Boston Braves vs New York Giants
September 23, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 1, New York Giants 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 2b 5 0 2 0
Jethroe cf 5 0 3 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 1 2 0
Cooper c 4 0 3 0
  Marquez pr 0 0 0 0
  Logan ss 0 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 3 0 1 0
  St. Claire ph,c 1 0 0 0
Surkont p 2 0 0 0
  Addis ph 1 0 1 1
  Bickford p 0 0 0 0
  Hartsfield ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 1 13 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 0
Mueller rf 4 1 2 0
Irvin lf 2 0 0 1
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 1
Thomson 3b 2 1 1 1
Mays cf 4 0 1 1
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
Maglie p 4 0 1 0
Totals 28 4 8 4
Boston 000 001 000–1131
New York 100 100 02x–480
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  L(12-15) 5.0 4 2 2 5 0
  Bickford   3.0 4 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
7
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  W(22-6) 9.0 13 1 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
13
1
1
0
7
  E–Surkont (2).  DP–Boston 2. Torgeson-Gordon-Surkont-Cooper-Elliott, Marshall-Torgeson.  2B–New York Mays (22,off Surkont).  3B–New York Thomson (7,off Bickford).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Irvin (1,off Bickford).  Team–8.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:16.  A–17,774.
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