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Phillies
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 9, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 9, 1951 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
| Dick Sisler | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Putsy Caballero | Second Baseman |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | 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 |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 9, 1951
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Johnson
Sisti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Johnson
Jethroe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Johnson
Hartsfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Johnson
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Spahn
There goes Wilber. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Spahn
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn 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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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Johnson
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Johnson
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Johnson
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Wilber and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Hamner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamner scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Johnson
Hartsfield takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Johnson
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Caballero fields the ball and throws to second. Hamner drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Hamner. Marshall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Johnson
Sisti strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Spahn
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Spahn covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Spahn
There goes Ashburn. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Ashburn steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Johnson
Jethroe hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sisler. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Johnson
There goes Elliott. The throw from Wilber and he is safe. Elliott steals third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Wilber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Spahn
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Johnson
Hartsfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Johnson
Spahn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Spahn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Johnson
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Johnson
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spahn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn 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 -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler bunts towards the mound. Spahn juggles the ball. That's an error on Spahn. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Johnson
Hartsfield bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Caballero covering, for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Johnson
Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Johnson
Sisti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Sisti reaches third base with a triple. Marshall scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jethroe vs. Johnson
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Spahn
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hartsfield fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1951, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 5 0 2 0 Sisti S, ss 5 0 2 1
Hamner G, ss 5 1 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 5 0 2 1
Jones W, 3b 5 1 2 1 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Ennis D, rf 4 1 3 1 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 2 1
Sisler D, lf 3 1 1 2 Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 1
Caballero P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 2 2 0
Wilber D, c 3 0 1 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 1 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 3 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 4 1 1 0
Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 33 5 10 4
Philadelphia 000 103 000 -- 4
Boston 000 121 01x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (L) 8.0 10 5 4 4 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 10 4 4 2 3
E -- Hamner G, Spahn W
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Boston 9
2B -- Hamner G, Elliott B, Ennis D, Wilber D, Spahn W
3B -- Sisti S
HR -- Jones W, Sisler D
SB -- Jethroe S, Ashburn R, Elliott B
CS -- Wilber D
SH -- Sisler D, Hartsfield R
T -- 2:14
A -- 0
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