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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1951-06-03 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:13

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 3–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 8th. Ken Raffensberger earned the win. Sid Gordon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	5
BSN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Ken Raffensberger L: Vern Bickford SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Scotty Robb · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Grady Hatton	4	1	0	0	1	0
Connie Ryan	2	1	0	0	1	2
Johnny Wyrostek	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Adcock	4	1	2	2	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	0	1
Barney McCosky	2	0	0	0	2	0
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Scheffing	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Raffensberger	3	0	1	0	1	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Luis Marquez	4	0	0	0	2
Sam Jethroe	3	0	1	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	1
Walker Cooper	4	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	2	1	1
Sibby Sisti	3	0	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	1	0	0
Vern Bickford	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	9.0	6	0	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	9.0	5	6	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Grady Hatton: 4
Connie Ryan: K23
Johnny Wyrostek: W
Joe Adcock: 53

Bot 1

Luis Marquez: K
Sam Jethroe: 4
Earl Torgeson: 43

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: 7
Barney McCosky: 8
Virgil Stallcup: S6
Bob Scheffing: 4

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 4
Walker Cooper: 5
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 3

Ken Raffensberger: S8
Grady Hatton: 46(1)3/GDP
Connie Ryan: K

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: 7
Buddy Kerr: S7
Vern Bickford: 14/SH.1-2
Luis Marquez: 4

Top 4

Johnny Wyrostek: 43
Joe Adcock: 63
Ted Kluszewski: K

Bot 4

Sam Jethroe: S7
Earl Torgeson: 5(B)3(1)/DP
Bob Elliott: D7
Walker Cooper: 8

Top 5

Barney McCosky: W
Virgil Stallcup: 63.1-2
Bob Scheffing: 53
Ken Raffensberger: W
Grady Hatton: 9

Bot 5

Sid Gordon: HR/7
Sibby Sisti: S8
Buddy Kerr: 3
Vern Bickford: 54/SH.1-2
Luis Marquez: K

Top 6

Connie Ryan: W
Johnny Wyrostek: SB2
Johnny Wyrostek: 4
Joe Adcock: S8.2-H
Ted Kluszewski: 46(1)/FO
Barney McCosky: 53

Bot 6

Sam Jethroe: HP
Earl Torgeson: 13.1-2
Bob Elliott: 63
Walker Cooper: 4

Top 7

Virgil Stallcup: 53
Bob Scheffing: 7
Ken Raffensberger: 4

Bot 7

Sid Gordon: D8
Sibby Sisti: 43.2-3
Buddy Kerr: 6
Vern Bickford: 4

Top 8

Grady Hatton: W
Connie Ryan: 54/SH.1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: 8
Joe Adcock: S7.2-H
Ted Kluszewski: S6.1-2
Barney McCosky: W.2-3;1-2
Virgil Stallcup: PB.1-2;2-3;3-H(UR)
Virgil Stallcup: 8

Bot 8

Luis Marquez: 7
Sam Jethroe: 5
Earl Torgeson: 63

Top 9

Bob Scheffing: 8
Ken Raffensberger: K
Grady Hatton: 53

Bot 9

Bob Elliott: K
Walker Cooper: 53
Sid Gordon: K

Notes & reviews

Vern Bickford argued the call at HP
Elliott and Braves Bickford ejected by HP umpire Gore for arguing Elliott had not tipped strike 3 on high, inside pitch

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