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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 2, 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 August 2, 1951 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 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 | August 2, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,966 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 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 |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Left Fielder |
Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
Chuck Connors | First Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bob Rush | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 2, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Rush
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Connors juggles the ball. That's an error on Connors. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Rush
Westrum hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Rush
Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Baumholtz. Jones reaches second base with a double. Thomson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Jones
Connors hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller 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, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin 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
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Jones
Rush 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, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
There goes Miksis. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Rush
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Connors vs. Jones
Connors hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rush
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Jones
Rush 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, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jones
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, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson 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, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Rush
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Rush
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connors vs. Jones
Connors hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to second for the out. Hermanski moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Hermanski scores. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rush vs. Jones
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to second for the out. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis takes first base on ball four. Rush moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jeffcoat vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Rush scores. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baumholtz vs. Spencer
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Spencer
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Spencer
Hermanski hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Spencer
Connors hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Spencer
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1951 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Miksis E, 2b 3 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Jeffcoat H, lf 4 1 2 2 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 1 Baumholtz F, cf 4 0 2 1 Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 1 2 2 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0 Hermanski G, rf 3 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 1 Connors C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Burgess S, c 4 1 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0 Jones S, p 3 0 1 1 Rush B, p 3 1 0 0 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 4 3 31 6 9 5 New York 110 000 001 -- 3 Chicago 200 000 40x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (L) 6.2 7 6 6 3 3 Spencer G 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rush B (W) 9.0 4 3 2 2 4 E -- Connors C DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 4 2B -- Jeffcoat H, Jones S 3B -- Dark A, Irvin M HR -- Jackson R CS -- Miksis E WP -- Jones S T -- 2:06 A -- 7966
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