Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Braves
July 3, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1951 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Boston Braves 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thompson lf 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 0 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 2 2 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 2 1
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Bridges 3b 2 0 1 0
  Pafko ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox 3b 1 0 0 0
Schmitz p 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 4 1 1 0
Marquez cf 4 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 3 1 0 0
Elliott 3b 3 0 0 0
  Jethroe pr 0 0 0 0
Gordon lf 5 0 2 1
Marshall rf 4 1 2 1
Sisti ss 3 0 0 0
Mueller c 4 0 2 0
Surkont p 4 0 2 1
Totals 34 4 11 3
Brooklyn 000 100 101374
Boston 100 100 0114112
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz   6.0 4 2 1 5 4
  Erskine  L(7-8) 2.1 7 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.1
11
4
3
7
6
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  W(7-6) 9.0 7 3 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
1
4

  E–Robinson (3), Campanella 2 (8), Bridges (13), Elliott 2 (14).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Boston 2. Elliott-Sisti-Hartsfield, Elliott-Hartsfield-Torgeson.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (18,off Surkont), Boston Marquez (3,off Erskine).  HBP–Robinson (3,by Surkont).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Elliott (3,by Erskine).  Team–12.  SB–Robinson (12,2nd base off Surkont/Mueller); Hartsfield (4,2nd base off Schmitz/Campanella).  CS–Thompson (4,2nd base by Surkont/Mueller).  U–Babe Pinelli, Lon Warneke, Scotty Robb.  T–2:14.  A–6,990.
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