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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 3, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 3, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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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 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 31,397 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Dick Sisler | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Putsy Caballero | Second Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | 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 |
| Al Corwin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 3, 1951
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Corwin
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Corwin
Sisler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Corwin
Nicholson 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 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Corwin
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Corwin
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Corwin
Caballero hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Mays reaches second base with a double. Nicholson throws the ball in to Seminick who tags Mays trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Corwin
Seminick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Corwin
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Roberts
Corwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Corwin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky bunts towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Corwin moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown juggles the ball. That's an error on Brown. Corwin scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Corwin
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Corwin
Sisler hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Corwin
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Corwin
Brown takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Corwin
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caballero vs. Corwin
Caballero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson hits a line drive towards third. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Seminick settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Seminick. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Corwin
Seminick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Corwin
Roberts takes first base on ball four. Seminick moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Spencer
Sisler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Spencer
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Spencer
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spencer
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Roberts
Eddie Pellagrini now playing third base. Bill Rigney pinch hits for George Spencer.
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Caballero strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Kennedy
Seminick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Kennedy
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Kennedy
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero misplays the ball. That's an error on Caballero. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Kennedy
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Kennedy
Sisler 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 -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Kennedy
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Kennedy
Caballero hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Roberts
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Konikowski
Alex Konikowski now pitching. Davey Williams now playing second base.
Seminick strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Konikowski
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Konikowski
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1951, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 5 1 1 3 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hamner G, ss 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Sisler D, lf 3 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 2 2 2 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Brown T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 3 1 0 0
Pellagrini E, 3b 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 0 1
Caballero P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 1
Seminick A, c 4 1 2 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0
Roberts R, p 3 1 0 0 Corwin A, p 1 1 1 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Konikowski A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 7 6 31 3 6 2
Philadelphia 000 150 000 -- 6
New York 021 000 000 -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (W) 9.0 6 3 3 1 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Corwin A (L)* 4.0 4 4 4 3 1
Spencer G 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Kennedy M 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Konikowski A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Brown T, Seminick A, Caballero P
DP -- Philadelphia 2, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, New York 4
2B -- Mays W, Corwin A
HR -- Ashburn R, Nicholson B
SH -- Stanky E
HBP -- by Roberts R (Irvin M)
T -- 2:32
A -- 31397
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