Chicago Cubs 8 – 4 Cincinnati Reds
16 August 1951 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Bob Rush | 1 in 107 games |
| 24 | final score 8–4 | 1 in 81 games | |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Connie Ryan | 1 in 93 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Connors | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Baumholtz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hank Sauer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gene Hermanski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Cusick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Owen | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Rush | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Connie Ryan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR, 3B |
| Hank Edwards | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Kluszewski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Merriman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Adcock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virgil Stallcup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Pramesa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Ramsdell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Usher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ramsdell | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Howie Fox | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Smith | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |