Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 11, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 8

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 2b 5 0 2 0
Jethroe cf 4 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 1 0
Gordon lf 3 1 1 1
Marshall rf 2 0 0 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes ph 1 0 0 0
  Paine p 0 0 0 0
St. Claire c 4 0 2 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Spahn p 1 0 0 0
  Estock p 0 0 0 0
  Addis ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 5 1 3 3
Reese ss 4 1 1 1
Snider cf 4 1 1 2
Pafko lf 3 0 0 0
  Thompson lf 1 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 1 2 0
Cox 3b 4 0 1 1
Terwilliger 2b 3 2 1 0
Branca p 4 1 3 0
Totals 35 8 14 7
Boston 010 000 000162
Brooklyn 200 113 01x8142
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(13-11) 5.2 11 7 7 1 3
  Estock   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cole   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Paine   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
2
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  W(10-3) 9.0 6 1 1 5 10
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
10

  E–Torgeson (9), Elliott (19), Reese (25), Terwilliger (13).  DP–Boston 1. Logan-Torgeson, Brooklyn 1. Terwilliger-Reese-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Campanella (22,off Spahn).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (7,off Spahn).  HR–Boston Gordon (21,2nd inning off Branca 0 on 0 out), Brooklyn Snider (25,1st inning off Spahn 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Terwilliger (1,by Paine).  Team–6.  SB–Jethroe (24,2nd base off Branca/Campanella).  CS–Furillo 2 (6,2nd base by Spahn/St. Claire,2nd base by Estock/St. Claire).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Lou Jorda.
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