Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
June 4, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1951 at Braves Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 10, Boston Braves 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 3b 5 2 3 3
Ryan 2b 3 2 1 3
Wyrostek rf 5 1 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 0 1 1
McCosky lf 4 0 2 0
  Usher pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Stallcup ss 5 1 2 1
Scheffing c 4 1 1 0
Merriman cf 2 2 0 1
Wehmeier p 1 0 0 0
  McMillan ph 1 0 1 0
  Erautt p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Byerly p 0 0 0 0
  Pramesa ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 10
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe lf 5 0 2 0
Addis cf 5 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 5 1 2 0
Cooper c 5 2 4 3
Gordon rf 3 2 2 2
Sisti 2b 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 3 1 0 0
Surkont p 3 0 1 1
  Donovan p 0 0 0 0
  Schacht p 0 0 0 0
  Estock p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
Cincinnati 000 000 03710122
Boston 020 031 1007140
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   5.0 8 5 5 3 5
  Erautt   2.0 4 2 1 1 1
  Byerly  W(1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Smith  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
5
6
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont   8.0 9 6 6 3 3
  Donovan   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Schacht  L(0-1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Estock   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
6
3

  E–Hatton (6), Ryan (7).  DP–Boston 2. Kerr-Torgeson, Torgeson-Cooper.  2B–Cincinnati Hatton (5,off Schacht).  HR–Cincinnati Ryan (6,8th inning off Surkont 2 on 1 out), Boston Cooper (6,2nd inning off Wehmeier 1 on 0 out); Gordon (8,5th inning off Wehmeier 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Sisti (2,off Wehmeier); Surkont (4,off Erautt).  HBP–Jethroe (5,by Erautt).  Team–12.  SB–Jethroe (8,2nd base off Wehmeier/Scheffing); Addis (1,2nd base off Erautt/Scheffing); Cooper (1,2nd base off Byerly/Scheffing).  CS–Addis (2,2nd base by Wehmeier/Scheffing); Sisti (2,2nd base by Erautt/Scheffing).  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:36.  A–1,577.
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