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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 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 7, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,792 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Lloyd Merriman | Left Fielder |
| Ken Raffensberger | 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 |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koslo
There goes Adams. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Koslo
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Koslo
Raffensberger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Raffensberger
Koslo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. Kluszewski moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Koslo
Merriman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Koslo
Raffensberger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams bunts in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman 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 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Koslo
There goes Usher. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Raffensberger
Sal Yvars pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Merriman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Spencer
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spencer
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a popup towards the mound. Raffensberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Spencer
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Spencer
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spencer
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Lohrke hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Raffensberger
Ray Noble pinch hits for George Spencer.
Noble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Gettel
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Gettel
Usher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Smith
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Smith
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Gettel
Merriman 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, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gettel
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gettel
Adams 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
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Smith
Don Mueller pinch hits for Jack Lohrke.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Smith
Spider Jorgensen pinch hits for Al Gettel.
Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Smith
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman 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 6/7/1951 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 5 0 2 0
Ryan C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 2 3 1 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Westrum W, c 4 1 1 1
Stallcup V, ss 4 1 2 3 Irvin M, rf 4 1 1 1
Scheffing B, c 4 0 2 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0
Usher B, cf 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 0 0
Merriman L, lf 4 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Raffensberger K, p 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 1 0
Smith F, p 1 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Yvars S, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Noble R, ph 1 1 1 2
Gettel A, p 0 0 0 0
Jorgensen S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 37 4 9 4
Cincinnati 101 030 000 -- 5
New York 000 100 300 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (W) 6.2 8 4 4 0 4
Smith F (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 5.0 8 5 4 2 3
Spencer G 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Gettel A 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Stanky E, Adams B
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 6
HR -- Westrum W, Stallcup V, Irvin M, Noble R
SB -- Adams B
CS -- Usher B
T -- 2:14
A -- 3792
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