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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 1, 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 September 1, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 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 | September 1, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 40,794 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Artie Gore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Thompson | Left Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Branca | 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 |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider strikes out. There goes Reese. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Branca
Dark hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges 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: 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Maglie
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Dark 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Branca
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Branca
Maglie strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Maglie
Branca bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Branca moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Branca moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson is hit by the pitch. Branca scores. Furillo moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Branca
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman 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, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Maglie
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Branca
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thompson. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Maglie vs. Branca
Maglie hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Maglie
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to second to double up Abrams. Stanky tags Furillo attempting to get to second. That's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Stanky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Podbielan
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Podbielan
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Podbielan
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Podbielan
Lockman is hit by the pitch. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Podbielan
Thomson bunts towards the mound. Podbielan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Irvin moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Podbielan
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Irvin scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Podbielan
There go the runners. The throw from Campanella to Cox. The throw back to home, and Lockman is out at the plate. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Podbielan
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Maglie
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Maglie
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Maglie
Andy Pafko pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Pafko 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, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Haugstad
Phil Haugstad now pitching.
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Haugstad
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Haugstad
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Haugstad
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Haugstad
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Haugstad
Lockman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Haugstad
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Haugstad
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Haugstad
Westrum 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
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Maglie
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Maglie
Thompson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1951 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Furillo C, rf 4 0 2 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 2 0 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 3 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 3 3 5
Robinson J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Irvin M, lf 4 1 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 2 1 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, 3b 4 1 2 2
Thompson D, lf 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 1
Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0
Branca R, p 1 1 1 0 Maglie S, p 3 0 0 0
Abrams C, ph 1 0 0 0
Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0
Pafko A, ph 1 0 0 0
Haugstad P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 31 8 8 8
Brooklyn 001 000 000 -- 1
New York 122 001 20x -- 8
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (L) 4.0 5 5 5 1 2
Podbielan B 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Haugstad P 2.0 1 2 2 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 7
E -- Thomson B
TP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 3
2B -- Mays W
HR -- Mueller D 3, Thomson B
SB -- Reese P
CS -- Lockman W
HBP -- by Maglie S (Robinson J), by Podbielan B (Lockman W), by Haugstad P (Lockman W)
T -- 2:18
A -- 40794
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