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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1951-06-21 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 5827 · 2:30

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–4. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 4th. Preacher Roe earned the win and Carl Erskine picked up the save. Roy McMillan went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	6	10
CIN	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	11

W: Preacher Roe L: Howie Fox SV: Carl Erskine

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cal Abrams	3	1	1	2	2	1
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	1	0	1	1
Duke Snider	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jackie Robinson	3	1	1	1	2	0
Gil Hodges	5	2	2	0	0	0
Carl Furillo	4	1	2	1	0	0
Roy Campanella	5	0	0	0	0	1
Rocky Bridges	4	1	2	1	0	0
Preacher Roe	4	0	0	0	0	3

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	4	0	2	0	1	0
Bob Usher	5	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	2	3	0	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	1	0	1
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	1	1	0	0
Grady Hatton	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Scheffing	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lloyd Merriman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Howie Fox	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy Meeks	1	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Pramesa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy McMillan	1	1	1	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	8.1	11	3	3
Carl Erskine	0.2	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Fox	4.1	6	2	3
Bud Byerly	0.2	2	0	0
Herm Wehmeier	2.0	2	2	2
Eddie Erautt	1.1	0	1	2
Frank Smith	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cal Abrams: 43
Pee Wee Reese: D9/L
Duke Snider: 7
Jackie Robinson: 43

Bot 1

Bobby Adams: W
Bob Usher: CS2(24)
Bob Usher: 6
Johnny Wyrostek: D7
Ted Kluszewski: K

Top 2

Gil Hodges: 63
Carl Furillo: 13
Roy Campanella: K

Bot 2

Virgil Stallcup: 63
Grady Hatton: 8
Bob Scheffing: 7

Top 3

Rocky Bridges: 63
Preacher Roe: K
Cal Abrams: W
Pee Wee Reese: SB2
Pee Wee Reese: W
Duke Snider: 4E3.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Jackie Robinson: 2/FL

Bot 3

Lloyd Merriman: 8
Howie Fox: K
Bobby Adams: 4

Top 4

Gil Hodges: S1/BG
Carl Furillo: HP.1-2
Roy Campanella: 8
Rocky Bridges: D9.2-H;1-3
Preacher Roe: K
Cal Abrams: D9/L.3-H;2-H
Pee Wee Reese: 13

Bot 4

Bob Usher: S9/L
Johnny Wyrostek: S7/L.1X3(75);B-2(TH)
Ted Kluszewski: D8/L.2-H
Virgil Stallcup: 9/F9D
Grady Hatton: 9

Top 5

Duke Snider: 7/L
Jackie Robinson: HR/7
Gil Hodges: D8
Carl Furillo: S8/L.2-H
Roy Campanella: 7
Rocky Bridges: S8/G.1-3
Preacher Roe: 13

Bot 5

Bob Scheffing: W
Lloyd Merriman: 6
Sammy Meeks: K
Bobby Adams: S7/L.1-2
Bob Usher: 8

Top 6

Cal Abrams: W
Pee Wee Reese: CS2(24)
Pee Wee Reese: K
Duke Snider: S9/G
Jackie Robinson: W.1-2
Gil Hodges: 7

Bot 6

Johnny Wyrostek: W
Ted Kluszewski: 9/L
Virgil Stallcup: D9/L.1-H
Grady Hatton: 43.2-3
Bob Scheffing: 8

Top 7

Carl Furillo: D8
Roy Campanella: 6
Rocky Bridges: 7
Preacher Roe: K

Bot 7

Lloyd Merriman: 8
Johnny Pramesa: 7
Bobby Adams: 8

Top 8

Cal Abrams: K
Pee Wee Reese: 8
Duke Snider: K

Bot 8

Bob Usher: S7/L
Johnny Wyrostek: S9.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 2
Virgil Stallcup: 8/F8D.2-3
Grady Hatton: S9.3-H;1-3
Bob Scheffing: 9

Top 9

Jackie Robinson: W
Gil Hodges: 53.1-2
Carl Furillo: 43
Roy Campanella: 63

Bot 9

Lloyd Merriman: 8
Roy McMillan: HR/7
Bobby Adams: S7/L
Bob Usher: 3/FL
Johnny Wyrostek: SB2
Johnny Wyrostek: 7

Notes & reviews

349 ft
umpchange,7,ump3b,(None)
3B umpire Conlan left after 7th inning to catch plane for Chicago to attend his brother's funeral; game was finished with 3 umpires
off LF pole

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