Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 8, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1951 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 3b 4 0 0 0
Ryan 2b 4 0 1 0
Wyrostek rf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 0
Edwards lf 4 1 3 1
Merriman cf 4 1 1 0
Stallcup ss 3 1 1 3
Howell c 3 0 0 0
Wehmeier p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 0 0 1
Connors 1b 4 0 0 0
Baumholtz cf 4 0 0 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Hermanski rf 3 1 1 0
Ramazzotti ss 3 1 2 1
Owen c 2 0 0 0
  Burgess ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hiller p 2 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 1 1
  Borkowski pr 0 0 0 0
  Hatten p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Cincinnati 000 400 000–480
Chicago 000 010 020–350
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  W(2-5) 9.0 5 3 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
0
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hiller  L(6-11) 8.0 8 4 4 0 4
  Hatten   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
0
4
  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Jackson-Miksis-Connors, Owen-Ramazzotti-Connors.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (26,off Hiller); Edwards (8,off Hiller).  3B–Chicago Ramazzotti (2,off Wehmeier).  HR–Cincinnati Stallcup (7,4th inning off Hiller 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–2.  Team–2.  U–Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli.  T–1:49.  A–14,829.
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