1,5th inning off Spahn 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Hearn (3,off Spahn).  Team–5.  SB–Jethroe (2,2nd base off Gettel/Noble).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Scotty Robb, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:17.  A–6,981.
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