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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 5, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on July 5, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 32,921 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 5, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
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 -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to home to get Furillo. Reese moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Cox reaches second base with a double. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Newcombe vs. Jansen
Newcombe 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 -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to home to get Campanella. Cox moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Newcombe
Rigney 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 -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Newcombe
Jansen 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 -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, 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
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Jansen
Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Newcombe
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Newcombe
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox takes first base on ball four. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Newcombe vs. Jansen
Newcombe bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campanella moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Cox scores. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Newcombe moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Spencer
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Irvin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spencer
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Spencer
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spencer
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Newcombe
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Newcombe
Hank Thompson pinch hits for George Spencer.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rigney moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Thompson moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a ball on the ground to right field. Furillo throws towards the infield. Newcombe fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Newcombe. Thompson scores. Stanky scores. Dark moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Gettel
Cox bunts towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Newcombe vs. Gettel
Newcombe hits a line drive towards third. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Gettel
Furillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Gettel
There's a wild pitch. Campanella moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Gettel
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Snider reaches second base with a double. Furillo scores. Reese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Kennedy
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Newcombe
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Rapp vs. Newcombe
Earl Rapp pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Rapp strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1951 -- New York at Brooklyn (N) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 5 1 2 0 Furillo C, rf 2 1 1 2 Dark A, ss 3 1 2 1 Reese P, ss 5 2 2 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 5 0 1 2 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 1 Robinson J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Irvin M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Pafko A, lf 4 1 1 1 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 3 2 3 0 Rigney B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cox B, 3b 2 1 1 0 Jansen L, p 2 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 4 0 2 0 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson H, ph 0 1 0 0 Gettel A, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Rapp E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 3 34 8 13 8 New York 000 000 040 -- 4 Brooklyn 100 004 03x -- 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jansen L (L)* 5.0 11 5 5 2 3 Spencer G 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 Gettel A 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 Kennedy M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (W) 9.0 7 4 3 4 8 * Pitched to 6 batters in 6th E -- Newcombe D, Cox B DP -- New York 2, Brooklyn 2 LOB -- New York 6, Brooklyn 8 2B -- Cox B, Irvin M, Snider D HR -- Pafko A, Hodges G SH -- Cox B HBP -- by Jansen L (Furillo C) WP -- Gettel A T -- 2:40 A -- 32921
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