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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 6, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 6, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,656 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Scotty Robb 3B: Bill Stewart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 6, 1951
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Staley
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Staley
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Staley
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Branca
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Branca
Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staley vs. Branca
Staley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Staley
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Staley
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Staley
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Staley
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Staley
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards second. Robinson throws to second for one, and Reese throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Staley
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Staley
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Staley
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Branca
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Branca
Rojek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Staley
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Staley
There goes Hodges. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Hodges steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Staley
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Staley
Campanella hits a line drive into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hodges scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Staley
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Branca
Staley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Staley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Branca
Musial 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
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Staley
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Staley
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Staley
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Staley
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Branca
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Branca
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rojek vs. Branca
Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Branca
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Branca
Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
There's a wild pitch. Jones scores. Rice moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Garagiola vs. Branca
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Boyer
Cloyd Boyer now pitching.
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Boyer
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Boyer
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Boyer
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Branca
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Branca
Musial hits a line drive towards first. Hodges catches it and steps on first to double up Schoendienst. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Boyer
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Boyer
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Boyer
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Branca
Don Thompson now playing left field.
Slaughter hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Branca
Jones hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson 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
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Boyer
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Boyer
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Boyer
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Boyer
There goes Hodges. The throw from Rice and he is out, Rojek applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Branca
Rojek hits a line drive towards the mound. Branca reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Branca
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Branca
Tommy Glaviano pinch hits for Cloyd Boyer.
Glaviano strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1951 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Lowrey P, cf 1 0 1 0 Hermanski G, lf 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thompson D, lf 0 0 0 0
Musial S, lf 4 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 1 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 0
Jones N, 1b 4 1 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Rojek S, ss 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 2 1 1 0
Rice D, c 4 0 2 1 Campanella R, c 2 1 1 3
Staley G, p 1 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Garagiola J, ph 1 0 0 0 Branca R, p 3 0 0 0
Boyer C, p 0 0 0 0
Glaviano T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 1 28 3 5 3
St.Louis 000 002 000 -- 2
Brooklyn 020 100 00x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Staley G (L) 5.0 5 3 3 2 2
Boyer C 3.0 0 0 0 2 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 9.0 7 2 1 5 3
E -- Reese P, Campanella R
DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Brooklyn 5
HR -- Campanella R
SB -- Hodges G
CS -- Hodges G
WP -- Branca R
T -- 2:07
A -- 11656
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