Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 27, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 1, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 3b 4 0 0 1
Ryan 2b 4 0 2 0
Wyrostek rf 4 0 1 0
Adcock lf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
McCosky cf 4 0 1 0
Stallcup ss 4 0 1 0
Pramesa c 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 1 1 0
  Howell c 0 0 0 0
Ramsdell p 1 0 0 0
  Perkowski p 1 0 0 0
  Merriman ph 1 0 1 0
  Byerly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 5 2 3 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 2 0
Musial cf 3 2 2 4
Slaughter rf 3 0 1 1
Howerton lf 4 0 1 0
Garagiola c 3 1 1 0
Jones 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1
Staley p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Cincinnati 000 000 010172
St. Louis 103 110 00x6110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ramsdell  L(3-5) 3.2 9 5 5 0 3
  Perkowski   3.1 2 1 0 3 1
  Byerly   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(7-3) 9.0 7 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
3

  E–Hatton (5), Wyrostek (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Kluszewski-Stallcup-Kluszewski, Hatton-Ryan-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Stallcup (7); Merriman (4), St. Louis Johnson (3).  HR–St. Louis Musial 2 (8,3rd inning off Ramsdell 2 on,1st inning off Ramsdell 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Staley (2).  Team–8.  U–Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli, Lon Warneke.
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