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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 17, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 17, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erv Palica |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Hiller |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 5,178 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Thompson | Left Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Erv Palica | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Jack Cusick | Shortstop |
Frank Hiller | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 17, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hiller
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hiller
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Robinson reaches second base with a double. There goes Snider trying to get to home. Sauer throws the ball in to Jackson who relays the ball to Burgess, who tags Snider, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Palica
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Palica
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Palica
Baumholtz 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Palica
Sauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Palica
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hiller
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hiller
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Palica
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Palica
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Palica covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Palica
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Hiller
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hiller
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Palica
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Palica
Terwilliger 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Palica
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hiller
Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Reese trying to get to second. Sauer throws the ball in to Cusick who tags Reese for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Palica
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Palica
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Palica
Pafko bunts towards the mound. Palica fields it and throws to third for the out. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Palica
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Palica
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Cusick vs. Palica
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hiller
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hiller
Edwards hits a line drive towards third. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Palica
Hiller 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Palica
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Palica
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Palica
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Palica
Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Palica
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Hiller
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hiller
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Palica moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Hiller
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Palica
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Palica covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Palica
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Palica
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Palica
Hiller hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hiller
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Hiller
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Bruce Edwards.
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Hiller
Roy Campanella pinch hits for Billy Cox.
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Palica
Roy Campanella now catching. Eddie Miksis now playing third base.
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Palica
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Palica
Baumholtz bunts towards the mound. Palica fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terwilliger moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Palica
Sauer hits a fly ball towards right. Furillo catches it and throws to Reese who relays to Robinson to double up Baumholtz. Terwilliger scores. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Palica
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Palica
Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Hiller
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hiller
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hiller
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Haugstad
Phil Haugstad now pitching.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Haugstad
Cusick hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hiller vs. Haugstad
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Haugstad
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Cusick moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Haugstad
Jackson hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Burgess scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hiller
Hal Jeffcoat now playing left field.
Snider bunts for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Hiller
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Hiller
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Hiller
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Eddie Miksis.
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1951 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Thompson D, lf 4 0 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 5 3 3 2 Snider D, cf 3 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 4 1 3 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 4 0 Sauer H, lf 3 1 2 4 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, lf 0 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 1 Edwards B, c 2 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 3 1 2 0 Miksis E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Cusick J, ss 4 0 1 0 Hermanski G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hiller F, p 4 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Campanella R, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Palica E, p 2 0 0 0 Abrams C, ph 1 0 0 0 Haugstad P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 7 0 35 7 13 7 Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 100 030 21x -- 7 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Palica E (L) 7.0 12 6 6 2 2 Haugstad P 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hiller F (W) 9.0 7 0 0 3 2 E -- Fondy D, Reese P DP -- Brooklyn 3, Chicago 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 7, Chicago 7 2B -- Robinson J, Sauer H HR -- Jackson R, Sauer H T -- 2:14 A -- 5178
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