Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 1, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1951 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 3 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 1 1
Adcock lf 4 1 1 3
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Wyrostek rf 4 0 0 0
Pramesa c 3 0 1 0
  Post pr 0 1 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Usher ph 1 0 0 0
Merriman cf 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Ramsdell p 1 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Blake p 0 0 0 0
  Perkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Scheffing ph,c 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 5 8 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 5 1 2 0
Sisler lf 5 1 1 2
  Sanicki lf 0 0 0 0
Ennis rf 3 2 3 0
Jones 3b 3 0 2 1
Hamner ss 5 1 1 2
Seminick c 3 0 2 0
Pellagrini 2b 4 1 1 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 5
Cincinnati 000 000 050581
Philadelphia 002 021 10x6120
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ramsdell  L (0-3) 4.1 7 4 4 4 2
  Peterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Blake   1.0 5 2 2 0 0
  Perkowski   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 8.0 12 6 6 6 4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (3-1) 9.0 8 5 5 1 3
Totals 9.0 8 5 5 1 3

  E–Pramesa (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Blake-McMillan-Kluszewski, Philadelphia 1. Pellagrini-Hamner-Waitkus.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (6,off Roberts), Philadelphia Ennis (3,off Blake).  HR–Cincinnati Adcock (3,8th inning off Roberts 2 on 2 out), Philadelphia Sisler (3,3rd inning off Ramsdell 1 on 0 out); Hamner (1,5th inning off Ramsdell 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Roberts (3,off Blake); Jones (2,off Smith).  HBP–Roberts (1,by Peterson).  IBB–Seminick (1,by Smith).  Team–14.  U–Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore, Bill Stewart.  T–2:05.  A–13,749.

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