Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
July 24, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1951 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 6 0 1 0
Reese ss 6 0 3 0
Snider cf 5 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 3 2 1
Campanella c 4 1 3 3
Cox 3b 5 1 2 1
Thompson lf 3 0 0 0
  Pafko ph 0 0 0 0
  Abrams pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Branca p 1 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 2 0 0 0
  Terwilliger ph 1 0 1 0
  King p 1 0 1 0
Totals 43 6 15 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 5 1 1 0
Connors 1b 4 1 1 1
  Cavarretta 1b 1 0 0 0
Baumholtz cf 5 0 2 1
Sauer lf 5 1 4 1
Burgess c 2 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat ph 1 0 0 0
  Owen c 1 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 2 0 0 0
Hermanski rf 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Minner p 4 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 3
Brooklyn 000 100 010 46150
Chicago 002 000 000 1380
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca   2.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Schmitz   6.0 2 0 0 2 3
  King  W(9-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  L(4-10) 9.0 12 5 5 4 5
  Kelly   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
15
6
6
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 1. Schmitz-Campanella-Hodges, Chicago 2. Jackson-Burgess-Jackson-Smalley, Miksis-Smalley-Cavarretta.  2B–Brooklyn Cox (13,off Minner); Furillo (22,off Minner), Chicago Baumholtz (17,off Branca); Sauer (12,off Schmitz).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (6,off Minner).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (29,8th inning off Minner 0 on 2 out); Campanella (16,10th inning off Minner 2 on 0 out), Chicago Sauer (16,10th inning off King 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–Jackson (2,by Schmitz).  Team–8.  SB–Reese (10,3rd base off Minner/Burgess); Snider (9,2nd base off Minner/Burgess); Miksis (6,2nd base off Branca/Campanella).  U–Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb.  T–2:50.  A–22,264.
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