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Braves 6 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, played on August 4, 1951 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Braves with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1951 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 6 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 16 E: 4 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 16
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherJoe Hatten  
Losing PitcherBob Chipman  
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Game Winning RBIHank Sauer 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1951 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Wilson  
Home Starting PitcherTurk Lown  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance13,896 
Time of Game3 hours 8 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: Artie Gore

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy Hartsfield  Second Baseman 
Sam Jethroe  Center Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Jim Wilson  Pitcher 
Tommy Holmes  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Miksis  Second Baseman 
Hal Jeffcoat  Left Fielder 
Frank Baumholtz  Center Fielder 
Randy Jackson  Third Baseman 
Gene Hermanski  Right Fielder 
Chuck Connors  First Baseman 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Turk Lown  Pitcher 
Phil Cavarretta  Manager 

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Braves 6 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
August 4, 1951

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1951 -- Boston at Chicago (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b      6  0  1  0   Miksis E, 2b          5  0  3  0   
Jethroe S, cf         4  1  0  0   Jeffcoat H, lf-rf     6  1  1  1   
Sisti S, rf           0  0  0  0   Baumholtz F, cf       5  1  1  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        6  1  2  0   Jackson R, 3b         6  1  3  1   
Elliott B, 3b         5  0  0  1   Hermanski G, rf       2  1  1  0   
Gordon S, lf          5  2  1  0   Sauer H, ph-lf        1  0  1  1   
Marshall W, rf        2  1  0  0   Connors C, 1b         5  1  1  1   
Marquez L, rf-cf      0  0  0  0   Burgess S, c          5  1  2  1   
Cooper W, c           1  0  0  0   Cusick J, pr          0  0  0  0   
Mueller R, c          1  0  0  0   Owen M, c             0  0  0  0   
St. Claire E, ph-c    2  1  1  2   Smalley R, ss         5  0  1  1   
Logan J, ss           3  0  0  0   Lown T, p             2  1  2  1   
Wilson J, p           2  0  0  0   Leonard D, p          1  0  0  0   
Estock G, p           0  0  0  0   Hatten J, p           1  0  0  0   
Addis B, ph           0  0  0  0                                      
Paine P, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Holmes T, ph          1  0  0  1                                      
Chipman B, p          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  6  5  4                        44  7 16  7

Boston           001 000 032 00 --  6
Chicago          001 310 001 01 --  7
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilson J              3.1  6  4  3  0  0
Estock G              1.2  3  1  1  2  0
Paine P               2.0  1  0  0  2  0
Chipman B (L)         3.1  6  2  2  1  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lown T*               7.0  4  4  4  9  1
Leonard D             1.1  1  2  0  1  2
Hatten J (W)          2.2  0  0  0  1  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Miksis E, Hartsfield R, Smalley R, Hermanski G 2
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Chicago 12
2B -- Hermanski G, Miksis E, Smalley R, St. Claire E, Torgeson E, Sauer H
3B -- Jackson R
SB -- Jackson R
CS -- Miksis E, Marshall W
HBP -- by Wilson J (Hermanski G)
WP -- Estock G
T -- 3:08
A -- 13896

    

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