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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 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 September 8, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 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 | September 8, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,171 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Scotty Robb 3B: Babe Pinelli |
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 |
| 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 |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 8, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, 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, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hearn
There goes Snider. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Snider steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Newcombe
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum 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: 123
Hearn vs. Newcombe
Hearn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hearn
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Hearn
There goes Hodges. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark 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: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Hearn
Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Newcombe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Hearn
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Snider scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Hearn
There's a wild pitch. Robinson scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Newcombe
Hearn bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Hearn
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
There goes Reese. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Newcombe
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Lockman, and towards Stanky, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hearn
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Irvin picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Irvin. Pafko scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Newcombe
Westrum 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, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Jones
Newcombe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jones
Furillo 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, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jones
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Jones
Campanella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko is hit by the pitch. Snider scores. Robinson moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Spencer
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Pafko scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newcombe vs. Spencer
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Spencer
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Newcombe
Hank Thompson pinch hits for George Spencer.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Newcombe
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Newcombe
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Konikowski
Alex Konikowski now pitching.
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Konikowski
Snider hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Konikowski
Robinson 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, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Newcombe
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Newcombe
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Newcombe
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1951 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 2 2 0 0
Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 5 3 3 1
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Campanella R, c 2 1 1 0
Thomson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Pafko A, lf 3 2 1 2
Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 2 0 1 2
Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 1 2
Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 2 0 1 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Konikowski A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 28 9 8 7
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn 000 202 50x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 5.2 6 4 4 5 0
Jones S 1.0 1 5 5 3 2
Spencer G 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Konikowski A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 9.0 2 0 0 4 7
E -- Irvin M, Cox B, Reese P
DP -- New York 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 7, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Pafko A, Robinson J
SB -- Snider D
CS -- Hodges G, Reese P
SH -- Hearn J, Furillo C
HBP -- by Jones S (Pafko A)
WP -- Hearn J
T -- 2:49
A -- 23171
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