Boston Braves 4 – 5 Chicago Cubs
18 June 1951 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Phil Cavarretta | 1 in 107 games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Bruce Edwards | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Addis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Jethroe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Earl Torgeson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Sid Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Ray Mueller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sibby Sisti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Buddy Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gene Mauch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vern Bickford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willard Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Bickford | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Cole | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sid Schacht | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Jeffcoat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Baumholtz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bruce Edwards | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Borkowski | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Miksis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Hiller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dee Fondy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Hermanski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Hiller | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Dutch Leonard | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |