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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1951-08-27 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:02

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 1st. Jocko Thompson earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jocko Thompson L: Herm Wehmeier SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Roy McMillan	4	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	3	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	0	1
Joe Adcock	3	0	0	0
Virgil Stallcup	3	1	0	1
Bob Usher	2	0	1	0
Dixie Howell	3	0	0	0
Herm Wehmeier	3	1	0	1
Bobby Adams	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Ashburn	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	1	2	2	1	0
Del Ennis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Jones	3	0	1	0	1	0
Granny Hamner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Putsy Caballero	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Seminick	1	0	0	0	2	0
Jocko Thompson	2	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herm Wehmeier	8.0	4	5	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jocko Thompson	9.0	3	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy McMillan: 4/L
Connie Ryan: 4
Johnny Wyrostek: 43

Bot 1

Eddie Waitkus: 6/56
Richie Ashburn: S.B-2(E4/TH)
Bill Nicholson: HR/9D.2-H
Del Ennis: 3/FL
Willie Jones: 2/FL

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: 4
Joe Adcock: 7
Virgil Stallcup: D/78
Bob Usher: 6/56D

Bot 2

Granny Hamner: 63
Putsy Caballero: 63
Andy Seminick: W
Jocko Thompson: W.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Dixie Howell: 5
Herm Wehmeier: K
Roy McMillan: 63

Bot 3

Richie Ashburn: 43
Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Del Ennis: K

Top 4

Connie Ryan: 7
Johnny Wyrostek: 8
Ted Kluszewski: S8/G
Joe Adcock: 3

Bot 4

Willie Jones: S8/G
Granny Hamner: 53.1-2
Putsy Caballero: 63
Andy Seminick: IW
Jocko Thompson: 43

Top 5

Virgil Stallcup: K
Bob Usher: W
Dixie Howell: 9/89
Herm Wehmeier: 9

Bot 5

Eddie Waitkus: 3/G
Richie Ashburn: 3/FL
Bill Nicholson: S8
Del Ennis: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Roy McMillan: 8/L
Connie Ryan: 8
Johnny Wyrostek: 43

Bot 6

Willie Jones: 7/L
Granny Hamner: 7
Putsy Caballero: 4/L

Top 7

Ted Kluszewski: K
Joe Adcock: 7
Virgil Stallcup: 3/FL

Bot 7

Andy Seminick: 5/FL
Jocko Thompson: 43
Eddie Waitkus: 63

Top 8

Bob Usher: 7
Dixie Howell: 63
Herm Wehmeier: S6/G
Roy McMillan: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Richie Ashburn: 13/BG
Bill Nicholson: W
Del Ennis: 8
Willie Jones: W.1-2
Granny Hamner: 6(1)/G/FO

Top 9

Connie Ryan: 4/4MD
Bobby Adams: 4
Ted Kluszewski: 23