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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 5, 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 September 5, 1951 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 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 | September 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 11,985 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 5, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Wilson
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wilson
Dark hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Jethroe fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jethroe. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Wilson
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Mueller reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Wilson
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Wilson
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Wilson
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Wilson
Westrum hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Maglie
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Maglie
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Maglie
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Maglie
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Wilson
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Wilson
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wilson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sisti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sisti. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Wilson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Maglie
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Maglie
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Maglie
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wilson
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wilson
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wilson
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Maglie
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats St. Claire for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Maglie
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Wilson
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Wilson
Maglie hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Wilson
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Maglie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Wilson
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maglie moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Wilson
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maglie scores. Stanky scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Wilson
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Paine
Phil Paine now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Paine covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Maglie
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Maglie
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Maglie
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanky fields the ball and throws to second. Dark drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Dark. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Maglie
Elliott 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, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Paine
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Paine
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Paine
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Paine
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paine fields it and throws to third for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Paine
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Maglie
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Maglie
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Maglie
St. Claire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Paine
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Paine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Paine
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Maglie
Bob Addis pinch hits for Phil Paine.
Addis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Maglie
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Maglie
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Estock
George Estock now pitching.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Estock
There goes Lockman. The throw from St. Claire and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Estock
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Estock
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Estock
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Estock
Maglie hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Maglie
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Maglie
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Maglie
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Estock
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Estock
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Estock
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Estock
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Estock
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Estock
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Estock
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Estock
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Estock
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Maglie
Sal Yvars now catching.
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Maglie
St. Claire hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Maglie
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Maglie
Walker Cooper pinch hits for George Estock.
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Maglie
Sisti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chipman
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chipman
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Maglie
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Maglie
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Maglie
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller 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 9/5/1951, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 1 0 0 Sisti S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 6 3 4 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 0 2 0
Mueller D, rf 5 3 3 3 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 4 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 1 1 1
Thomson B, 3b 5 0 3 2 Marshall W, rf 3 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0 St. Claire E, c 3 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 3 0 1 0
Yvars S, c 0 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 1 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 5 1 1 0 Paine P, p 0 0 0 0
Addis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Estock G, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0
Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 13 9 29 1 6 1
New York 200 500 020 -- 9
Boston 000 010 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L) 3.2 8 7 7 3 1
Paine P 2.1 0 0 0 2 1
Estock G 2.0 5 2 2 3 1
Chipman B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Jethroe S, Sisti S, Dark A 2
DP -- New York 4
LOB -- New York 11, Boston 3
2B -- Dark A, Mueller D, Thomson B
HR -- Irvin M, Gordon S
SB -- Thomson B, Irvin M
CS -- Torgeson E, Lockman W
T -- 2:17
A -- 11985
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