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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 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 May 20, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 20, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Jack Cusick | Shortstop |
Cal McLish | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. McLish
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. McLish
Jethroe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McLish
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sain
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Sain
Baumholtz hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. McLish
Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McLish
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. McLish
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. McLish
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. McLish
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. McLish
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Sain
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Sain
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sain
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cusick vs. Sain
Cusick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. McLish
Hartsfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. McLish
Jethroe bunts towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to McLish covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. McLish
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. McLish
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Jethroe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. McLish
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Sain
McLish hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sain
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McLish
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McLish
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. McLish
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. McLish
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Sain
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Sain
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. McLish
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. McLish
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. McLish
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Sain
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sain
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cusick vs. Sain
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burgess vs. Sain
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kelly
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kelly
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sain
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Sain
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Sain
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Sain
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sain, and towards Hartsfield, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kelly
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kelly
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Cusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Kelly
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Kelly
Sain takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartsfield vs. Kelly
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sain
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Bob Ramazzotti pinch runs for Rube Walker. Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Jack Cusick.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ramazzotti moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borkowski vs. Sain
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Bob Kelly.
Borkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terwilliger vs. Sain
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramazzotti scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Sain
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Leonard
Bob Ramazzotti now playing shortstop. Mickey Owen now catching. Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Leonard
Marshall bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Leonard
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Owen and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Leonard
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Sain
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Nichols
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Nichols
Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ramazzotti vs. Nichols
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Nichols
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Ramazzotti moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Donovan
Dick Donovan now pitching.
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Leonard
Hal Jeffcoat now playing right field.
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Leonard
Luis Marquez pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Leonard
Gene Mauch pinch runs for Sid Gordon.
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Leonard
Ebba St. Claire pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Leonard covering. Safe. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Addis vs. Leonard
Bob Addis pinch hits for Dick Donovan.
Addis hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1951, game 1 -- Boston at Chicago (D) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hartsfield R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 1 Jethroe S, cf 4 0 2 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 3 1 2 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Jeffcoat H, rf 0 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 3 1 1 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 0 0 Marquez L, pr 0 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 3 1 1 0 Gordon S, lf 4 1 2 1 Fondy D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Mauch G, pr 0 0 0 0 Walker R, c 3 0 2 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ramazzotti B, pr-ss 1 1 1 1 Kerr B, ss 3 0 1 1 Cusick J, ss 2 0 0 0 St. Claire E, ph 1 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0 Sain J, p 2 0 0 0 Owen M, c 1 0 1 1 Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0 McLish C, p 1 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 0 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 1 Addis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Kelly B, p 0 0 0 0 Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 34 4 10 4 Boston 030 000 000 -- 3 Chicago 000 010 12x -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Sain J* 7.0 8 3 3 1 1 Nichols C (L) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 Donovan D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McLish C 5.0 5 3 3 1 3 Kelly B 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Leonard D (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Elliott B, Jackson R DP -- Boston 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- Boston 6, Chicago 8 2B -- Cooper W, Gordon S, Walker R, Baumholtz F HR -- Elliott B SB -- Jethroe S CS -- Jethroe S SH -- Marshall W T -- 2:09 A -- 0
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