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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on September 15, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Minner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,051 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Connors | First Baseman |
| Bob Ramazzotti | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Paul Minner | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Minner
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Minner
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Minner
Mays hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Owen settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Owen. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Minner
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Minner
Noble hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat. Noble reaches second base with a double. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Minner
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. Mays scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Jones
Connors hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Jones
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minner vs. Jones
Minner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Minner
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Minner
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Minner
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Baumholtz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Minner
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Minner
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Minner
Minner fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Minner. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noble vs. Minner
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Minner
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Minner
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Dark reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. There goes Stanky trying to get to home. Baumholtz throws the ball in to Miksis who relays the ball to Owen, who tags Stanky, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connors vs. Jones
The ball gets by Noble for a passed ball. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Connors vs. Jones
Connors hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Jones
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Klippstein
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Jones
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klippstein for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Klippstein
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Mays trying to get to third. Sauer throws the ball in to Jackson, who tags Mays for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Klippstein
Noble is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Klippstein
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin who is chasing the ball. Sauer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sauer scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Jones
Connors hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramazzotti for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Klippstein
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Klippstein
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Klippstein
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Jones
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Jones
Fred Richards pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double. Miksis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Baumholtz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Monk Dubiel now pitching.
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dubiel
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Dubiel
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer 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, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Jones
Connors 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
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dubiel
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Dubiel
The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Dubiel
Dark hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jones
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Burgess 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, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jones
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Monk Dubiel.
Hermanski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1951 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 0 2 1 Miksis E, 2b 4 1 2 0
Dark A, ss 5 0 1 1 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 2 1
Thomson B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 0
Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 1 2 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 1 1
Mays W, cf 2 2 1 1 Connors C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mueller D, rf 4 2 3 1 Ramazzotti B, ss 4 0 2 0
Noble R, c 4 0 1 0 Owen M, c 3 0 0 0
Jones S, p 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
Minner P, p 1 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0
Richards F, ph 1 0 0 0
Dubiel M, p 0 0 0 0
Hermanski G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 11 5 36 2 11 2
New York 110 200 010 -- 5
Chicago 000 001 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 9.0 11 2 2 0 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Minner P (L) 4.0 8 4 3 1 1
Klippstein J 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Dubiel M 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Owen M, Minner P
DP -- New York 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 7
2B -- Noble R, Dark A, Jeffcoat H, Stanky E
3B -- Baumholtz F, Sauer H
HR -- Thomson B, Mays W, Mueller D
PB -- Noble R, Owen M
T -- 1:58
A -- 10051
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