Boston Braves 0 – 1 Cincinnati Reds
15 May 1951 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Ewell Blackwell | 1 in 193 games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 3 | 8 innings pitched | Vern Bickford | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sam Jethroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Torgeson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ebba St. Claire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sid Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Willard Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Mauch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Vern Bickford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Addis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Bickford | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connie Ryan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Johnny Wyrostek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Adcock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Merriman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Pramesa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Virgil Stallcup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ewell Blackwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewell Blackwell | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |