Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
September 12, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1951 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 4 1 0 0
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 2 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 3 1 2 1
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Pafko lf 4 1 1 2
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 0 0 0
Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 0 0 0 0
  Erskine p 2 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 4 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 2 2 0
Ryan 2b 3 1 1 0
Wyrostek rf 2 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 2 2 1 1
Edwards lf 2 0 1 0
  Usher pr,cf 2 0 0 0
Merriman cf,lf 3 0 1 3
Stallcup ss 4 0 1 1
Howell c 4 0 0 0
Raffensberger p 1 0 0 0
  Blackwell p 2 0 0 0
  Wehmeier p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 5
Brooklyn 020 010 000342
Cincinnati 300 000 30x671
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe   1.0 2 3 3 3 1
  Erskine  L(15-10) 7.0 5 3 3 3 5
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
6
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Blackwell  W(15-14) 5.2 2 1 1 5 2
  Wehmeier  SV(2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
6
4

  E–Newcombe (3), Erskine (1), Stallcup (15).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Campanella-Robinson.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (31,off Raffensberger); Reese (17,off Blackwell), Cincinnati Kluszewski (33,off Newcombe).  3B–Cincinnati Merriman (2,off Erskine).  HR–Brooklyn Pafko (23,2nd inning off Raffensberger 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Wyrostek (5,off Erskine).  IBB–Merriman (2,by Newcombe); Kluszewski (3,by Erskine).  Team–7.  CS–Kluszewski (2,2nd base by Erskine/Campanella).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Lou Jorda, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:31.  A–8,067.
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