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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 3, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 3, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Bowman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,564 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Roger Bowman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 3, 1951
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bowman
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bowman
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Bowman
Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Musial reaches third base with a triple. Schoendienst goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Bowman
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Bowman
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Bowman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Brecheen
Stanky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Brecheen
Lockman 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Brecheen
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Bowman
Rojek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Bowman
Sarni hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Bowman
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sarni for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Bowman
Brecheen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Brecheen
Del Rice now catching.
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Brecheen
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brecheen
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bowman
Lowrey 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bowman
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Bowman
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bowman
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brecheen
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bowman vs. Brecheen
Bowman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Brecheen
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Brecheen
Lockman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Brecheen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Bowman
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bowman
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Bowman
Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Bowman
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brecheen vs. Bowman
Brecheen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Bowman
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Brecheen
Westrum hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Brecheen
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Brecheen
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Bowman
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Bowman
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bowman
Johnson strikes out. There goes Musial. The throw from Westrum to second, and Musial is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Bowman
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Bowman
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojek vs. Bowman
Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brecheen
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brecheen
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Brecheen
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Gettel
Brecheen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Gettel
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gettel
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Gettel
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gettel
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Brecheen
Stanky 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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Brecheen
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Brecheen
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Brecheen
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gettel
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gettel
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Gettel
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Gettel
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Brecheen
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Brecheen
Mays is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Brecheen
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gettel vs. Brecheen
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Brecheen
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Brecheen
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Gettel
Brecheen strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Gettel
Lowrey 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gettel
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Gettel
Musial takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gettel
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Musial moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Gettel
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Gettel
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Brecheen
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Pollet
Bill Rigney pinch runs for Wes Westrum. Howie Pollet now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Gettel
Sal Yvars now catching.
Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Gettel
Rice bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pollet vs. Gettel
Gettel spins and fires to second, with Dark covering, and Rojek is picked off. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Gettel
Pollet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Gettel
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Pollet
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Hank Thompson.
Hartung hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Pollet
Ray Noble pinch hits for Al Gettel.
Noble hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1951, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lowrey P, cf 6 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 3 3 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Musial S, lf 4 0 4 2 Thomson B, lf 3 1 1 2
Johnson B, 3b 5 0 1 1 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 1
Slaughter E, rf 2 0 2 0 Rigney B, pr 0 0 0 0
Jones N, 1b 5 0 1 0 Yvars S, c 0 0 0 0
Rojek S, ss 5 0 3 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Sarni B, c 1 0 0 0 Irvin M, rf 4 0 0 0
Rice D, c 3 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0
Brecheen H, p 4 1 1 1 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 2 0
Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0 Hartung C, ph 1 0 0 0
Bowman R, p 1 0 0 0
Gettel A, p 2 0 0 0
Noble R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 16 4 32 3 6 3
St.Louis 100 011 010 -- 4
New York 000 102 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (W) 7.1 6 3 3 3 2
Pollet H (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman R 4.2 11 2 2 1 6
Gettel A (L) 4.1 5 2 2 4 2
E -- Thompson H
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 15, New York 6
3B -- Musial S, Thompson H, Schoendienst R
HR -- Westrum W, Brecheen H, Thomson B
CS -- Musial S
SH -- Rice D
HBP -- by Brecheen H (Mays W)
T -- 3:02
A -- 32564
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