Cincinnati Reds vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 4, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 5 0 1 1
Hatton 3b 2 1 1 0
Adcock lf 4 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 2 2 1
Pramesa c 5 0 2 0
Wyrostek rf 5 0 1 1
Usher cf 2 1 2 0
  Merriman ph,cf 3 0 0 1
McMillan ss 4 0 2 0
Fox p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 5 0 2 0
Reese ss 2 0 0 0
  Bridges ss 2 1 1 0
Snider cf 5 1 3 2
Robinson 2b 3 0 2 0
Hodges 1b 3 1 1 0
Campanella c 5 1 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 3 1
Cox 3b 3 0 0 0
Hatten p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 1 1
  Bankhead pr 0 0 0 0
  Haugstad p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 14 4
Cincinnati 001 130 0005120
Brooklyn 100 210 0004142
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Fox   4.0 10 4 4 1 0
  Smith  W(1-1) 5.0 4 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
4
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten   4.0 7 2 2 0 1
  Haugstad  L(0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 2 1
  Erskine   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Branca   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
2

  E–Reese (6), Bridges (5).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Hatton-Ryan-Kluszewski, Usher-Pramesa, Hatton-Ryan-Kluszewski, Brooklyn 3. Hodges-Robinson-Reese, Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Cox-Robinson-Hodges.  PB–Campanella (1).  2B–Cincinnati Usher (5,off Hatten), Brooklyn Abrams (1,off Fox); Bridges (2,off Fox).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (5,1st inning off Fox 0 on 2 out).  SH–Smith (1,off Erskine); Cox (2,off Smith); Robinson (1,off Smith).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–Hodges (2,by Smith).  Team–11.  SB–Robinson (2,2nd base off Smith/Pramesa).  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–2:20.  A–4,068.
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