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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
April 17, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants, played on April 17, 1951 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 6,081 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Augie Donatelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Bob Addis | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
April 17, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Addis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin juggles the ball. That's an error on Irvin. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. St. Claire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Jansen
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats St. Claire for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Addis vs. Jansen
Addis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Jansen
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Bickford
Jansen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Jansen
Bickford hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Bickford
There goes Mueller. The throw from St. Claire and he is safe. Mueller steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Bickford
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Jansen
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Irvin. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Addis vs. Jansen
Addis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Jansen
Logan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. St. Claire moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bickford vs. Jansen
Bickford hits a popup towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Bickford
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. Hartsfield moves to third. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Addis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Jansen
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Jansen
Addis hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jansen
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Jansen
Willard Marshall pinch hits for Vern Bickford.
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Donnelly
Blix Donnelly now pitching.
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Donnelly
Jansen hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Donnelly
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Donnelly
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Addis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Donnelly
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Donnelly covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Donnelly
Irvin hits a fly ball towards center. Jethroe settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jethroe. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Donnelly
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Donnelly
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
St. Claire vs. Jansen
St. Claire strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Addis vs. Jansen
Addis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Elliott moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Jansen
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Johnny Logan.
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1951 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 0 1 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 4 2 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 3 0 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 3 1 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Irvin M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 5 0 1 2 Gordon S, lf 4 0 2 0
Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 1 St. Claire E, c 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Addis B, rf 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 1 1 Logan J, ss 3 0 1 0
Jansen L, p 4 0 1 0 Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0
Bickford V, p 2 0 0 0
Marshall W, ph 1 0 0 0
Donnelly B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 9 4 34 0 5 0
New York 000 120 100 -- 4
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (L) 7.0 8 4 4 5 3
Donnelly B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Irvin M 2, Jethroe S
LOB -- New York 11, Boston 8
SB -- Mueller D
T -- 2:26
A -- 6081
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