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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1951-09-09 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:14

Boston Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–4. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 5th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Dick Sisler 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	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	10
BSN	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1		5	10

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

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	0	2	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	5	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Jones	5	1	2	1	0	0
Del Ennis	4	1	3	1	0	0
Dick Sisler	3	1	1	2	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	3	0	0	0	1	0
Putsy Caballero	4	0	0	0	0	0
Del Wilber	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ken Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	3
Tommy Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	5	0	2	1	0	2
Sam Jethroe	5	0	2	1	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	2	1	1	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	0	1	0	3
Willard Marshall	4	2	2	0	0	0
Roy Hartsfield	1	0	0	0	2	1
Warren Spahn	4	1	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Johnson	8.0	10	4	7

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	10	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 8
Granny Hamner: 3
Willie Jones: S8
Del Ennis: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: K/C
Sam Jethroe: S7
Earl Torgeson: 46(1)/FO
Bob Elliott: S8.1-2
Sid Gordon: 13

Top 2

Dick Sisler: 53
Eddie Waitkus: 3
Putsy Caballero: 63

Bot 2

Walker Cooper: K
Willard Marshall: 3/G
Roy Hartsfield: W
Warren Spahn: K/C

Top 3

Del Wilber: W
Ken Johnson: CS2(26)
Ken Johnson: K/C
Richie Ashburn: 8

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: S5
Sam Jethroe: 16(1)/FO
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: 3
Bob Elliott: W
Sid Gordon: 8

Top 4

Granny Hamner: D7
Willie Jones: 13.2-3
Del Ennis: S7.3-H
Dick Sisler: 23.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: W
Putsy Caballero: 8

Bot 4

Walker Cooper: K
Willard Marshall: S8
Roy Hartsfield: W.1-2
Warren Spahn: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6)(NR)(UR)
Sibby Sisti: K

Top 5

Del Wilber: 8
Ken Johnson: K
Richie Ashburn: S3
Granny Hamner: SB2
Granny Hamner: 8

Bot 5

Sam Jethroe: 8
Earl Torgeson: S9
Bob Elliott: D7.1-H
Sid Gordon: SB3
Sid Gordon: W
Walker Cooper: 7.3-H
Willard Marshall: 4

Top 6

Willie Jones: HR/7
Del Ennis: D7
Dick Sisler: HR/9.2-H
Eddie Waitkus: 63
Putsy Caballero: 8
Del Wilber: D7
Ken Johnson: K

Bot 6

Roy Hartsfield: K/C
Warren Spahn: D9
Sibby Sisti: 9
Sam Jethroe: S8.2-H
Earl Torgeson: 43

Top 7

Richie Ashburn: 43
Granny Hamner: 63
Willie Jones: 5

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: 7
Sid Gordon: 8
Walker Cooper: K/C

Top 8

Del Ennis: S9
Dick Sisler: E1/SH.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 9
Putsy Caballero: 4
Del Wilber: 2

Bot 8

Willard Marshall: S8
Roy Hartsfield: 34/SH.1-2
Warren Spahn: 8
Sibby Sisti: T8.2-H
Sam Jethroe: 63

Top 9

Tommy Brown: 63
Richie Ashburn: S5
Granny Hamner: 9
Willie Jones: 4(1)/FO