Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 16, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 4 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 3 1 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 0
Ennis rf 4 1 2 3
Sisler lf 3 1 0 0
Hamner ss 4 1 1 0
Goliat 2b 3 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 0 1 1
  Caballero pr 0 0 0 0
Thompson p 3 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 1 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 1
Musial lf 3 1 1 0
Westlake cf 4 1 1 3
Slaughter rf 4 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 3 1 2 1
Jones 1b 3 0 0 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0
Staley p 1 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 0 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 0 0 0 0
  Poholsky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 6
Philadelphia 000 003 002560
St. Louis 000 000 24x671
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L(2-4) 7.2 6 4 4 2 2
  Konstanty   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
3
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley   6.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Brazle  W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Poholsky  SV(1) 1.0 2 2 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
3
5

  E–Poholsky (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Thompson-Goliat, Thompson-Goliat-Hamner-Waitkus.  2B–St. Louis Musial (9,off Thompson); Schoendienst (13,off Thompson).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (9,6th inning off Staley 2 on 2 out), St. Louis Slaughter (3,7th inning off Thompson 0 on 2 out); Johnson (3,7th inning off Thompson 0 on 2 out); Westlake (17,8th inning off Konstanty 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Musial (5,by Konstanty).  Team–2.  SB–Ashburn (7,2nd base off Staley/D. Rice).  U–Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–2:00.  A–12,932.
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