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Phillies 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 12, 1951 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 12, 1951 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherSal Maglie  
Losing PitcherJocko Thompson  
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Game Winning RBIMonte Irvin 

Game Info

DateAugust 12, 1951 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRuss Meyer  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Artie Gore
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Del Ennis  Right Fielder 
Dick Sisler  Left Fielder 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Putsy Caballero  Second Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Russ Meyer  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Third Baseman 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1951

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/12/1951, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Waitkus E, 1b         4  1  3  1   Stanky E, 2b          2  1  0  0   
Ashburn R, cf         4  1  1  0   Dark A, ss            4  0  1  0   
Jones W, 3b           2  0  0  0   Mueller D, rf         3  1  2  0   
Ennis D, rf           4  0  0  0   Irvin M, lf           2  1  2  3   
Sisler D, lf          4  0  1  1   Lockman W, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Hamner G, ss          4  0  1  0   Mays W, cf            3  0  1  0   
Caballero P, 2b       3  0  0  0   Thomson B, 3b         2  0  0  0   
Brown T, ph           1  0  1  0   Westrum W, c          4  0  0  0   
Pellagrini E, pr      0  0  0  0   Maglie S, p           4  0  0  0   
Seminick A, c         4  0  0  0                                      
Meyer R, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Thompson J, p         2  0  0  0                                      
Nicholson B, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Heintzelman K, p      0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        28  3  6  3

Philadelphia     101 000 000 --  2
New York         003 000 00x --  3

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R               0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Thompson J (L)        5.1  5  3  3  4  5
Heintzelman K         2.0  1  0  0  3  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W)          9.0  7  2  2  1  3

LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 9
HR -- Waitkus E, Irvin M
SB -- Dark A, Mays W
CS -- Mays W
SH -- Jones W, Thomson B
T -- 2:25
A -- 0

    

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