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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 24, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 24, 1951 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Luis Marquez | Left Fielder |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 24, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek 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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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Raffensberger
Sisti hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Raffensberger
Jethroe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Raffensberger
Torgeson hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski 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 -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher hits a fly ball into left field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Raffensberger
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
There goes Gordon. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Gordon steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartsfield vs. Raffensberger
Hartsfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marquez vs. Raffensberger
Marquez hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Raffensberger
Spahn hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Spahn
There goes Howell. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Spahn
Raffensberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Raffensberger
Sisti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Raffensberger
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Raffensberger
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Raffensberger
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher hits a fly ball into left field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Raffensberger
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Raffensberger
Marquez hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Spahn
Spahn fires to first and has Howell trapped. There's the throw to Sisti who tags Howell for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Spahn
Raffensberger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Raffensberger
Spahn hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Raffensberger
Sisti hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Raffensberger
Jethroe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Raffensberger
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Raffensberger
Roy McMillan now playing third base. Bobby Adams now playing second base.
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Raffensberger
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher strikes out. There goes Adcock. The throw from Cooper to second, and Adcock is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Raffensberger
Hartsfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Raffensberger
Marquez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Usher. Marquez reaches second base with a double. Hartsfield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Raffensberger
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Raffensberger
There goes Marquez. The throw from Howell and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Raffensberger
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spahn. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Spahn
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Erautt
Bobby Adams now playing third base. Roy McMillan now playing second base. Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Erautt
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Erautt
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Erautt
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Usher. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Jethroe scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Erautt
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Erautt
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Erautt
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1951, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Boston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b-2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Sisti S, ss 4 0 1 0
Ryan C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Jethroe S, cf 3 2 1 1
McMillan R, 3b-2b 1 1 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 2 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 2 1 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cooper W, c 3 0 0 0
Adcock J, lf 2 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 2 1
Usher B, cf 4 0 0 1 Hartsfield R, 2b 4 1 2 1
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 1 0 Marquez L, lf 3 0 1 1
Howell D, c 3 0 2 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 2 0 1 0
Litwhiler D, ph 1 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 9 1 30 5 8 5
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston 010 010 12x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 7.0 6 3 3 3 2
Erautt E 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 9 1 1 3 6
E -- Spahn W
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Boston 5
2B -- Marquez L, Gordon S, Marshall W
HR -- Jethroe S
SB -- Gordon S, Jethroe S
CS -- Howell D, Adcock J, Marquez L
T -- 2:18
A -- 0
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