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Dodgers 1 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 1, 1951 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 1.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 1, 1951 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 8 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 8
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Winning PitcherSal Maglie  
Losing PitcherRalph Branca  
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Game Winning RBIDon Mueller 

Game Info

DateSeptember 1, 1951 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance40,794 
Time of Game2 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Ballanfant
1B: Al Barlick
2B: Augie Donatelli
3B: Artie Gore

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Don Thompson  Left Fielder 
Billy Cox  Third Baseman 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  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 
Bobby Thomson  Third Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Dodgers 1 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1951

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/1/1951 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Furillo C, rf         4  0  2  0   Stanky E, 2b          2  2  0  0   
Reese P, ss           4  0  3  0   Dark A, ss            4  0  0  0   
Snider D, cf          4  0  0  0   Mueller D, rf         4  3  3  5   
Robinson J, 2b        3  0  0  1   Irvin M, lf           4  1  1  0   
Hodges G, 1b          4  0  0  0   Lockman W, 1b         2  1  1  0   
Campanella R, c       4  0  1  0   Thomson B, 3b         4  1  2  2   
Thompson D, lf        4  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            4  0  1  1   
Cox B, 3b             3  0  0  0   Westrum W, c          4  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           1  1  1  0   Maglie S, p           3  0  0  0   
Abrams C, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Podbielan B, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Pafko A, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Haugstad P, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1  7  1                        31  8  8  8

Brooklyn         001 000 000 --  1
New York         122 001 20x --  8

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R (L)          4.0  5  5  5  1  2
Podbielan B           2.0  2  1  1  0  1
Haugstad P            2.0  1  2  2  1  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W)          9.0  7  1  1  0  7

E -- Thomson B
TP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 3
2B -- Mays W
HR -- Mueller D 3, Thomson B
SB -- Reese P
CS -- Lockman W
HBP -- by Maglie S (Robinson J), by Podbielan B (Lockman W), by Haugstad P (Lockman W)
T -- 2:18
A -- 40794

    

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