Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 1, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The Boston Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 0 0 0
Jethroe cf 4 2 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 3 0 1 0
Gordon lf 3 0 1 1
Marshall rf 4 0 1 0
Cooper c 3 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 0 1 0
Spahn p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Glaviano cf 3 0 1 0
Hemus 2b 2 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Musial 1b 1 0 0 1
Westlake rf 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Rojek ss 3 1 0 0
Sarni c 4 0 2 0
Staley p 1 0 0 0
  Brazle p 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Boston 001 000 100260
St. Louis 000 000 100153
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(12-9) 9.0 5 1 1 7 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
7
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(12-10) 2.1 6 1 1 1 0
  Brazle   6.2 0 1 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
6

  E–Hemus (13), Musial (6), Sarni (2).  DP–Boston 1. Hartsfield-Logan-Torgeson.  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Lou Jorda, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:19.  A–7,485.
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