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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 16, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 16, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 16, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Perkowski |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 6,371 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Lon Warneke |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
Dixie Howell | Catcher |
Harry Perkowski | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Dick Williams | Left Fielder |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 16, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Erskine
Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Erskine
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Erskine
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Perkowski
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Perkowski
Reese hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Perkowski
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Perkowski
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Perkowski
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Perkowski
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Erskine
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Erskine
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Perkowski
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Perkowski
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Perkowski
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Perkowski
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Perkowski
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Erskine
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Erskine
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Erskine
Perkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Perkowski
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Perkowski
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Perkowski
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Perkowski
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Erskine
Merriman hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Erskine
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Erskine
Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Perkowski
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Perkowski
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Erskine vs. Perkowski
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. Cox scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Perkowski
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Perkowski
Reese takes first base on ball four. Erskine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Perkowski
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Erskine scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Merriman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Merriman. Reese scores. Snider goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Byerly
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Erskine
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Erskine
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Byerly
Don Thompson pinch hits for Dick Williams.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Byerly covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Byerly
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Byerly
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Erskine
Don Thompson now playing left field.
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Erskine
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byerly vs. Erskine
Byerly hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Byerly
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Byerly
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Byerly
Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Reese reaches second base with a double. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Byerly
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to home to get Furillo. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Byerly
The ball gets by Howell for a passed ball. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Byerly
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Byerly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Erskine
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Erskine
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Erskine
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Byerly
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Byerly
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Byerly
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Cox reaches second base with a double. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Byerly
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Erskine vs. Byerly
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to home to get Hodges. Cox moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Byerly
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cox scores. Walker scores. Erskine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Byerly
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Byerly
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Erautt
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Erautt
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Erautt covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Erskine
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Erskine
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stallcup vs. Erskine
Stallcup hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Erskine
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Erautt
Bobby Adams now playing second base. Roy McMillan now playing shortstop.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Erautt
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Erautt
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Erskine
Bob Usher pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Usher hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Erskine
Merriman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Erskine
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1951 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Merriman L, cf 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 5 2 4 2 Ryan C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 2 2 3 Adams B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 2 3 2 Wyrostek J, rf 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 1 2 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 2 0 Hatton G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Williams D, lf 2 0 0 0 Adcock J, lf 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, ph-lf 3 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 3 1 1 2 Cox B, 3b 5 2 2 0 McMillan R, ss 0 0 0 0 Walker R, c 4 1 2 0 Howell D, c 3 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 5 2 0 1 Perkowski H, p 1 0 0 0 Byerly B, p 1 0 0 0 Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0 Usher B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 2 2 2 40 11 16 10 Cincinnati 000 000 020 -- 2 Brooklyn 100 400 60x -- 11 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Perkowski H (L) 3.2 8 5 4 2 2 Byerly B 3.0 8 6 6 1 2 Erautt E 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C (W) 9.0 2 2 2 1 4 E -- Merriman L DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 0, Brooklyn 10 2B -- Reese P, Cox B HR -- Reese P, Snider D, Stallcup V HBP -- by Erautt E (Robinson J) PB -- Howell D T -- 2:16 A -- 6371
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