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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 5, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Perkowski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,119 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Johnny Pramesa | Catcher |
| Lloyd Merriman | Left Fielder |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Harry Perkowski | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Perkowski
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Perkowski
Dark hits a line drive towards third. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Perkowski
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pramesa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Usher vs. Maglie
Usher hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Perkowski
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Perkowski
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Usher. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Perkowski
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Maglie
Perkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perkowski
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Perkowski
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Perkowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Ryan covering - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Perkowski
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa 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 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Perkowski
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Perkowski
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Perkowski
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Maglie
Usher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkowski vs. Maglie
Perkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Usher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Perkowski
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Perkowski
Mays hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Maglie
There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa hits a popup towards the mound. Maglie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perkowski
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Perkowski
Maglie hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Perkowski
Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Maglie
Usher bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Merriman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perkowski vs. Maglie
Perkowski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. Merriman moves to third. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Perkowski
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Perkowski
Thomson bunts towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Perkowski
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Perkowski
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Perkowski
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Perkowski
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Perkowski
Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Perkowski
Stanky bunts in front of the plate. Pramesa fields it and throws to first for the out. Maglie moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maglie moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maglie scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Smith
Irvin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pramesa scoops up the ball and tags Irvin for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Maglie
Usher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Usher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCosky vs. Maglie
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Frank Smith.
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Usher scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton 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 -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1951 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ryan C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 1 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 3 0 0 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 3 1 Westrum W, c 4 1 2 1
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, rf 4 0 1 0
Pramesa J, c 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Merriman L, lf 4 0 2 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 1 1
Usher B, cf 3 1 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Perkowski H, p 3 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 3 1 1 0
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0
McCosky B, ph 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 9 2 29 3 7 3
Cincinnati 000 000 011 -- 2
New York 000 000 21x -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Perkowski H (L) 7.1 5 3 3 1 3
Smith F 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 2
E -- Ryan C, Stanky E
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 5
2B -- Lockman W
3B -- Usher B
HR -- Kluszewski T
SH -- Usher B, Thomson B, Stanky E
WP -- Maglie S
T -- 2:17
A -- 12119
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