Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 2, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1951 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sisti ss 3 0 0 0
Jethroe cf 3 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 1 3 0
Elliott 3b 3 0 2 0
Gordon lf 3 1 1 1
Cooper c 3 0 1 0
Marshall rf 3 1 2 1
Hartsfield 2b 3 0 1 1
Cole p 2 0 0 0
  Addis ph 1 0 0 0
  Estock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 10 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 1 0
Hamner ss 3 1 1 0
Sisler lf 3 1 1 0
Nicholson rf 2 1 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 2
Brown 1b 2 0 1 1
Caballero 2b 3 0 0 0
Seminick c 2 0 0 0
Church p 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 1 0 0
Totals 22 5 5 3
Boston 000 3003102
Philadelphia 004 100552
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cole  L(1-4) 5.0 5 5 0 3 1
  Estock   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
6.0
5
5
0
3
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Church   3.2 6 3 3 0 1
  Hansen  W(2-0) 2.1 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
6.0
10
3
3
0
1

  E–Jethroe (9), Hartsfield (18), Sisler (7), Caballero (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jones-Caballero.  3B–Boston Marshall (6,off Church), Philadelphia Jones (5,off Cole).  Team LOB–6.  Team–2.  CS–Brown (1,2nd base by Cole/Cooper).  U–Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess.  T–1:35.  A–5,544.
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