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Lineups and Summary
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 23, 1951 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 4,783 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Connie Ryan | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| Eddie Kazak | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Brecheen
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Brecheen
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Raffensberger
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Brecheen
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Brecheen
Ryan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Brecheen
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Raffensberger
Bilko hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazak vs. Raffensberger
Kazak hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Raffensberger
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Raffensberger
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Brecheen
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Brecheen
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops it up and throws to first, with Brecheen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Raffensberger
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Brecheen
Usher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Usher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Brecheen
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Usher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Brecheen
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and has Usher trapped. Brecheen throws to third, and Kazak tags Usher for the out. Adcock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing hits a line driveScheffing is thrown out after the base hit. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Raffensberger
Bilko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Raffensberger
Kazak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Raffensberger
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Brecheen
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kazak settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kazak. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Brecheen
Ryan hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Brecheen
Wyrostek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial throws the ball in to Schoendienst who tags Wyrostek, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Brecheen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Raffensberger
Hemus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Raffensberger
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hemus scores. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Brecheen
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Brecheen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kazak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Brecheen
Usher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Raffensberger
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Raffensberger
Kazak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Raffensberger
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Raffensberger
Hemus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Usher who is chasing the ball. Hemus reaches third base with a triple. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brecheen vs. Raffensberger
Brecheen hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Brecheen
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Brecheen
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Brecheen
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Raffensberger
Schoendienst bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Adams covering, for the out. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Raffensberger
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Brecheen
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Brecheen
McMillan bunts towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pramesa vs. Brecheen
Johnny Pramesa pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Pramesa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Brecheen
Wally Post pinch runs for Johnny Pramesa.
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Usher vs. Brecheen
Usher hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching.
Bilko hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazak vs. Wehmeier
Kazak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wehmeier
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Brecheen
Adcock hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Brecheen
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Musial 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 4/23/1951 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Adams B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lowrey P, cf 3 0 1 0
Usher B, cf 4 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Adcock J, lf 4 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 2 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Musial S, lf 4 0 1 0
Scheffing B, c 4 0 2 0 Bilko S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ryan C, 3b 3 1 1 1 Kazak E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 3 0 2 0 Rice D, c 4 1 2 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Hemus S, ss 3 1 2 1
Raffensberger K, p 2 0 0 0 Brecheen H, p 2 0 0 0
Pramesa J, ph 1 0 1 0
Post W, pr 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 8 1 31 2 9 2
Cincinnati 010 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 011 00x -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 7.0 9 2 2 1 1
Wehmeier H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 6
E -- Kazak E
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, St.Louis 8
2B -- Usher B
3B -- Hemus S
HR -- Ryan C
SH -- Brecheen H, Schoendienst R, McMillan R
T -- 1:50
A -- 4783
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