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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 4, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 4, 1951 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 6,022 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Jack Cusick | Shortstop |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 4, 1951
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bickford
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Bickford
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Bickford
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Rush
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Rush
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Rush
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Rush
Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Rush
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Bickford
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Bickford
Pafko is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Bickford
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bickford
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford juggles the ball. That's an error on Bickford. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cusick vs. Bickford
Bickford spins and fires to second, and Fondy is picked off. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Bickford
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Rush
St. Claire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. St. Claire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Rush
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 -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Rush
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bickford vs. Rush
Bickford bunts towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. St. Claire moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hartsfield vs. Rush
Hartsfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. St. Claire scores. Kerr scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Rush
Rush fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rush. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Rush
Jethroe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Bickford
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Bickford
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Bickford
Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Bickford
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Borkowski moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Bickford
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Borkowski scores. Baumholtz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Bickford
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lown
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lown
Gordon bunts in front of the plate. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
St. Claire vs. Lown
St. Claire is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Lown
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to third. St. Claire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Lown
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bickford vs. Lown
Bickford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Bickford
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bickford
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Bickford
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Lown
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Lown
Jethroe hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Lown
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lown
Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lown
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Lown
St. Claire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. St. Claire reaches second base with a double. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Lown
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Bickford
Lown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bickford
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Bickford
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Bickford
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Serena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Bickford
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Serena moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Bickford
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lown
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Lown
Bickford bunts towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Lown
Hartsfield hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Lown
Jethroe hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Lown
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Bickford
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bickford
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Bickford
Cusick is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Lown
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lown
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Lown
St. Claire is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Bickford
Bob Ramazzotti pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bickford
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Bickford
Serena hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Kelly
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Kelly
Bickford hits a fly ball towards center. Pafko catches it and throws to first to double up Marshall. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Bickford
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Bickford
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Bickford
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Kelly
Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field.
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Kelly
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelly covering, for the out. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Kelly
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Kelly
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Bickford
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bickford
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Bickford
Cusick hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Bickford
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bob Kelly.
Burgess strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1951 -- Chicago at Boston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 5 0 2 2
Serena B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 5 0 2 1
Baumholtz F, rf 4 1 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 3 1 0
Sauer H, lf 3 1 2 3 Elliott B, 3b 4 3 2 4
Pafko A, cf 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 1 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 0 0 0 0 St. Claire E, c 3 1 2 0
Fondy D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 1 1
Walker R, c 4 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 2 2 0 1
Cusick J, ss 4 0 0 0 Bickford V, p 2 0 0 0
Rush B, p 0 0 0 0
Borkowski B, ph 0 1 0 0
Lown T, p 1 0 0 0
Ramazzotti B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelly B, p 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 5 3 31 9 11 9
Chicago 012 000 000 -- 3
Boston 222 210 00x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 2.0 4 4 4 1 2
Lown T 4.0 5 5 5 5 2
Kelly B 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W) 9.0 5 3 3 5 5
E -- Bickford V, Rush B
DP -- Chicago 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Boston 7
2B -- St. Claire E 2, Sauer H
HR -- Elliott B 2, Sauer H
SH -- Bickford V 2, Gordon S
HBP -- by Bickford V (Pafko A)
T -- 2:05
A -- 6022
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