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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 17, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 17, 1951 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 15,448 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 17, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Sain
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sain
Reese 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Sain
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti misplays the ball. That's an error on Sisti. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Gordon chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Sain
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Schmitz
Sisti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Sisti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Schmitz
There's a wild pitch. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Jethroe vs. Schmitz
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Schmitz
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Labine
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Sisti scores. Jethroe moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Labine
Marshall hits a line drive to right field. Furillo throws towards the plate. Campanella fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Campanella. Jethroe scores. Torgeson scores. Gordon moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hartsfield vs. Labine
Hartsfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sain
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Sain
Cox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Sain
Labine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Labine
Sain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Labine
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sain moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jethroe vs. Labine
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. Sain moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Labine
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sain scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Labine
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Labine
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Sain
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Sain
Reese strikes out. There goes Furillo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Sain
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Labine
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Labine
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Labine
Hartsfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Sain
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sain
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Sain
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Labine
Sain hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Labine
Sisti hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Sain
Labine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Sain
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Labine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Sain
Reese takes first base on ball four. Labine moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Sain
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Labine scores. Furillo scores. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Sain
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Labine
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Labine
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Labine
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sain
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Sain
Cox hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Sain
Don Thompson pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Thompson strikes out. Mueller drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thompson out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Sain
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Sain
Reese hits a popup towards short. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Haugstad
Phil Haugstad now pitching.
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Haugstad
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Haugstad
Hartsfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Haugstad
Mueller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to third. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sain vs. Haugstad
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haugstad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Sain
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sain
Robinson bunts towards first. Torgeson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Torgeson. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Wilson
Jim Wilson now pitching.
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Wilson
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Wilson
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pafko moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Abrams vs. Wilson
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Phil Haugstad.
Abrams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. King
Jethroe hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. King
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. King
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Robinson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilson
Furillo 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilson
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wilson
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. King
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. King
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. King
Hartsfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. King
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Wilson
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilson
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilson
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Wilson
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1951, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Boston (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Furillo C, rf 4 1 2 0 Sisti S, ss 4 1 2 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Jethroe S, cf 3 1 0 0
Snider D, cf 5 0 3 2 Torgeson E, 1b 2 1 0 1
Robinson J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pafko A, lf 4 0 1 1 Gordon S, lf 2 0 0 1
Campanella R, c 5 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 2 2
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cox B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0 Sain J, p 3 1 1 0
Labine C, p 2 1 1 0 Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Haugstad P, p 0 0 0 0
Abrams C, ph 1 0 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0
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39 3 11 3 29 4 6 4
Brooklyn 000 020 100 -- 3
Boston 310 000 00x -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L)* 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
Labine C 5.0 3 1 1 2 2
Haugstad P 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
King C 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 6.1 8 3 3 4 5
Wilson J (S) 2.2 3 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 1st
E -- Sisti S, Gordon S, Campanella R, Torgeson E 2
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 14, Boston 7
2B -- Sisti S, Hodges G 2, Marshall W, Pafko A
SB -- Jethroe S, Furillo C
WP -- Schmitz J
T -- 2:24
A -- 15448
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