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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 20, 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 September 20, 1951 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 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 | September 20, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 2,194 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Frank Dascoli |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Wally Post | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Hank Edwards | Left Fielder |
Sammy Meeks | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Johnny Pramesa | Catcher |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 20, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball 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 short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Meeks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hearn
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meeks vs. Hearn
Meeks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pramesa vs. Hearn
Pramesa 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Raffensberger
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Hearn
Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
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
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Meeks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hearn
Edwards 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Hearn
Meeks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pramesa vs. Hearn
Pramesa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meeks moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Raffensberger vs. Hearn
Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Raffensberger
Hearn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
There goes Adams. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
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. Wyrostek moves to third. Post moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Hearn
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meeks vs. Hearn
Meeks hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a popup, foul, 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: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pramesa vs. Hearn
Pramesa hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Hearn
Raffensberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to third. Raffensberger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Post vs. Hearn
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Raffensberger
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meeks juggles the ball. That's an error on Meeks. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hearn
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Hearn
Meeks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Raffensberger
Hearn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Hearn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hearn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
The ball gets by Pramesa for a passed ball. Hearn scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Adams fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pramesa vs. Hearn
Hearn fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hearn. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pramesa vs. Hearn
Pramesa bunts towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. Hearn
Joe Adcock pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Hearn
Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Adams reaches second base with a double. McMillan scores. Wehmeier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wyrostek vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wehmeier scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Post hits a line drive off the glove of Thomson, and into shallow left field. Post reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluszewski vs. Spencer
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Spencer
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meeks vs. Spencer
Meeks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Ewell Blackwell now pitching. Dixie Howell now catching. Bob Usher now playing left field.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Blackwell
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Hank Thompson pinch hits for George Spencer.
Thompson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1951 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Adams B, 2b 5 1 4 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Wyrostek J, rf 2 0 1 1 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Post W, cf 5 0 2 1 Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Edwards H, lf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0 Usher B, lf 0 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0 Meeks S, 3b 5 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 1 1 0 Hearn J, p 2 1 1 0 Pramesa J, c 3 0 1 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Howell D, c 0 0 0 0 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 3 0 1 0 Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Adcock J, ph 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, pr 0 1 0 0 Blackwell E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 4 0 34 3 12 3 New York 000 000 010 -- 1 Cincinnati 000 000 03x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (L) 7.1 10 3 3 6 0 Kennedy M* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Spencer G 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (W) 8.0 3 1 1 2 1 Blackwell E (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- McMillan R, Meeks S, Hearn J LOB -- New York 8, Cincinnati 15 2B -- Edwards H, Adams B 2, Mays W, Post W CS -- Adams B SH -- Stanky E, Pramesa J PB -- Pramesa J T -- 2:35 A -- 2194
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