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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 21, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Van Cuyk |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,445 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Rocky Bridges | Third Baseman |
| Chris Van Cuyk | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Clint Hartung | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Van Cuyk
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Van Cuyk
Lockman strikes out. Campanella throws to second to catch Stanky, and Reese lets the ball get by him into the outfield. That's an error on Reese. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Van Cuyk
There's a wild pitch. Stanky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Van Cuyk
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Van Cuyk
Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Irvin reaches second base with a double. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Van Cuyk
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Hartung vs. Van Cuyk
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Van Cuyk
Westrum hits a popup towards third. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Van Cuyk
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Van Cuyk
Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Van Cuyk
Stanky hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Jansen
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Van Cuyk vs. Jansen
Van Cuyk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Van Cuyk
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Van Cuyk covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Van Cuyk
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Van Cuyk
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Van Cuyk
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Van Cuyk
Hartung hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Van Cuyk
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Van Cuyk
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Van Cuyk
Jansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Van Cuyk
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Van Cuyk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Jansen
Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Van Cuyk
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Van Cuyk
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Van Cuyk
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Van Cuyk vs. Jansen
Van Cuyk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Van Cuyk
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hartung vs. Van Cuyk
Hartung hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bridges settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bridges. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hartung vs. Van Cuyk
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Van Cuyk
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Van Cuyk
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Hartung settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Jansen
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Pee Wee Reese.
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Abrams vs. Jansen
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Hank Edwards. Cal Abrams pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Snider scores. Robinson moves to third. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Jansen
Billy Cox pinch hits for Chris Van Cuyk.
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Branca
Billy Cox now playing shortstop. Eddie Miksis now playing third base. Ralph Branca now pitching.
Jansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jansen
Don Thompson pinch runs for Gene Hermanski.
Furillo bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hartung. Snider reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hartung. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Snider scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Kramer
Jack Kramer now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Kramer
There goes Robinson. The throw from Westrum and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Robinson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Kramer
There goes Hodges. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Kramer
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Branca
Don Thompson now playing left field.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Branca
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Kramer
Miksis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hartung. Miksis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Branca vs. Kramer
Branca bunts towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Kramer
Cox bunts towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. Miksis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kramer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Branca
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Branca
Don Mueller pinch hits for Jack Kramer.
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1951 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hermanski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 0 0
Thompson D, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0
Furillo C, rf 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 2 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 3 3 2 1 Irvin M, 1b 4 0 2 0
Robinson J, 2b 3 2 2 3 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hartung C, rf 4 1 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 1 1 2
Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Edwards H, ph 0 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 1 0 0 0
Miksis E, pr-3b 1 1 1 0 Kramer J, p 0 0 0 0
Bridges R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Abrams C, ph 0 0 0 1
Branca R, p 0 0 0 0
Van Cuyk C, p 2 0 0 0
Cox B, ph-ss 1 0 0 1
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29 7 6 6 31 3 7 2
Brooklyn 000 200 131 -- 7
New York 100 200 000 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Van Cuyk C 6.0 7 3 2 3 5
Branca R (W) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 7.1 5 6 5 4 4
Kramer J 1.2 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Reese P, Dark A, Bridges R, Westrum W
DP -- Brooklyn 2, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 3, New York 7
2B -- Irvin M, Thompson H, Dark A, Snider D, Robinson J, Miksis E
HR -- Robinson J, Westrum W
SB -- Robinson J
CS -- Hodges G
SH -- Stanky E, Furillo C, Branca R, Cox B
HBP -- by Branca R (Thomson B)
WP -- Van Cuyk C
T -- 2:41
A -- 32445
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