Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
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 Wrigley Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 2 4 0
Jethroe cf 5 1 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 1 2 1
Elliott 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sisti 3b 0 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 0 1 1
Addis rf 3 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 1 1
St. Claire c 4 0 1 0
Nichols p 1 0 0 0
  Holmes ph 1 0 0 0
  Estock p 0 0 0 0
  Marquez ph 1 0 0 0
  Paine p 0 0 0 0
  Chipman p 1 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 0 1 0
Jeffcoat rf 5 1 2 0
Baumholtz cf 4 0 1 1
Sauer lf 4 0 3 0
Jackson 3b 5 1 0 0
Connors 1b 3 1 2 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 2
Owen c 2 0 0 0
  Burgess c 2 0 1 0
McLish p 3 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Boston 100 000 0304101
Chicago 000 300 0003112
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nichols   4.0 6 3 3 0 2
  Estock   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Paine  W(2-0) 1.1 2 0 0 2 0
  Chipman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Sain   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L(3-5) 8.0 9 4 4 2 1
  Leonard   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
1

  E–Elliott (18), Smalley (8), Burgess (2).  DP–Boston 3. Hartsfield-Logan-Torgeson, Torgeson-Logan-Torgeson, Logan-Hartsfield-Torgeson, Chicago 2. Smalley-Miksis-Connors, Leonard-Smalley-Connors.  2B–Boston Jethroe (15,off McLish), Chicago Jeffcoat (7,off Nichols).  3B–Chicago Smalley (2,off Nichols).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  SB–Torgeson (14,2nd base off McLish/Burgess); Miksis (8,2nd base off Estock/St. Claire); Sauer (2,2nd base off Paine/St. Claire); Connors (3,2nd base off Paine/St. Claire).  U–Artie Gore, Jocko Conlan, Bill Stewart.  T–2:13.  A–31,525.
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