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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1951-09-08 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2629 · 1:53

Boston Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–0. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 6th. Chet Nichols earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Chet Nichols L: Bubba Church SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	1	0	0
Granny Hamner	3	1	1	0
Willie Jones	3	2	1	0
Del Ennis	3	1	1	0
Tommy Brown	4	0	0	1
Dick Sisler	4	0	0	1
Putsy Caballero	3	1	0	0
Andy Seminick	3	0	0	1
Bubba Church	2	0	0	1
Del Wilber	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	3	1	1	0	0	1
Sam Jethroe	3	1	2	2	1	0
Earl Torgeson	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	2	1	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ebba St. Claire	4	1	1	0	0	0
Roy Hartsfield	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chet Nichols	2	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bubba Church	7.0	6	3	3
Jocko Thompson	1.0	3	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chet Nichols	9.0	6	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 43
Granny Hamner: W
Willie Jones: S.1-2#
Del Ennis: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Brown: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: HP
Sam Jethroe: S.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 36(1)3(B)/GDP.2-3
Bob Elliott: W
Sid Gordon: 3/FL

Top 2

Dick Sisler: 8
Putsy Caballero: 63
Andy Seminick: 53

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: 5/FL
Ebba St. Claire: 8
Roy Hartsfield: 53

Top 3

Bubba Church: K
Richie Ashburn: 9/L
Granny Hamner: S6/56
Willie Jones: 6

Bot 3

Chet Nichols: K
Sibby Sisti: K
Sam Jethroe: 3/G

Top 4

Del Ennis: S
Tommy Brown: 64(1)3/GDP
Dick Sisler: K

Bot 4

Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: 9
Sid Gordon: 9
Willard Marshall: 4

Top 5

Putsy Caballero: S7
Andy Seminick: 7
Bubba Church: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Ebba St. Claire: 43
Roy Hartsfield: K
Chet Nichols: 43

Top 6

Richie Ashburn: 8
Granny Hamner: 6
Willie Jones: FLE2
Willie Jones: S/G
Del Ennis: 6

Bot 6

Sibby Sisti: 7
Sam Jethroe: W
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: T9/9D.2-H
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H
Sid Gordon: 63.1-2
Willard Marshall: 8

Top 7

Tommy Brown: K/C
Dick Sisler: 5
Putsy Caballero: 43

Bot 7

Ebba St. Claire: S9
Roy Hartsfield: 7
Chet Nichols: 14/SH.1-2
Sibby Sisti: S6.2-3;B-2(E2/TH)
Sam Jethroe: T8.3-H;2-H
Earl Torgeson: 43

Top 8

Andy Seminick: K
Del Wilber: K
Richie Ashburn: S4
Granny Hamner: 9

Bot 8

Bob Elliott: S8
Sid Gordon: S7.1-2#
Willard Marshall: S7/78.2-H;1-2
Ebba St. Claire: 75(2)4(1)/GDP
Roy Hartsfield: 43

Top 9

Willie Jones: W
Del Ennis: 9
Tommy Brown: 9
Dick Sisler: 5

Notes & reviews

Ebba St. Claire caught between 3B and HP but made it back to 3B when Andy Seminick threw wildly to 3B
both runners held up thinking that Dick Sisler would catch the ball

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