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May 4, 1951

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 5 1
Braves 9 11 1
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Cubs 3 5 1
Braves 9 11 1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .143
OBP .000 .143
At Bats 0 7
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Braves Field - May 4, 1951
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Strikeout
Vern Bickford
Ebba St. Claire
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Bob Elliott
Buddy Kerr
Sid Gordon
Sam Jethroe
Willard Marshall
Smoky Burgess
Rube Walker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 5 1 6
Boston Braves 9 11 1 7
Winning Pitcher Vern Bickford
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Elliott
Attendance 6,022
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bob Kelly. Burgess strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cusick hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelly covering, for the out. Hartsfield moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bickford hits a fly ball towards center. Pafko catches it and throws to first to double up Marshall.
Bottom 7 Kerr is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bob Kelly now pitching. Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Serena hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Ramazzotti pinch hits for Turk Lown. Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 St. Claire is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cusick is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jethroe hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores.
Bottom 5 Hartsfield hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bickford bunts towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kerr takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sauer takes first base on ball four. Serena moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second.
Top 5 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Serena moves to second.
Top 5 Serena takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lown is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 4 St. Claire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. St. Claire reaches second base with a double. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jethroe hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bickford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores.
Bottom 3 Marshall takes first base on ball four. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to third. St. Claire moves to second.
Bottom 3 St. Claire is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Gordon bunts in front of the plate. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 3 Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Turk Lown now pitching. Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Borkowski scores. Baumholtz goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Borkowski moves to third.
Top 3 Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borkowski moves to second.
Top 3 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Bob Rush. Borkowski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Jethroe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rush fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rush. Hartsfield moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hartsfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. St. Claire scores. Kerr scores.
Bottom 2 Bickford bunts towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. St. Claire moves to third. Kerr moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kerr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 St. Claire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. St. Claire reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bickford spins and fires to second, and Fondy is picked off.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford juggles the ball. That's an error on Bickford. Fondy moves to second.
Top 2 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Pafko is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hartsfield strikes out.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Serena takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Terwilliger strikes out.