Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
May 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1951 at Crosley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 14, Cincinnati Reds 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 5 2 3 0
Reese ss 5 1 2 4
  Miksis 2b 1 0 0 0
Snider cf 6 1 2 3
Robinson 2b 2 2 1 0
  Bridges ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 2 1 0
Furillo rf 5 1 1 1
Campanella c 3 3 2 1
Cox 3b 4 2 2 4
King p 5 0 1 1
Totals 42 14 15 14
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 3b 4 0 1 0
Ryan 2b 3 1 1 0
Wyrostek rf 4 0 1 1
Adcock lf 4 0 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 1
Merriman cf 4 0 0 0
Stallcup ss 3 1 1 1
Scheffing c 4 1 2 0
Wehmeier p 1 0 0 0
  Byerly p 0 0 0 0
  Perkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Erautt p 1 0 0 0
  McCosky ph 1 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Brooklyn 001 337 00014150
Cincinnati 000 000 130482
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
King  W(4-1) 9.0 8 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  L(1-3) 4.2 9 7 7 3 2
  Byerly   0.2 3 5 2 2 0
  Perkowski   0.1 3 2 0 0 1
  Erautt   2.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Peterson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
14
9
5
6

  E–Ryan (5), Scheffing (2).  2B–Brooklyn Snider (6,off Perkowski), Cincinnati Scheffing (2,off King).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (3,7th inning off King 0 on 2 out); Stallcup (2,8th inning off King 0 on 0 out).  SH–Cox (4,off Wehmeier).  HBP–Robinson (2,by Wehmeier).  IBB–Campanella (3,by Wehmeier).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Hatton (1,2nd base by King/Campanella).  U–Artie Gore, Scotty Robb, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:23.  A–29,427.
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