Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 24, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kerr ss 4 0 2 0
Jethroe cf 6 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 1 0 0
Elliott 3b 6 1 4 1
Gordon lf 6 1 1 2
Marshall rf 5 1 1 0
Sisti ss,2b 6 1 2 1
Mueller c 5 0 0 0
Spahn p 4 0 1 1
  Bickford p 2 0 0 0
Totals 50 5 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey cf 5 1 3 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
  Poholsky p 0 0 0 0
  Diering ph 1 0 1 2
  Lanier p 2 0 0 0
Musial lf 7 3 4 2
Westlake rf 5 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 0 0 0
Jones 1b 7 0 2 1
Rice c 6 1 2 1
Rojek ss 2 0 1 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Hemus ss 3 1 2 0
Chambers p 0 0 0 0
  Munger p 1 0 0 0
  Van Noy ph 1 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph,2b 4 0 0 0
Totals 54 6 15 6
Boston 020 030 000 000 005110
St. Louis 000 001 013 000 016151
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn   8.1 9 5 5 4 3
  Bickford  L(8-7) 5.1 6 1 1 2 2
Totals
13.2
15
6
6
6
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers   1.2 4 2 2 2 0
  Munger   3.1 3 3 3 2 1
  Brazle   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Poholsky   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lanier  W(4-5) 5.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
14.0
11
5
5
7
4

  E–Schoendienst (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Jones-Rojek-Jones.  2B–Boston Elliott (17,off Munger), St. Louis Lowrey (12,off Spahn); Musial 2 (13,off Bickford 2).  HR–Boston Gordon (12,5th inning off Munger 1 on 2 out), St. Louis Musial (15,8th inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Westlake (3,by Bickford).  Team–13.  U–Scotty Robb, Artie Gore, Jocko Conlan.  T–3:27.  A–20,300.
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