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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 8, 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 August 8, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 19,208 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Clint Hartung | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hearn | 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 |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 8, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roe
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Roe
There goes Williams. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Roe
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Roe
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Roe
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Roe
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Roe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roe
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Roe
The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hartung vs. Roe
Hartung takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Roe
Hearn bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Roe
Williams hits a fly ball towards right. Furillo catches it and throws to Reese to double up Westrum. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hearn
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hearn
Dick Williams pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Carl Erskine now pitching.
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Westrum reaches second base with a double. Furillo throws the ball in to Cox who tags Westrum trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lockman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Erskine
Hartung hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hearn
Pafko hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Erskine vs. Hearn
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Pafko scores. Campanella moves to third. Cox moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Campanella scores. There goes Cox trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Furillo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Erskine
Eddie Stanky pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spencer
Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Thomson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Spencer
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin is hit by the pitch. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Spencer
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Spencer
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Spencer
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Don Mueller pinch hits for Clint Hartung.
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Erskine
Hank Thompson pinch hits for George Spencer.
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Jones
Don Mueller now playing right field. Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Erskine bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jones
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
There goes Reese. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Jones
There go the runners. The throw from Westrum and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Reese scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko bunts towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Jones
Don Thompson pinch runs for Andy Pafko.
There goes Thompson. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Don Thompson now playing left field.
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Erskine
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Jones
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jones
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Erskine
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1951, game 1 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 3 1 1 2
Dark A, ss 2 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 2 1
Mays W, cf 2 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 2 1
Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Pafko A, lf 4 1 1 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Thompson D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 1 1 Campanella R, c 3 1 0 0
Hartung C, rf 1 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Mueller D, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0 Roe P, p 0 0 0 0
Stanky E, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 2 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0
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29 2 8 2 31 7 8 5
New York 100 100 000 -- 2
Brooklyn 011 200 30x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 4.0 5 4 2 3 3
Spencer G 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Jones S 2.0 3 3 2 1 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P 2.0 3 1 1 3 0
Erskine C (W) 7.0 5 1 1 3 4
E -- Lockman W, Westrum W
DP -- Brooklyn 4
LOB -- New York 7, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Westrum W
HR -- Hodges G, Snider D, Furillo C
SB -- Reese P 2, Robinson J
CS -- Williams D, Thompson D
HBP -- by Erskine C (Irvin M)
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 2:30
A -- 19208
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