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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 28, 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 July 28, 1951 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 28, 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 | July 28, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 4,881 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Clint Hartung | Right Fielder |
Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
Dixie Howell | Catcher |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 28, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Merriman. Dark reaches second base with a double. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum strikes out. Howell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Westrum out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Hartung hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Raffensberger
Jansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski 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 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Jansen
Merriman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Jansen
Howell 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, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball 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: ---
Raffensberger vs. Jansen
Raffensberger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Hartung settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball 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 fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Jansen
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Jansen
Howell 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
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Raffensberger
Jansen bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hartung moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Jansen
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek 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
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a popup 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 long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Merriman. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Jansen
Merriman hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Raffensberger
Jansen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jansen
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Dixie Howell.
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Hartung settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jansen
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jansen
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Erautt
Johnny Pramesa now catching. Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erautt
Dark hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Erautt
Mays hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jansen
Adcock hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Erautt
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Erautt
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Erautt
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Erautt fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Erautt
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Erautt
Don Mueller pinch hits for Clint Hartung.
Mueller hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jansen vs. Erautt
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erautt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jansen
Don Mueller now playing right field.
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Jansen
Merriman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Merriman reaches second base with a double. Ryan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pramesa vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Pramesa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Usher vs. Spencer
Bob Usher pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Usher hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Spencer
Virgil Stallcup pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/28/1951 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 4 1 1 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Stallcup V, ph 1 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 1 1 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 3 0 1 2 Wyrostek J, rf 3 0 1 0 Thomson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Adcock J, lf 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Ryan C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Hartung C, rf 3 0 1 0 Merriman L, cf 4 0 2 1 Mueller D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Howell D, c 2 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 3 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Pramesa J, c 1 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 2 0 0 0 Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0 Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0 Usher B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 6 3 36 1 8 1 New York 200 001 000 -- 3 Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jansen L (W)* 8.0 8 1 1 1 4 Spencer G (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (L) 7.0 6 3 3 0 2 Erautt E 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Stanky E LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 9 2B -- Dark A, Thomson B, Merriman L HR -- Mays W SH -- Jansen L, Lockman W T -- 2:22 A -- 4881
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