Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
August 5, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1951 at Crosley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 8

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 5 1 4 1
Reese ss 5 1 1 0
Snider cf 5 0 0 1
Robinson 2b 4 1 1 1
Pafko lf 4 1 0 0
  Thompson lf 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 0 0
Campanella c 4 2 2 5
Cox 3b 3 1 0 0
Schmitz p 4 1 1 1
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 9 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b,2b 5 1 4 3
Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hatton 3b 1 0 0 0
Litwhiler rf 4 0 1 0
  Merriman ph 1 0 0 0
Adcock lf 2 2 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 1 0
Usher cf 4 2 1 0
Pramesa c 4 1 2 3
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
  Wyrostek ph 1 1 1 2
Raffensberger p 2 0 1 0
  Erautt p 0 0 0 0
  Stallcup ph 1 0 0 0
  Byerly p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 0 0 0 0
  Wehmeier pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Brooklyn 200 025 000990
Cincinnati 100 200 0058123
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(2-4) 8.0 10 7 7 3 0
  Erskine  SV(3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
0
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(11-13) 5.1 8 9 6 0 4
  Erautt   2.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Byerly   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
9
6
0
4

  E–Adams (10), Ryan (14), McMillan (6).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Reese-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (14,off Raffensberger); Furillo (25,off Raffensberger); Robinson (25,off Raffensberger).  3B–Cincinnati Pramesa (2,off Schmitz).  HR–Brooklyn Campanella 2 (20,5th inning off Raffensberger 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Raffensberger 3 on 0 out); Schmitz (1,6th inning off Raffensberger 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Adams (4,1st inning off Schmitz 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Cox (2,by Raffensberger).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Adcock (2,off Schmitz); Hatton (2,off Erskine).  Team–5.  SB–Cox (2,2nd base off Raffensberger/Pramesa); Furillo (4,2nd base off Raffensberger/Pramesa).  CS–Reese (10,2nd base by Erautt/Pramesa); Adams (10,2nd base by Schmitz/Campanella).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Lou Jorda, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lon Warneke.
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