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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, played on May 23, 1951 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 5,454 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Bill Stewart |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Right Fielder |
| Luis Olmo | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Bill Howerton | Right Fielder |
| Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 23, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Pollet
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Pollet
Jethroe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Pollet
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Surkont
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Surkont
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Surkont
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howerton vs. Surkont
There goes Lowrey. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Pollet
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Elliott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Pollet
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Pollet
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olmo vs. Pollet
Olmo hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Pollet
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Pollet
Surkont strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Surkont
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones 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 -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Surkont
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Pollet
Hartsfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Pollet
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Pollet
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Hartsfield moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Poholsky
Tom Poholsky now pitching.
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Poholsky
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Surkont
Johnson hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Surkont
Rojek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Surkont
Poholsky 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
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Poholsky
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Poholsky
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Poholsky
Kerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Surkont
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Surkont
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Surkont
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howerton vs. Surkont
Howerton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Jones reaches second base with a double. Musial scores. Howerton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garagiola vs. Surkont
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gordon. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Surkont
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Surkont
Rojek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poholsky vs. Surkont
Surkont fires over to first and Torgeson drops the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. Johnson moves to third. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Poholsky vs. Surkont
Poholsky hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Poholsky
Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Poholsky
Hartsfield hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Poholsky
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Poholsky
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Poholsky
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Surkont
Sam Jethroe now playing left field. Luis Olmo now playing center field.
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Surkont
Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Surkont
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Poholsky
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Poholsky
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Poholsky
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Poholsky
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Surkont
Howerton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a line drive into left field. Jethroe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jethroe. Howerton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Nichols
Chuck Diering pinch runs for Joe Garagiola.
Johnson bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jones moves to third. Diering moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojek vs. Nichols
Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Diering moves to third. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Poholsky vs. Nichols
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Johnson moves to third. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowrey vs. Nichols
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Poholsky
Del Rice now catching.
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Poholsky
Bob Addis pinch hits for Chet Nichols.
Addis hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Poholsky
Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Poholsky
Jethroe hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Estock
George Estock now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Estock
Musial hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Estock
Howerton hits a fly ball into left field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Poholsky
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Poholsky
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Poholsky
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Estock
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Estock
Rice bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Estock
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojek vs. Estock
Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Poholsky
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olmo vs. Poholsky
Olmo hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Poholsky
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
St. Claire vs. Poholsky
Sibby Sisti pinch runs for Buddy Kerr. Ebba St. Claire pinch hits for George Estock.
St. Claire hits a line drive into right field. Howerton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howerton. Gordon scores. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartsfield vs. Wilks
Luis Marquez pinch runs for Ebba St. Claire. Ted Wilks now pitching.
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jethroe vs. Wilks
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Sisti scores. Marquez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Lanier
Max Lanier now pitching.
Torgeson 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 5/23/1951 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lowrey P, cf 4 0 1 0
Jethroe S, cf-lf 5 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 1 0 Musial S, lf 3 1 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Howerton B, rf 4 2 3 0
Cooper W, c 4 1 2 1 Jones N, 1b 4 2 3 2
Gordon S, rf 4 2 2 1 Garagiola J, c 3 1 1 1
Olmo L, lf-cf 4 0 0 0 Diering C, pr 0 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 1 Rice D, c 0 0 0 0
Sisti S, pr 0 1 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 0 1 1
Surkont M, p 2 0 0 0 Rojek S, ss 4 0 3 1
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0
Addis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Poholsky T, p 3 0 0 0
Estock G, p 0 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
St. Claire E, ph 1 0 1 1 Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
Marquez L, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 4 32 6 12 5
Boston 030 000 002 -- 5
St.Louis 000 402 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (L)* 5.0 10 6 5 1 0
Nichols C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Estock G 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H 2.1 4 3 3 1 4
Poholsky T (W) 6.0 5 2 1 2 1
Wilks T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Lanier M (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Torgeson E, Jethroe S, Elliott B, Howerton B, Jones N
DP -- Boston 3, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Boston 7, St.Louis 5
2B -- Elliott B, Cooper W, Gordon S 2, Torgeson E, Jones N, Garagiola J
SB -- Jethroe S
CS -- Lowrey P
SH -- Johnson B, Rice D
T -- 2:04
A -- 5454
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