Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 31, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 2 1
Hamner ss 5 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 2
Ennis rf 3 0 1 0
Sisler lf 3 0 1 0
Bloodworth 1b 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 1 0
  Caballero pr 0 1 0 0
Goliat 2b 4 0 2 0
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
Meyer p 2 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 3 0 0 2
Snider cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 1 2 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 0
Furillo rf 5 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 2 3 1
Cox 3b 3 1 1 0
Van Cuyk p 1 0 1 0
  Erskine p 3 0 3 0
Totals 34 4 11 3
Philadelphia 002 000 001391
Brooklyn 010 100 11x4110
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  L(3-3) 7.1 11 4 3 8 6
  Konstanty   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
4
3
8
7
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Van Cuyk   2.2 5 2 2 3 0
  Erskine  W(4-4) 6.1 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–Meyer (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Sisler-Seminick, Brooklyn 1. Reese-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (9,off Van Cuyk); Ashburn (7,off Van Cuyk), Brooklyn Erskine (1,off Meyer).  HR–Philadelphia Jones (9,3rd inning off Van Cuyk 1 on 2 out), Brooklyn Campanella (5,2nd inning off Meyer 0 on 0 out).  SH–Meyer (4,off Erskine).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Hodges (2,by Meyer).  Team–15.  SB–Abrams (2,2nd base off Meyer/Seminick); Robinson 2 (5,2nd base off Meyer/Seminick 2); Reese (2,3rd base off Meyer/Seminick); Hodges (2,2nd base off Meyer/Seminick).  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Frank Dascoli.  T–3:14.  A–18,662.
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