Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 8, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1951 at Shibe Park. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 5 0 0 1
Reese ss 4 1 1 1
Snider cf 4 1 0 0
Robinson 2b 5 1 2 2
Hodges 1b 5 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 2 3 1
  Bridges pr,3b 1 1 1 0
Thompson lf 5 0 2 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
  Walker ph,c 2 0 0 0
Roe p 2 0 0 0
  Pafko ph 0 0 0 0
  Terwilliger pr 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 1 1
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 12 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 0 2 1
Ashburn cf 5 0 2 0
Jones 3b 5 0 0 0
Ennis rf 5 0 0 0
Brown lf 5 1 2 1
Hamner ss 4 0 1 0
Pellagrini 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilber c 4 1 1 0
Church p 3 2 2 2
  Konstanty p 1 0 1 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 11 4
Brooklyn 000 011 101 26121
Philadelphia 000 021 100 04112
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe   6.0 8 3 3 0 4
  Newcombe   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Palica  W(2-3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  King  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
4
4
0
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Church   8.0 9 4 4 2 2
  Konstanty  L(3-7) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Meyer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
6
6
3
3

  E–Reese (17), Hamner (19), Wilber (4).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Cox-Robinson-Hodges, Philadelphia 2. Wilber-Jones, Jones-Pellagrini.  2B–Brooklyn H. Edwards (2,off Konstanty), Philadelphia Ashburn (14,off Roe); Church (2,off Newcombe).  HR–Brooklyn Campanella (10,5th inning off Church 0 on 0 out); Reese (4,6th inning off Church 0 on 0 out); Robinson (11,10th inning off Konstanty 1 on 0 out), Philadelphia Church (1,5th inning off Roe 1 on 1 out); Brown (4,6th inning off Roe 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  CS–Robinson (4,3rd base by Church/Wilber).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli.  T–2:53.  A–26,071.
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