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Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 18, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, played on August 18, 1951 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 20,652 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Lou Jorda |
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 |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Putsy Caballero | Second Baseman |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 18, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Stanky trying to get to home. Ennis throws the ball in to Seminick who tags Stanky, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Jansen
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jansen
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Jansen
Nicholson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jansen vs. Roberts
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jansen
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Jansen
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Jansen
Seminick hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Roberts, and towards Caballero, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Mays reaches second base with a double. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Roberts
There's a wild pitch. Irvin scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Jansen
Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Jansen
Roberts bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Caballero moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Jansen
Waitkus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Jansen
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Roberts
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Jansen
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jansen
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Jansen
Hamner 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 5
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Jansen
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Jansen
Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Jansen
Roberts bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Caballero moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Jansen
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roberts
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Roberts
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jansen
Ashburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Jansen
Nicholson 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, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Jansen
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roberts
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Roberts
Dark bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Mueller reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Roberts
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Roberts
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Jansen
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Jansen
Seminick takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Jansen
Eddie Pellagrini pinch runs for Andy Seminick. Dick Sisler pinch hits for Putsy Caballero.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisler vs. Jansen
Sisler 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 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Jansen
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Robin Roberts.
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Heintzelman
Eddie Pellagrini now playing second base. Del Wilber now catching. Ken Heintzelman now pitching.
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Heintzelman
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Heintzelman
Westrum strikes out. Wilber drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Westrum out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Jansen
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Jansen
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Jansen
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Jansen
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Heintzelman
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Heintzelman
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Heintzelman
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jansen
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jansen
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Jansen
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1951 -- New York at Philadelphia (N)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 2 1 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 1 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 0 Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jones W, 3b 3 0 2 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0 Hamner G, ss 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Seminick A, c 2 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 1 0 Pellagrini E, pr-2b 1 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 4 0 0 0 Caballero P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Sisler D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilber D, c 0 0 0 0
Roberts R, p 0 0 0 0
Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 1 30 0 4 0
New York 001 000 100 -- 2
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (L) 7.0 8 2 2 4 5
Heintzelman K 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Dark A 2
LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Mays W, Jones W, Mueller D, Waitkus E
SB -- Pellagrini E, Hamner G
SH -- Jones W, Roberts R 2, Dark A
WP -- Roberts R
T -- 2:27
A -- 20652
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