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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1951-05-09 Β· Night game Β· Braves Field Β· Att: 1902 Β· 1:30

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–0. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 2nd. Vern Bickford earned the win. Earl Torgeson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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W: Vern Bickford   L: Howie Fox   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Augie Donatelli Β· 1B: Lee Ballanfant Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Al Barlick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Connie Ryan300012
Grady Hatton401001
Joe Adcock400001
Ted Kluszewski400001
Johnny Wyrostek300000
Bob Scheffing300002
Lloyd Merriman301001
Roy McMillan100010
Howie Fox200000
Bobby Adams100001
Barney McCosky100000

Boston Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Roy Hartsfield400000
Sam Jethroe401001
Earl Torgeson411100
Walker Cooper411000
Sid Gordon300000
Bob Addis312101
Willard Marshall211110
Buddy Kerr300000
Vern Bickford300000

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Howie Fox7.0512
Harry Perkowski1.0100

Boston Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Vern Bickford9.0229

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Connie Ryan: W
  • Grady Hatton: 31.1-2
  • Joe Adcock: 2
  • Ted Kluszewski: 9

Bot 1

  • Roy Hartsfield: 63
  • Sam Jethroe: K
  • Earl Torgeson: 43

Top 2

  • Johnny Wyrostek: 5
  • Bob Scheffing: K
  • Lloyd Merriman: S7
  • Roy McMillan: 53

Bot 2

  • Walker Cooper: 63
  • Sid Gordon: 5
  • Bob Addis: S9
  • Willard Marshall: D7.1-H
  • Buddy Kerr: WP.2-3
  • Buddy Kerr: PB.3-H(UR)
  • Buddy Kerr: 63

Top 3

  • Howie Fox: 53
  • Connie Ryan: K
  • Grady Hatton: 4

Bot 3

  • Vern Bickford: 63
  • Roy Hartsfield: 7
  • Sam Jethroe: 5

Top 4

  • Joe Adcock: 63
  • Ted Kluszewski: 4
  • Johnny Wyrostek: 3

Bot 4

  • Earl Torgeson: 9
  • Walker Cooper: 63
  • Sid Gordon: 63

Top 5

  • Bob Scheffing: K/C
  • Lloyd Merriman: K
  • Roy McMillan: W
  • Howie Fox: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

  • Bob Addis: K
  • Willard Marshall: 43
  • Buddy Kerr: 5

Top 6

  • Connie Ryan: 8
  • Grady Hatton: K
  • Joe Adcock: 53

Bot 6

  • Vern Bickford: 8
  • Roy Hartsfield: 8
  • Sam Jethroe: D8
  • Earl Torgeson: 13

Top 7

  • Ted Kluszewski: K
  • Johnny Wyrostek: 7
  • Bob Scheffing: 5

Bot 7

  • Walker Cooper: D8
  • Sid Gordon: 7
  • Bob Addis: D9.2-H
  • Willard Marshall: W
  • Buddy Kerr: 8
  • Vern Bickford: 8

Top 8

  • Lloyd Merriman: 9
  • Bobby Adams: K/C
  • Barney McCosky: 7

Bot 8

  • Roy Hartsfield: 8
  • Sam Jethroe: 2
  • Earl Torgeson: HR/9
  • Walker Cooper: 8

Top 9

  • Connie Ryan: K
  • Grady Hatton: S8
  • Joe Adcock: K
  • Ted Kluszewski: 5