BOXSCORE: 1951 Washington Nationals At 1951 Cincinnati Reds         4/13/1951

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       5  2  3  0 .167     S.Jethroe CF        1  0  0  0 .217  
  B.Doerr 2B          3  2  2  2 .250   A-L.Doby PR,CF        3  0  0  0 .327  
  F.Baumholtz LF      5  1  1  0 .357     P.Runnels SS        5  1  1  0 .222  
  L.Easter 1B         4  1  0  1 .214     J.Robinson 2B       3  1  0  0 .262  
  G.Bell RF           4  2  2  2 .286     B.Elliott 3B        4  0  2  0 .280  
  J.Garagiola C       3  0  1  0 .444     M.McCormick RF      3  0  1  1 .267  
  R.Boone SS          4  0  0  1 .150     D.Sisler LF         3  0  0  0 .263  
  B.Adams 3B          4  0  1  0 .150     P.Masi C            3  0  0  1 .240  
  W.Spahn P           2  0  0  0 .000     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  1  2  1 .266  
B-I.Noren PH          1  0  1  2 .500     J.Hearn P           2  0  2  0 .333  
  C.Erskine P         1  0  0  0 .000   C-E.Slaughter PH      1  0  1  0 .297  
                                          F.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          R.Meyer P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          P.Minner P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        D-H.Arft PH           1  0  0  0 .143  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8 11  8                 Totals      33  3  9  3

A-Pinch Ran For Jethroe In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Spahn In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hearn In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Minner In 9th Inning

INJURY: Sam Jethroe INJURED (for 0 more games) in 3rd inning

Nationals....... 2 0 0  0 0 0  2 4 0  -  8 11  2
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  3  9  1

Nationals (2-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Spahn WIN(1-0)          6       6   2   1   2   3   0 102   1.50  A1 C8
C.Erskine SAVE(1st)       3       3   1   1   0   1   1  50   6.00  C9
Totals                    9       9   3   2   2   4   1

Reds (7-10)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Hearn LOSS(1-2)         7       4   4   2   4   0   0  98   6.86  A1 C9
F.Hiller                  0 1/3   5   4   4   0   0   0  19  10.80  D1 D6
R.Meyer                   1       2   0   0   0   0   0  22   5.29  D7 E2
P.Minner                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.32  E3
Totals                    9      11   8   6   4   0   0

ATTENDANCE- 11,968 DATE- Tuesday, April 13th 1951 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5  Reds: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 3  Reds: 2
ERRORS- J.Garagiola, R.Boone, J.Hearn
DOUBLES- D.Dimaggio-3(4th), B.Doerr(2nd), F.Baumholtz(1st), I.Noren(1st),
         T.Kluszewski(9th)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski(1st)
RBIs- B.Doerr-2(3rd), L.Easter(4th), G.Bell-2(2nd), R.Boone(3rd),
      I.Noren-2(3rd), M.McCormick(5th), P.Masi(4th), T.Kluszewski(7th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.McCormick
WALKS- B.Doerr-2, L.Easter, J.Garagiola, J.Robinson, P.Masi
HIT BY PITCH- S.Jethroe
STRIKE OUTS- P.Runnels, B.Elliott-2, D.Sisler
GIDP- F.Baumholtz, B.Adams, L.Doby, D.Sisler, T.Kluszewski
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- D.Sisler
2-out RBI- I.Noren-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Robinson-2, C.Erskine, P.Masi, L.Easter
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 5 for 16  Reds: 2 for 7
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Phil Masi blocked the plate, saving a run!

Bobby Doerr had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Crosley Field as the Washington
Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds by the count of 8 to 3.

Washington took the lead for keeps in the top of the 7th inning when they came
up with 2 runs on 2 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Irv Noren
who helped quiet the crowd when he doubled scoring two baserunners.
Washington managed 11 hits in their victory.  

The win was credited to Warren Spahn(1-0) who went 6 innings allowing 2 runs.
Carl Erskine earned the save, his 1st.  Jim Hearn(1-2) was tagged with the
loss.  He surrendered 4 hits and 4 walks in 7 innings.  


SCORESHEET: 1951 Washington Nationals at 1951 Cincinnati Reds
D.Dimagg-A1  A1:Do      B1:FO/5    *6*:P/6    *8*:Do     *9*:Do
                                                         
                                                         
B.Doerr-A1   A2:Do>2#   B2:W>b1    C2:W>b1    D2:Si>2#   E2:F/8
                                                         
                                                         
F.Baumho-A1  A3:G/43>2  B3:G/43    C3:G-DP/3  D3:Do>13   E3:G/13
             3                     63>1o                 
                                                         
L.Easter-A1  A4:G/3>3#  *4*:G/43   *7*:W>b1   D4:G/53    E4:G/43
                                                         
                                                         
G.Bell-A1    A5:L/3     B5:G/53    C5:Si>12   D5:Si>3#
                                              2#
                                              
J.Garagi-A1  *2*:W>b1   B6:G/43    C6:F/7     D6:Si>13
                                              
                                              
R.Boone-A1   A7:Force/  *5*:F/7    C7:F/7     D7:G/63>3
             36>1o b1                         # 12
                                              
B.Adams-A1   A8:G-DP/6  B8:G/53    C8:E/1>23  D8:Si>23
             43>1o                 12         
                                              
W.Spahn-A1   *3*:FO/2   B9:FO/2    C9:Do>3#   D9:P/4
I.Noren-C9                         2# 1o      
C.Erskin-D1                                   

S.Jethro-A1  A1:F/9     B1:HBP>12  C1:F/9     D1:G-DP/4  E1:F/9
L.Doby-B2                                     63>1o      
                                                         
P.Runnel-A1  A2:F/9     B2:F/9     *6*:Si     D2:K       E2:F/8
                                                         
                                                         
J.Robins-A1  A3:G/53    B3:G/63    C3:W>12 b  *8*:G/53
                                   1          
                                              
B.Elliot-A1  *2*:K      *4*:K      C4:Si>23   D4:Si
                                   12         
                                              
M.McCorm-A1  A5:F/9     B5:Si      C5:SF/9>3  D5:F/7
                                   #          
                                              
D.Sisler-A1  A6:K       B6:G-DP/1  C6:E/6>23  D6:CatInt
                        63>1o      12         /2>12 b1
                                              
P.Masi-A1    *3*:G/53   *5*:P/3    C7:W>3# 2  D7:P/6
                                   3 12 b1    
                                              
T.Klusze-A1  A8:Do      B8:P/3     C8:G-DP/4  *9*:HR>b#
                                   63>1o      
                                              
J.Hearn-A1   A9:Si>23   B9:Si      *7*:Si     D9:L/4
E.Slaugh-C9                                   
F.Hiller-D3+