Boston Braves vs New York Giants
May 30, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Marquez cf 5 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 0 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 2 1
Elliott 3b 5 1 1 1
Cooper c 4 2 3 2
Gordon lf 5 0 2 0
Sisti 2b 3 0 0 1
Kerr ss 4 1 1 0
Bickford p 3 0 0 1
Totals 37 6 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 3 1
Mays cf 2 0 0 0
  Mueller rf 1 1 1 1
Thompson 3b 4 0 0 0
Noble c 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 2 1
Thomson lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Irvin rf,lf 3 1 1 0
Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer p 1 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Boston 300 111 000690
New York 001 000 002372
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  W(7-4) 9.0 7 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(3-3) 0.1 3 3 3 3 0
  Spencer   7.2 6 3 2 2 1
  Kennedy   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
6
1

  E–Lockman (6), Dark (9).  DP–Boston 1. Sisti-Kerr-Torgeson.  2B–New York Lockman (7,off Bickford).  3B–New York Mueller (1,off Bickford).  HR–Boston Cooper (5,6th inning off Spencer 0 on 2 out).  SH–Sisti (1,off Spencer); Spencer (2,off Bickford).  Team LOB–11.  Team–4.  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–2:13.  A–46,499.
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