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September 23, 1951

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Braves 1 13 1
Giants 4 8 0
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Braves 1 13 1
Giants 4 8 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .333 .359
At Bats 3 412
Hits 1 118
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 1 64

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 9 0
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Polo Grounds - September 23, 1951
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Out
Vern Bickford
Ebba St. Claire
Earl Torgeson
Sibby Sisti
Bob Elliott
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Sam Jethroe
Willard Marshall
Willie Mays
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. Lockman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores.
Bottom 8 Irvin bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnny Logan now playing shortstop. Ebba St. Claire now catching. Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ebba St. Claire pinch hits for Buddy Kerr. St. Claire strikes out.
Top 8 Luis Marquez pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Marshall strikes out.
Top 8 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Gordon trying to get to third. Mueller throws the ball in to Dark, who relays the ball to Thomson who tags Gordon for the out.
Top 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground for an out. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vern Bickford now pitching. Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bob Addis pinch hits for Max Surkont. Addis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. There goes Marshall trying to get to third. Mays throws the ball in to Thomson, who tags Marshall for the out.
Top 6 Kerr strikes out.
Top 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second.
Top 6 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Stanky hits a fly ball towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to first to double up Maglie.
Bottom 5 Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Elliott strikes out.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to third. Jethroe moves to second.
Top 5 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second.
Top 5 Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Surkont strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mays is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 4 Surkont fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Surkont. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 4 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Mays reaches second base with a double. Thomson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a popup for a double play.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 3 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maglie hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sisti hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to third. Kerr moves to second.
Top 2 Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second.
Top 2 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark scores.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Elliott hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second.
Top 1 Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.