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Giants 6 @ Dodgers 7
Ebbets Field
August 8, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on August 8, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Giants with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1951 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 7 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherClyde King  
Losing PitcherDave Koslo  
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Game Winning RBIBilly Cox 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1951 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
Home Starting PitcherDon Newcombe  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance27,004 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Artie Gore
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Williams  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Third Baseman 
Sal Yvars  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Andy Pafko  Left Fielder 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Billy Cox  Third Baseman 
Don Newcombe  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Giants 6 @ Dodgers 7
Ebbets Field
August 8, 1951

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         Game of 8/8/1951, game 2 -- New York at Brooklyn (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Williams D, 2b        5  2  1  0   Furillo C, rf         5  1  2  1   
Dark A, ss            5  1  2  0   Reese P, ss           4  1  1  1   
Mueller D, rf         4  2  1  0   Snider D, cf          4  2  1  1   
Irvin M, lf           4  0  1  2   Robinson J, 2b        5  1  3  1   
Lockman W, 1b         5  0  2  2   Pafko A, lf           4  1  2  1   
Mays W, cf            5  0  1  1   Campanella R, c       5  0  2  1   
Thomson B, 3b         5  1  2  1   Hodges G, 1b          5  0  1  0   
Yvars S, c            2  0  0  0   Cox B, 3b             5  0  2  1   
Westrum W, c          3  0  1  0   Newcombe D, p         3  1  0  0   
Maglie S, p           1  0  0  0   King C, p             1  0  0  0   
Rigney B, ph          0  0  0  0                                      
Corwin A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Thompson H, ph        1  0  1  0                                      
Spencer G, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Stanky E, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Koslo D, p            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  6 12  6                        41  7 14  7

New York         000 101 013 0 --  6
Brooklyn         202 100 100 1 --  7
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S              4.0  7  5  5  2  1
Corwin A              2.0  0  0  0  0  2
Spencer G             2.0  3  1  1  0  1
Koslo D (L)           1.2  4  1  1  0  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newcombe D            8.2  9  6  5  2  8
King C (W)            1.1  3  0  0  0  0

E -- Yvars S 2, Reese P, Campanella R
DP -- New York 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 10, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Lockman W 2
HR -- Furillo C, Snider D, Thomson B
SB -- Snider D, Robinson J 2, Cox B
HBP -- by Maglie S (Pafko A), by Newcombe D (Rigney B), by King C (Mueller D)
WP -- Newcombe D
T -- 3:00
A -- 27004

    

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