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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 27, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on April 27, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 27, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 6,981 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
Ray Noble | Catcher |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Jack Maguire | Right Fielder |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 27, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Hearn
Hartsfield hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Hearn
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Hearn
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hearn
Elliott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hearn
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hearn, and towards Stanky, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hearn
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Hearn
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Spahn
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Hearn
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spahn for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Hearn
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Hearn
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Hearn
Torgeson 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
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Spahn
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Spahn
Hearn bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartsfield covering, for the out. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hearn
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hearn
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Hearn
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Hearn covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Spahn
Noble hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hearn
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke juggles the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Hearn
Spahn bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Hearn
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Spahn
Maguire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Spahn
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dark out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Hearn
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hearn
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Jethroe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Hearn
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Jones
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Jones
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Jones
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Jones
Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Maguire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Spahn
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Koslo
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Spahn
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Spahn
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gettel
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gettel
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gettel
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Gettel
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive towards short. Kerr catches it and throws to second to double up Stanky. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Gettel
Spahn 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 -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Gettel
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Gettel
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Gettel
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Noble and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Gettel
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Spahn
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Spahn
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1951 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hartsfield R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 1 1 1 Jethroe S, cf 4 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 5 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 2 2 2 Irvin M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 1 2 1 Noble R, c 4 1 1 1 Cooper W, c 4 1 1 1 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 1 2 3 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0 Maguire J, rf 4 1 1 1 Spahn W, p 4 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gettel A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 10 7 30 3 5 3 Boston 010 005 010 -- 7 New York 000 120 000 -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 9.0 5 3 3 4 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (L)* 5.0 7 4 4 1 2 Jones S 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 Koslo D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Gettel A 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Lohrke J DP -- Boston 1, New York 2 LOB -- Boston 5, New York 5 HR -- Elliott B, Noble R, Maguire J, Stanky E, Marshall W, Gordon S SB -- Jethroe S SH -- Hearn J T -- 2:17 A -- 6981
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