Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 26, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 10

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 6 1 2 0
Marshall rf 5 2 2 2
Torgeson 1b 4 2 2 2
Elliott 3b 3 1 2 0
St. Claire c 5 1 1 2
Gordon lf 4 1 0 0
Olmo cf 4 2 2 1
Kerr ss 0 0 0 0
  Jethroe ph 1 0 1 2
  Sisti ss 3 1 1 2
Sain p 4 1 1 1
  Estock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 14 12
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 4 1 1 2
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 2 2 2
Robinson 2b 5 2 3 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 2 1
Hermanski rf 5 2 3 1
Campanella c 5 2 4 3
Cox 3b 5 0 2 0
King p 0 0 0 0
  Van Cuyk p 0 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards H. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hatten p 1 0 0 0
  Haugstad p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Branca p 0 0 0 0
  Furillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Bankhead p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards B. ph 1 0 1 0
  Miksis pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 18 9
Boston 620 040 00012141
Brooklyn 120 020 00510180
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(2-5) 8.2 16 10 9 3 5
  Estock  SV(2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
10
9
3
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
King  L(4-2) 0.1 3 6 6 2 0
  Van Cuyk   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Erskine   1.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Hatten   2.1 7 4 4 1 0
  Haugstad   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Branca   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Bankhead   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
12
6
5

  E–Gordon (2).  DP–Boston 2. Sisti-Hartsfield-Torgeson, Hartsfield-Sisti-Torgeson, Brooklyn 1. Hatten-Reese-Hodges.  2B–Boston St. Claire (6,off King); Jethroe (4,off Van Cuyk); Hartsfield (4,off Hatten), Brooklyn Hodges (7,off Sain); Robinson (10,off Sain).  HR–Boston Torgeson (3,2nd inning off Erskine 1 on 0 out); Sisti (1,5th inning off Hatten 1 on 1 out), Brooklyn Snider 2 (11,1st inning off Sain 0 on 2 out,9th inning off Sain 0 on 2 out); Campanella (4,9th inning off Sain 2 on 2 out).  SH–Sain (3,off Bankhead).  HBP–Gordon (2,by King).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Scotty Robb, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:40.  A–17,541.
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