Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 28, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Abrams lf 3 1 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 1
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 2 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 5 0 1 1
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 0
Cox 3b 4 1 1 0
Terwilliger 2b 1 0 0 0
  Pafko ph 1 1 1 0
  Bridges 2b 0 0 0 0
Branca p 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 0 0 0 0
  Thompson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst ss 5 0 2 1
Slaughter rf 5 0 1 0
Musial 1b 2 1 1 0
Rice lf 4 0 0 0
Lowrey cf 4 0 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 0
Hemus 2b 3 0 2 0
Sarni c 4 1 1 0
Boyer p 3 0 0 0
  Westlake ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Brooklyn 100 000 002383
St. Louis 001 000 1002103
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  W(8-2) 8.0 9 2 1 4 4
  Erskine  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
5
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Boyer  L(1-4) 9.0 8 3 2 7 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
7
6

  E–Reese (22), Terwilliger 2 (11), Schoendienst (4), H. Rice (3), Sarni (1).  DP–Brooklyn 4. Abrams-Campanella, Terwilliger-Reese-Hodges, Furillo-Hodges, Campanella-Cox, St. Louis 4. Schoendienst-Musial, Johnson-Hemus-Musial, Schoendienst-Musial, Schoendienst-Hemus-Musial.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (12,off Boyer); Pafko (7,off Boyer), St. Louis Lowrey (16,off Branca); Schoendienst (18,off Erskine).  SH–Branca (5,off Boyer).  HBP–Furillo (4,by Boyer).  IBB–Snider (2,by Boyer); Walker (6,by Boyer); Musial (9,by Erskine).  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  SB–Terwilliger (4,2nd base off Boyer/Sarni); Sarni (1,2nd base off Branca/Campanella).  CS–Schoendienst (2,3rd base by Branca/Campanella).  U–Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–2:59.  A–32,792.
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