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September 1, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 9 11 1
Phillies 4 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 9 11 1
Phillies 4 9 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .332
OBP .750 .386
At Bats 3 500
Hits 2 166
• Singles 2 139
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 42
RBI’s 0 47

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 11 0
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Shibe Park - September 1, 1951
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Out
Warren Spahn
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Bob Elliott
Sibby Sisti
Sid Gordon
Sam Jethroe
Willard Marshall
Richie Ashburn
Del Wilber

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 9 11 1 8
Philadelphia Phillies 4 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Ken Heintzelman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Elliott
Attendance 7,439
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Wilber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hartsfield hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cooper hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Gordon hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Caballero hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sisler strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ennis strikes out.
Top 8 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jethroe moves to second.
Top 8 Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sisti hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Hartsfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson scores.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Sisti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Heintzelman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Caballero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hartsfield hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn scores.
Bottom 5 Ennis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jones bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Heintzelman hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Wilber scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Caballero takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jethroe strikes out.
Top 4 Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ken Heintzelman now pitching. Spahn hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Cooper scores. Marshall moves to second.
Top 4 Marshall takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second.
Top 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third.
Top 4 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Sisler strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 3 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Wilber strikes out.
Bottom 2 Caballero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hamner strikes out.
Top 2 Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spahn strikes out.
Top 2 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sisler strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jocko Thompson now pitching. Marshall hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner.
Top 1 Elliott is called out on strikes.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Torgeson scores.
Top 1 There goes Torgeson. The throw from Wilber and he is safe. Torgeson steals third.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 1 Jethroe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Jethroe reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sisti hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.