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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 4, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on July 4, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,620 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lon Warneke |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 4, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Branca
Dark hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Branca
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges 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, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mueller scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Branca
The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Lockman moves to third. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Koslo vs. Branca
Koslo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Koslo
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Koslo
Cox hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Koslo
Branca hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Branca
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Branca
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Koslo
There goes Reese. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Branca
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koslo
Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Monte Irvin now playing first base.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Koslo
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Koslo
Cox takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Branca vs. Koslo
Branca bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Branca
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Branca
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese bunts towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Branca
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Koslo
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Koslo
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Koslo
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Branca vs. Koslo
Branca bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Cox scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum hits a line drive towards the mound. Branca reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Branca
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Branca
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Branca
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Branca
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Branca
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Spencer
Campanella hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Spencer
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Spencer
Branca strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Branca
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Branca
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Rapp vs. Branca
Hank Schenz pinch runs for Wes Westrum. Earl Rapp pinch hits for George Spencer.
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards second. Robinson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1951, game 2 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 2 2
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 1 1
Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 3 0 2 0
Lockman W, 1b 2 0 1 0 Pafko A, lf 3 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 2 1 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 1
Irvin M, lf-1b 3 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 0
Rigney B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Cox B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 1 1 Branca R, p 3 0 0 0
Schenz H, pr 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Rapp E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 29 4 8 4
New York 010 000 001 -- 2
Brooklyn 100 002 01x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 7.0 7 3 3 4 4
Spencer G 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 6
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 7, Brooklyn 8
3B -- Robinson J, Thomson B
HR -- Snider D, Hodges G
CS -- Reese P
SH -- Reese P, Branca R
HBP -- by Koslo D (Pafko A)
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 2:35
A -- 34620
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