Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Braves
May 12, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1951 at Braves Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers tied the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Brown lf 6 1 1 0
  Thompson lf 0 0 0 0
Reese ss 6 1 3 1
Snider cf 6 1 2 2
Robinson 2b 6 1 3 1
  Bridges 2b 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 6 0 3 1
Furillo rf 6 0 0 0
Campanella c 5 0 3 0
  Bankhead pr 0 0 0 0
  Branca p 1 0 0 0
Cox 3b 3 0 0 0
Roe p 4 1 1 0
  Edwards ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 50 5 16 5
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 1 1 0
Jethroe cf 6 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 5 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 2 2 2
Cooper c 6 1 3 1
Gordon rf,lf 4 0 1 1
Olmo lf 4 0 1 0
  Marshall ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Kerr ss 4 0 2 1
Spahn p 5 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 11 5
Brooklyn 001 010 012 0005160
Boston 012 000 020 0005110
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe   9.0 10 5 5 2 4
  Branca   3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
12.0
11
5
5
4
5
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn   12.0 16 5 5 1 6
Totals
12.0
16
5
5
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Elliott-Hartsfield-Torgeson.  2B–Brooklyn Brown (1,off Spahn); Robinson (5,off Spahn); Hodges (5,off Spahn).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (7,8th inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out), Boston Elliott (5,3rd inning off Roe 1 on 2 out).  SH–Cox (3,off Spahn); Kerr (3,off Roe); Torgeson (1,off Roe).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–Elliott (1,by Roe).  Team–9.  CS–Gordon (1,2nd base by Roe/Campanella).  U–Artie Gore, Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan.  T–3:28.  A–15,981.
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