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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 31, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on July 31, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 31, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Hiller |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,693 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
Sal Yvars | Catcher |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Right Fielder |
Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Chuck Connors | First Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Frank Hiller | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 31, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hiller
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hiller
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hiller
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Hearn
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin who is chasing the ball. Baumholtz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer 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 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hiller
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hiller
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hiller
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Hiller
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Hiller
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Hiller
Hearn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connors vs. Hearn
Connors hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanky fields the ball and throws to second. Dark drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Dark. Connors moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Hearn
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Connors scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hearn
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiller vs. Hearn
Hiller hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hiller
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hiller
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hiller
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Hiller
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Hearn
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hiller
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Hiller
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Connors scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Hiller
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yvars vs. Hiller
Yvars hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Hearn
Connors 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, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Hearn
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Hiller
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hiller
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hiller
Dark hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Hiller
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Hiller
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hearn
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Hearn
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Hearn
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hiller
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hiller
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hiller
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Hiller
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Hiller
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connors vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Connors bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hiller
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hiller
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hiller
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Jones
Hiller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer 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, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hiller
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hiller
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hiller
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Jones
Connors 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, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Jones
Bob Borkowski pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Maglie
Sal Maglie now pitching. Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Frank Hiller.
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Maglie covering. Safe. Borkowski moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miksis vs. Maglie
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hatten
Mickey Owen now catching. Joe Hatten now pitching.
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Hatten
Yvars strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Hatten
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Hatten
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Connors settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Maglie
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Maglie
Baumholtz 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, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1951 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 5 0 1 0 Miksis E, 2b 5 0 2 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Jeffcoat H, rf 5 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Baumholtz F, cf 5 1 2 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 5 1 1 2 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Connors C, 1b 3 1 0 0 Thomson B, 3b 3 2 2 4 Burgess S, c 4 0 2 1 Yvars S, c 4 0 1 0 Borkowski B, pr 0 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 3 0 0 0 Owen M, c 0 0 0 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 2 0 Maglie S, p 0 0 0 0 Hiller F, p 3 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 1 0 Hatten J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 38 3 11 3 New York 030 001 000 -- 4 Chicago 010 002 000 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (W)* 5.0 6 3 2 1 1 Jones S 2.2 4 0 0 0 0 Maglie S (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hiller F (L) 8.0 9 4 4 0 2 Hatten J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Dark A 2 LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 10 2B -- Mays W 3B -- Baumholtz F HR -- Thomson B 2, Sauer H SH -- Connors C, Maglie S T -- 2:29 A -- 7693
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