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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1951-08-24 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:18

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–1. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 8th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Sam Jethroe went 1-for-3 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	0	0	0	1	1	9
BSN	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2		5	8

W: Warren Spahn L: Ken Raffensberger SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	2	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	2	0	0	1
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	2	0	1	0	2	1
Bob Usher	4	0	0	1	0	1
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dixie Howell	3	0	2	0	0	0
Ken Raffensberger	2	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roy McMillan	1	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Jethroe	3	2	1	1	1	2
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	2	1	1	1	0
Walker Cooper	3	0	0	0	1	0
Willard Marshall	3	0	2	1	1	0
Roy Hartsfield	4	1	2	1	0	1
Luis Marquez	3	0	1	1	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	7.0	6	3	2
Eddie Erautt	1.0	2	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	9	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Adams: 5
Connie Ryan: W
Johnny Wyrostek: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 7
Sam Jethroe: K/C
Earl Torgeson: 5

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Joe Adcock: W
Bob Usher: 7
Virgil Stallcup: 3

Bot 2

Sid Gordon: W
Walker Cooper: SB2
Walker Cooper: 8
Willard Marshall: W
Roy Hartsfield: S8.1-2;2-H
Luis Marquez: 7
Warren Spahn: 5

Top 3

Dixie Howell: S6
Ken Raffensberger: CS2(26)
Ken Raffensberger: S7
Bobby Adams: 64(1)/FO
Connie Ryan: 8

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: S9
Sam Jethroe: K
Earl Torgeson: 43.1-2
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 4

Johnny Wyrostek: S4
Ted Kluszewski: 64(1)3/GDP
Joe Adcock: S8
Bob Usher: 7

Bot 4

Walker Cooper: 63
Willard Marshall: S8
Roy Hartsfield: 9
Luis Marquez: 3

Top 5

Virgil Stallcup: 7
Dixie Howell: S9
Ken Raffensberger: PO1(136)
Ken Raffensberger: 4

Bot 5

Warren Spahn: 5
Sibby Sisti: 7
Sam Jethroe: HR/7
Earl Torgeson: 3/G

Top 6

Bobby Adams: 53
Connie Ryan: K/C
Johnny Wyrostek: K/C

Bot 6

Sid Gordon: 9
Walker Cooper: W
Willard Marshall: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Ted Kluszewski: 13
Joe Adcock: W
Bob Usher: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 7

Roy Hartsfield: S8
Luis Marquez: D8.1-H
Warren Spahn: 14
Sibby Sisti: CS3(25)
Sibby Sisti: 9

Top 8

Virgil Stallcup: S1.B-1(E1)
Dixie Howell: 9
Danny Litwhiler: K
Bobby Adams: 9

Bot 8

Sam Jethroe: W
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: 7
Sid Gordon: D8.2-H
Walker Cooper: 63
Willard Marshall: D7.2-H
Roy Hartsfield: K

Top 9

Roy McMillan: S7
Johnny Wyrostek: S8.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: S8.1-2;2-3
Joe Adcock: K/C
Bob Usher: 9.3-H
Virgil Stallcup: K