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Braves
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
September 1, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, played on September 1, 1951 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 1, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 7,439 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Tommy Holmes | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
Dick Sisler | Left Fielder |
Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
Putsy Caballero | Second Baseman |
Del Wilber | Catcher |
Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
September 1, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Johnson
Sisti hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Johnson
Jethroe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Jethroe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Johnson
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Wilber and he is safe. Torgeson steals third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Johnson
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Thompson
Jocko Thompson now pitching.
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Thompson
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Thompson
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Thompson
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Thompson
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Thompson
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Thompson
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Thompson
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Thompson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Thompson
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartsfield vs. Thompson
Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Cooper scores. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Heintzelman
Ken Heintzelman now pitching.
Spahn hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jethroe vs. Heintzelman
Jethroe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott throws to second for one, and Hartsfield throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Wilber moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heintzelman vs. Spahn
Heintzelman hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Wilber scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Heintzelman
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Heintzelman
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Heintzelman
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Heintzelman
Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Heintzelman
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Heintzelman
Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Spahn
Heintzelman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Heintzelman
Jethroe bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sisti moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Heintzelman
Torgeson bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sisti moves to third. Jethroe moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Heintzelman
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sisler. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Sisti scores. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Heintzelman
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Heintzelman
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Heintzelman
Hartsfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Spahn
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Eddie Waitkus.
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Heintzelman
Tommy Brown now playing first base.
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Heintzelman
Sisti hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Heintzelman
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Heintzelman
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Heintzelman
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Spahn
Sisler strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caballero vs. Spahn
Caballero hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Heintzelman
Gordon hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Heintzelman
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heintzelman
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Heintzelman
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Spahn
Wilber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Spahn
Andy Seminick pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Spahn
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1951 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N) Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Sisti S, ss 5 1 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 2 2 0 Brown T, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 2 2 1 Ashburn R, cf 4 2 2 0 Elliott B, 3b 5 1 1 2 Jones W, 3b 3 1 1 2 Gordon S, lf 3 1 0 1 Ennis D, rf 4 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 5 2 4 1 Sisler D, lf 4 0 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 1 Hamner G, ss 4 0 1 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 5 0 1 2 Caballero P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Spahn W, p 4 0 0 0 Wilber D, c 4 1 1 0 Johnson K, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0 Heintzelman K, p 2 0 1 1 Seminick A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 11 8 35 4 9 4 Boston 200 200 401 -- 9 Philadelphia 200 110 000 -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 9.0 9 4 3 2 9 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Johnson K 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 Thompson J* 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 Heintzelman K (L) 6.0 6 5 5 1 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th E -- Hamner G, Hartsfield R LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Jethroe S, Elliott B, Cooper W HR -- Jones W, Cooper W SB -- Torgeson E SH -- Jones W, Jethroe S, Torgeson E WP -- Johnson K T -- 2:28 A -- 7439
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