Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
September 11, 1951 Box Score

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

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Boston Braves 11, Chicago Cubs 13

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sisti ss 5 0 0 1
Jethroe cf 6 1 2 1
Torgeson 1b 4 1 2 2
Elliott 3b 3 2 0 0
Gordon lf 4 3 2 2
Marshall rf 4 2 3 1
St. Claire c 5 2 3 2
Hartsfield 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Burdette p 1 0 0 0
  Addis ph 1 0 1 1
  Paine p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 1
  Marquez pr 0 0 0 0
  Chipman p 1 0 0 0
  Estock p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 11 14 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 6 1 3 3
Mauro cf 4 2 1 0
Baumholtz rf 5 0 3 0
Sauer lf 5 2 2 1
Jackson 3b 5 1 3 3
Burgess c 5 0 1 0
Edwards 1b 4 3 2 0
Smalley ss 3 3 2 2
McLish p 1 1 0 0
  Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
  Leonard p 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat ph 1 0 1 1
  Cusick pr 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti ph 1 0 1 2
  Rush p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 13 19 12
Boston 002 342 00011144
Chicago 060 200 23x13191
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   1.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Burdette   1.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Paine   1.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Chipman  L(4-2) 3.2 9 5 5 2 0
  Estock   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
19
13
12
4
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McLish   3.1 7 5 5 1 1
  Dubiel   0.2 2 3 3 2 0
  Leonard   1.2 4 3 2 2 0
  Lown   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Klippstein  W(6-6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Rush   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
10
7
3

  E–Sisti 2 (14), Torgeson (17), Elliott (22), Smalley (12).  DP–Boston 1. Marshall-Torgeson.  2B–Boston Marshall (20,off McLish); Jethroe (24,off McLish); St. Claire (14,off Leonard); Torgeson (17,off Leonard), Chicago Edwards (9,off Wilson); Smalley (6,off Wilson); Miksis (10,off Wilson); Ramazzotti (5,off Chipman).  HR–Boston Torgeson (21,3rd inning off McLish 1 on 2 out); Gordon (29,6th inning off Leonard 1 on 2 out), Chicago Sauer (27,8th inning off Chipman 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Mauro (1,by Burdette).  IBB–Smalley (2,by Chipman).  Team–9.  SB–Jethroe (35,2nd base off McLish/Burgess).  CS–Marquez (4,2nd base by Leonard/Burgess); Torgeson (12,3rd base by Leonard/Burgess); Baumholtz (4,Home by Burdette/St. Claire).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Tom Gorman.  T–2:46.  A–3,836.
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