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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 24, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 24, 1951 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 24, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Presko |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 9,443 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
Bill Howerton | Right Fielder |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Joe Presko | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 24, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Presko
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Presko
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Presko fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Presko
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Presko
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Raffensberger
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Raffensberger
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howerton vs. Raffensberger
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howerton vs. Raffensberger
Howerton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Presko
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Presko
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Presko
Merriman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Raffensberger
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Raffensberger
Rojek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Raffensberger
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Presko vs. Raffensberger
Presko hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojek scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Raffensberger
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Presko
Scheffing is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Presko
Raffensberger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Presko
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Raffensberger
Musial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Raffensberger
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howerton vs. Raffensberger
Howerton hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Raffensberger
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Raffensberger
Rojek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Rojek reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Presko
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Presko
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Presko
Adcock hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Presko vs. Wehmeier
Presko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Wehmeier
Lowrey bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. Presko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Wehmeier
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Wehmeier
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wehmeier
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Wehmeier
Howerton hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Presko
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Presko
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Presko
Merriman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wehmeier
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Wehmeier
Rojek hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Merriman. Rojek reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Wehmeier
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wyrostek. Rojek scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Presko vs. Perkowski
Harry Perkowski now pitching.
Presko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Perkowski
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Perkowski
Schoendienst 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 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Presko
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Presko
Perkowski hits a line drive into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Presko
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Perkowski
Musial hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Merriman, who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Perkowski
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howerton vs. Perkowski
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Musial scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perkowski
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Presko
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Presko
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lowrey. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Presko
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Presko
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Perkowski
Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Perkowski
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Presko vs. Perkowski
Presko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Perkowski
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Rice trying to get to home. Adcock throws the ball in to Scheffing who tags Rice, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Presko
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Presko
Merriman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Presko
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Bob Scheffing.
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Perkowski
Dixie Howell now catching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Perkowski
Musial takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Perkowski
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howerton vs. Perkowski
Howerton hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Perkowski
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Perkowski
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. Jones scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojek vs. Perkowski
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Presko
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Harry Perkowski.
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Presko
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Presko
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wyrostek vs. Presko
Wyrostek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adcock vs. Presko
Adcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howerton. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Hatton scores. Wyrostek scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Presko
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Presko fields it and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stallcup vs. Presko
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/24/1951 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lowrey P, cf 4 1 3 2 Ryan C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 2 2 0 Wyrostek J, rf 4 1 2 1 Musial S, lf 4 3 3 3 Adcock J, lf 4 0 1 2 Jones N, 1b 5 1 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Howerton B, rf 5 0 0 1 Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 4 1 2 3 Merriman L, cf 3 0 0 0 Rojek S, ss 5 2 3 1 Scheffing B, c 1 0 0 0 Rice D, c 4 0 3 1 McCosky B, ph 1 0 0 0 Presko J, p 4 1 1 0 Howell D, c 0 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 1 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 0 0 0 0 Perkowski H, p 1 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 3 39 11 17 11 Cincinnati 000 000 003 -- 3 St.Louis 111 321 02x -- 11 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (L) 2.2 8 3 3 0 1 Wehmeier H* 1.1 4 5 5 2 0 Perkowski H 4.0 5 3 3 1 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Presko J (W) 9.0 5 3 3 1 6 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Wyrostek J DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 3, St.Louis 8 2B -- Musial S, Rojek S 2, Wyrostek J 2, Rice D, Johnson B, Adcock J 3B -- Musial S HR -- Lowrey P, Musial S SH -- Lowrey P HBP -- by Presko J (Scheffing B) WP -- Raffensberger K, Perkowski H T -- 2:08 A -- 9443
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