Chicago Cubs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 25, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 3 1 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 3 1 3 4
Baumholtz cf 3 0 1 0
Sauer lf 3 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 3 1 1 1
Hermanski rf 2 0 0 0
Edwards c 2 1 0 0
Smalley ss 3 1 1 0
Kelly p 2 0 0 0
Totals 24 5 8 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 3 0 0 0
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Snider cf 2 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 2 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 1
Campanella c 3 0 1 0
Pafko lf 3 0 1 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
Erskine p 1 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 1 5 1
Chicago 012 020 0580
Brooklyn 000 100 0150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kelly  W(5-1) 7.0 5 1 1 2 1
Totals
7.0
5
1
1
2
1
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L(14-9) 5.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Labine   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
7.0
8
5
5
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Smalley-Miksis-Cavarretta, Miksis-Cavarretta, Brooklyn 3. Furillo-Hodges, Cox-Robinson-Hodges, Reese-Hodges.  2B–Chicago Baumholtz (24,off Erskine), Brooklyn Hodges (21,off Kelly); Snider (23,off Kelly).  HR–Chicago Jackson (15,2nd inning off Erskine 0 on 1 out); Cavarretta (4,3rd inning off Erskine 1 on 2 out).  SH–Kelly (1,off Erskine).  Team LOB–1.  Team–4.  SB–Miksis (11,2nd base off Erskine/Campanella).  U–Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Frank Dascoli.  T–1:38.  A–11,031.
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