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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 9, 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 9, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,838 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
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 |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | 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 |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 9, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Branca
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Branca
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Branca
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Branca
Jansen takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Branca
Williams takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to third. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Branca
There's a wild pitch. Westrum scores. Jansen moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Branca
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox hits a line drive towards third. Thomson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Podbielan
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Podbielan
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podbielan
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Podbielan
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Jansen
Podbielan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Podbielan
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Podbielan
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reese fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Podbielan
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Podbielan
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Podbielan
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Jansen
Bridges hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campanella moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Jansen
Rube Walker pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
There's a wild pitch. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to third. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Jansen
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Palica
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Palica
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Palica
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Palica
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Jansen vs. Palica
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Palica
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Palica
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Palica
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Palica covering, for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Palica
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Palica
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Palica
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Palica
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spencer
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Spencer
Bridges bunts towards the mound. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spencer
Don Thompson pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Spencer
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Spencer
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bridges scores. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Spencer
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Spencer
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Haugstad
Phil Haugstad now pitching.
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Haugstad
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. King
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Al Corwin. Clyde King now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. King
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Jones
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Jones
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. King
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. King
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. King
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
There goes Snider. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. King
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. King
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mays reaches second base with a double. There goes Lockman trying to get to home. Furillo throws the ball in to Robinson who relays the ball to Campanella, who tags Lockman, who came all the way from first, for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. King
Thomson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. King
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1951 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 1 2 2 Furillo C, rf 4 1 0 0
Dark A, ss 3 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 1
Mueller D, rf 5 1 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 1
Irvin M, lf 3 1 1 2 Robinson J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pafko A, lf 3 1 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0 Campanella R, c 4 3 3 3
Thomson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 1 1 0 0 Cox B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 2 1 0 0 Bridges R, 3b 3 1 2 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Branca R, p 0 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0 Podbielan B, p 1 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker R, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 Palica E, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Haugstad P, p 0 0 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0
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29 5 6 4 31 6 7 5
New York 210 200 000 -- 5
Brooklyn 020 102 10x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L 4.2 3 3 3 5 2
Spencer G 1.0 3 2 2 2 0
Corwin A 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Jones S (L) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R 1.2 1 3 3 5 1
Podbielan B 2.1 1 2 2 2 0
Palica E 2.0 2 0 0 4 1
Haugstad P* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
King C (W) 3.0 2 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Dark A
DP -- Brooklyn 3
LOB -- New York 12, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Mays W
HR -- Irvin M, Campanella R 2, Williams D
CS -- Snider D
WP -- Branca R, Jansen L, Palica E
T -- 3:30
A -- 15838
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