Boston Braves vs New York Giants
July 6, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 10, New York Giants 12

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 2 2 2
Jethroe cf 5 1 2 2
Torgeson 1b 5 0 2 2
Elliott 3b 5 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 1 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 2 1
Cooper c 3 2 1 1
Logan ss 3 1 0 1
Spahn p 2 1 0 0
  Wilson p 2 1 1 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 10 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 0 0 1
Dark ss 5 1 0 0
Mays cf 3 3 2 0
Irvin 1b 5 2 4 2
Westrum c 4 2 2 3
  Schenz pr 0 1 0 0
  Yvars c 0 0 0 0
Thomson lf 5 1 3 3
Rigney 3b 3 1 1 0
  Thompson ph,3b 2 0 1 1
Mueller rf 5 1 2 2
Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer p 1 0 0 0
  Gettel p 1 0 0 0
  Rapp ph 1 0 0 0
  Koslo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 12
Boston 052 102 00010100
New York 025 100 04x12152
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn   2.0 7 6 6 2 0
  Wilson  L(1-1) 5.1 8 6 6 4 0
  Chipman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
6
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   1.2 2 5 1 3 0
  Spencer   1.2 5 3 3 0 0
  Gettel   3.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Koslo  W(3-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
10
6
3
1

  E–Mays (5), Rigney (3).  DP–Boston 1. Elliott-Hartsfield-Torgeson.  2B–Boston Marshall (8,off Hearn), New York Mays (11,off Wilson).  3B–Boston Torgeson (2,off Spencer).  HR–Boston Marshall (5,3rd inning off Spencer 0 on 1 out); Cooper (8,3rd inning off Spencer 0 on 1 out); Hartsfield (5,6th inning off Gettel 1 on 0 out), New York Westrum (12,3rd inning off Spahn 2 on 0 out); Thomson (14,3rd inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out); Mueller (4,3rd inning off Wilson 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Cooper (3,by Hearn); Mays (4,by Wilson); Westrum (5,by Wilson).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Stanky (3,by Wilson).  Team–9.  SB–Torgeson (9,2nd base off Spencer/Westrum).  U–Lon Warneke, Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:43.  A–7,443.
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