Brooklyn Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
September 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1951 at Wrigley 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 5 0 1 0
Reese ss 5 0 1 1
Snider cf 5 0 2 1
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 0 0 0 0
  Walker pr,c 3 0 0 0
Pafko lf 4 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Cox 3b 4 1 2 0
Newcombe p 3 1 1 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 1 1 1
Baumholtz rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Sauer lf 3 1 1 2
Jeffcoat cf 3 1 3 0
Ramazzotti ss 2 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 1 1 2
  Smalley ss 0 0 0 0
Connors 1b 3 0 0 0
Owen c 3 1 1 0
Lown p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 5
Brooklyn 000 011 100390
Chicago 000 000 41x572
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe   6.2 5 3 3 0 1
  King  L(14-7) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Erskine   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
0
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lown  W(4-8) 9.0 9 3 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
3

  E–Miksis (16), Smalley (13).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Newcombe-Reese-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Cox (24,off Lown), Chicago Miksis (11,off Newcombe); Jeffcoat (18,off Newcombe); Owen (6,off Erskine).  HR–Brooklyn Pafko (25,6th inning off Lown 0 on 2 out), Chicago Sauer (29,7th inning off Newcombe 1 on 2 out); Hermanski (4,7th inning off King 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Campanella (4,by Lown).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Lown (2,off Erskine).  Team–0.  SB–Furillo (6,2nd base off Lown/Owen).  CS–Jeffcoat (3,2nd base by Newcombe/Walker).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:00.  A–9,352.
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