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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 11, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, played on August 11, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Lou Jorda |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 11, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Branca
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Branca
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Branca
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Branca
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Spahn
There goes Furillo. The throw from St. Claire and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Spahn
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Spahn
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Branca
St. Claire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Branca
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Branca
Spahn takes first base on ball four. St. Claire moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Branca
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisti for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Spahn
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Spahn
Branca hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Branca
Jethroe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Branca
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Branca
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Spahn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Branca
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Branca
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Spahn
Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Campanella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Spahn
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jethroe throws the ball in to Sisti who tags Cox trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Branca
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Branca
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Branca
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Branca
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Branca
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Branca
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Spahn
Branca hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Spahn
Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. Furillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Spahn
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Branca
St. Claire hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Branca
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Spahn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Spahn
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Branca vs. Spahn
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hodges moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Spahn
There's a wild pitch. Hodges scores. Terwilliger moves to third. Branca moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Branca scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Estock
George Estock now pitching.
There goes Furillo. The throw from St. Claire and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Branca
Don Thompson now playing left field. Bob Addis pinch hits for George Estock.
Addis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Branca
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Branca
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Branca
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cole
Bob Addis now playing right field. Dave Cole now pitching.
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Cole
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Addis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Cole
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Cole
Campanella hits a line drive into right field. Addis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Branca
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Branca
Tommy Holmes pinch hits for Dave Cole.
Holmes strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Branca
St. Claire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Branca
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Paine
Phil Paine now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Paine
Cox hits a line drive towards short. Logan catches it and throws to first to double up Hodges. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Paine
Terwilliger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Paine
Branca hits a popup to center field. Jethroe throws towards third. Elliott fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Elliott. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Paine
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Branca moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Paine
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Branca
Addis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger misplays the ball. That's an error on Terwilliger. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Branca
Sisti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Addis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jethroe vs. Branca
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Branca
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1951, game 1 -- Boston at Brooklyn (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Sisti S, 2b 5 0 2 0 Furillo C, rf 5 1 3 3
Jethroe S, cf 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 1 1
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 1 2
Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, lf 3 0 0 0
Gordon S, lf 3 1 1 1 Thompson D, lf 1 0 1 0
Marshall W, rf 2 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 0
Cole D, p 0 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 2 0
Holmes T, ph 1 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Paine P, p 0 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 2 1 0
St. Claire E, c 4 0 2 0 Branca R, p 4 1 3 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 1 0 0 0
Estock G, p 0 0 0 0
Addis B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 6 1 35 8 14 7
Boston 010 000 000 -- 1
Brooklyn 200 113 01x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 5.2 11 7 7 1 3
Estock G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cole D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Paine P 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 9.0 6 1 1 5 10
E -- Torgeson E, Reese P, Elliott B, Terwilliger W
DP -- Boston 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Campanella R
3B -- Reese P
HR -- Snider D, Gordon S
SB -- Jethroe S
CS -- Furillo C 2
HBP -- by Paine P (Terwilliger W)
WP -- Spahn W
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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