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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 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 August 16, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 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 | August 16, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,227 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Lon Warneke |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
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 |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple. Stanky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Newcombe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox 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: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Maglie
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Newcombe
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Newcombe
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Maglie
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Newcombe
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Newcombe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Maglie vs. Newcombe
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Newcombe
There's a wild pitch. Thomson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Maglie
Rube Walker pinch hits for Don Newcombe.
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. King
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. King
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. King
There's a wild pitch. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Mays vs. King
Mays hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson 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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella 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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1951 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 2 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 3 0 2 1
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Pafko A, lf 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, 3b 2 1 0 0
Cox B, 3b 3 1 1 1 Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0
Newcombe D, p 2 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 3 0 0 0
Walker R, ph 1 0 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 4 1 28 2 5 1
Brooklyn 000 000 010 -- 1
New York 100 000 10x -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (L) 7.0 4 2 2 4 2
King C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 3
E -- Dark A 2, Thomson B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, New York 7
3B -- Irvin M
HR -- Cox B
SH -- Westrum W
WP -- Newcombe D, King C
T -- 2:18
A -- 20227
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