Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
September 16, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1951 at Wrigley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 4 2 2 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 1
Snider cf 4 0 0 2
Robinson 2b 3 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 1 0 0
Pafko lf 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 2
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
Labine p 3 1 0 0
Totals 32 6 5 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 0 0 0
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 0 0
Baumholtz rf 4 0 2 0
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 1 1 0
Connors 1b 3 0 1 0
Ramazzotti ss 3 0 1 1
Owen c 2 0 0 0
  Burgess ph,c 1 0 0 0
Kelly p 2 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 1 0 1 0
  Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Brooklyn 000 120 030651
Chicago 000 000 100163
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Labine  W(4-0) 9.0 6 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kelly  L(7-3) 8.0 5 6 5 2 3
  Dubiel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
6
5
2
3

  E–Hodges (10), Ramazzotti (10), Burgess (5), Kelly (2).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Hodges, Robinson-Hodges, Chicago 1. Ramazzotti-Miksis-Connors.  PB–Owen (5).  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (29,off Kelly), Chicago Baumholtz 2 (28,off Labine 2).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (38,5th inning off Kelly 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–1.  Team–4.  SB–Jackson (12,2nd base off Labine/Campanella).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–1:43.  A–33,746.
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