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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 12, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on June 12, 1951 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 12, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 12, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 13,978 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
Lloyd Merriman | Left Fielder |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 12, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Raffensberger drops the ball. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
There goes Dark. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Westrum reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Adams trying to get to second. Thomson throws the ball in to Stanky who tags Adams for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Usher. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Raffensberger
Koslo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a line drive towards left. Thomson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Thomson. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merriman vs. Koslo
Merriman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raffensberger vs. Koslo
Raffensberger hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive towards third. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Adams. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Koslo
Merriman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Irvin. Merriman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Raffensberger vs. Koslo
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Raffensberger
Koslo hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek bunts towards the mound. Koslo catches it and throws to first to double up Ryan. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Merriman. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Usher. Westrum reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Raffensberger covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Stallcup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Scheffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stallcup moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Usher vs. Gettel
Usher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merriman vs. Gettel
Merriman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Raffensberger vs. Gettel
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Raffensberger
Gettel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gettel
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gettel
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Gettel
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Gettel
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup misplays the ball. That's an error on Stallcup. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Gettel
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Gettel
Scheffing hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Gettel
Usher hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gettel vs. Raffensberger
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Raffensberger
Gettel strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Gettel
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Gettel
Raffensberger hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gettel
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gettel
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Gettel
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Gettel
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Gettel
Stallcup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/12/1951 -- New York at Cincinnati (N) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 5 0 1 0 Adams B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Dark A, ss 5 3 3 0 Ryan C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Wyrostek J, rf 5 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 2 2 Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 1 0 Irvin M, rf 5 1 1 3 Stallcup V, ss 5 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 1 0 Scheffing B, c 4 1 3 3 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Usher B, cf 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 1 Merriman L, lf 4 0 1 0 Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 4 0 0 0 Gettel A, p 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 9 6 39 3 11 3 New York 110 001 000 3 -- 6 Cincinnati 000 300 000 0 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Koslo D* 5.0 9 3 3 1 4 Gettel A (W) 5.0 2 0 0 1 7 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (L) 10.0 9 6 5 4 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Raffensberger K, Thomson B 2, Stallcup V DP -- New York 2, Cincinnati 1 LOB -- New York 7, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Westrum W 2, Mays W, Merriman L, Dark A, Stallcup V HR -- Scheffing B, Irvin M SB -- Dark A CS -- Thompson H SH -- Lockman W, Westrum W, Thomson B T -- 2:46 A -- 13978
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