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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1951-05-31 · Night game · Ebbets Field · Att: 18662 · 3:14

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Carl Erskine earned the win. Willie Jones went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9
BRO	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1		4	11

W: Carl Erskine L: Russ Meyer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	1	2	1	0	1
Granny Hamner	5	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Jones	3	1	1	2	1	0
Del Ennis	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dick Sisler	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	3	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Seminick	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Goliat	4	0	2	0	0	0
Russ Meyer	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cal Abrams	4	0	1	0	1	1
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	0	2	2	0
Duke Snider	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jackie Robinson	4	1	2	0	1	0
Gil Hodges	3	0	0	0	1	1
Carl Furillo	5	0	0	0	0	3
Roy Campanella	4	2	3	1	1	0
Billy Cox	3	1	1	0	1	1
Chris Van Cuyk	1	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Erskine	3	0	3	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Meyer	7.1	11	8	6
Jim Konstanty	0.2	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Van Cuyk	2.2	5	3	0
Carl Erskine	6.1	4	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 6
Granny Hamner: D8/L
Willie Jones: W
Del Ennis: S7/L.2XH(72);1-3
Dick Sisler: 8

Bot 1

Cal Abrams: S/L78
Pee Wee Reese: SB2
Pee Wee Reese: 63
Duke Snider: W
Jackie Robinson: W.2-3;1-2
Gil Hodges: 6
Carl Furillo: 43

Top 2

Jimmy Bloodworth: 63
Andy Seminick: 7
Mike Goliat: 8

Bot 2

Roy Campanella: HR/L78
Billy Cox: K
Chris Van Cuyk: S5
Cal Abrams: 7
Pee Wee Reese: 7/L

Top 3

Russ Meyer: 43
Richie Ashburn: D7/L
Granny Hamner: 4
Willie Jones: HR/F7.2-H
Del Ennis: W
Dick Sisler: S9/L.1-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: W.1-2
Andy Seminick: K

Bot 3

Duke Snider: K
Jackie Robinson: S8/F
Gil Hodges: 3
Carl Furillo: SB2
Carl Furillo: K

Top 4

Mike Goliat: S8/G
Russ Meyer: 54/SH.1-2
Richie Ashburn: 43.2-3
Granny Hamner: 23/BG

Bot 4

Roy Campanella: S5
Billy Cox: 64(1)/FO
Carl Erskine: D9/F.1-3
Cal Abrams: W
Pee Wee Reese: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Duke Snider: 1(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Jackie Robinson: 13

Top 5

Willie Jones: 13
Del Ennis: K
Dick Sisler: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: 53

Bot 5

Gil Hodges: K
Carl Furillo: 63
Roy Campanella: S8/L
Billy Cox: S8/F.1-2
Carl Erskine: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Cal Abrams: 7/L

Top 6

Andy Seminick: 7
Mike Goliat: 8/8D
Russ Meyer: K

Bot 6

Pee Wee Reese: W
Duke Snider: 4
Jackie Robinson: 543.1-2
Gil Hodges: W
Carl Furillo: SB3;SB2
Carl Furillo: K

Top 7

Richie Ashburn: K
Granny Hamner: 7
Willie Jones: 8

Bot 7

Roy Campanella: W
Billy Cox: W.1-2
Carl Erskine: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Cal Abrams: K
Pee Wee Reese: 7/DP.3-H;2X3(72)

Top 8

Del Ennis: 53
Dick Sisler: 5/FL
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7

Bot 8

Duke Snider: 2/FL
Jackie Robinson: S6
Gil Hodges: SB2
Gil Hodges: HP
Carl Furillo: WP.2-3;1-2
Carl Furillo: OA.3XH(25165E1)(UR);2-3
Carl Furillo: K
Roy Campanella: 2/FL

Top 9

Andy Seminick: S9/G
Mike Goliat: S5.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 4/P
Richie Ashburn: S8/G.2-H;1-2
Granny Hamner: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Billy Cox hung up between 2B and 3B
missed squeeze; Jackie Robinson jockeyed back and forth; the Phillies made five throws in the rundown; after Russ Meyer dropped the ball he went for it and collided with Robinson; after a bit of a scuffle, Robinson broke loose and scored; there was a hot exchange of words and a near square-off at the time

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