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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 23, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,337 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 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 | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Clint Hartung | Right Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Jack Cusick | Shortstop |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Maglie
Jackson hits a line drive towards third. Lohrke catches it and throws to first to double up Terwilliger. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Maglie
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Minner
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Minner
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Minner
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Minner
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Maglie
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Maglie
There goes Fondy. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Fondy steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cusick vs. Maglie
Artie Wilson now playing shortstop.
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cusick vs. Maglie
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Minner vs. Maglie
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Minner
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Minner
Maglie bunts towards third. Jackson juggles the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Minner
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Minner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Maglie
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Maglie
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Minner
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Minner
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Minner
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Minner
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Minner
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Minner
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Maglie
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Maglie
There's a wild pitch. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a line drive into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Minner
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Minner
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Minner
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Maglie
Cusick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Maglie
Minner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. Minner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Maglie
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Minner
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Minner
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Minner
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Minner
Maglie hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Maglie
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Maglie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Maglie
Fondy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Minner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Minner
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Maglie
Cusick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minner vs. Maglie
Minner 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, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Minner
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Minner
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Minner
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Maglie
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Hartung settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baumholtz vs. Maglie
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Maglie
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Minner
Hal Jeffcoat now playing left field.
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Minner
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Minner
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Maglie
Jack Maguire now playing right field.
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Maglie
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Jack Cusick.
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Maglie
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Paul Minner.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Bob Ramazzotti pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Maguire 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 5/23/1951 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 5 1 2 0
Lockman W, 1b 5 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 1 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 1
Wilson A, ss 3 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 3 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 3 1 1 0 Jeffcoat H, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Irvin M, lf 3 1 1 2 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 2 0
Hartung C, rf 4 0 0 0 Walker R, c 4 0 0 0
Maguire J, rf 0 0 0 0 Cusick J, ss 3 0 0 0
Lohrke J, 3b 2 0 2 0 Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 1 0
Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0 Minner P, p 3 0 1 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 1 0
Ramazzotti B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 4 2 36 1 10 1
New York 000 200 000 -- 2
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 10 1 1 1 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (L) 9.0 4 2 2 6 6
E -- Jackson R, Stanky E
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 9
2B -- Terwilliger W
HR -- Irvin M
SB -- Fondy D
SH -- Maglie S 2
WP -- Maglie S
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:42
A -- 11337
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