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Reds 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 21, 1951 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Reds with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 21, 1951 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 2 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 6 E: 3 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherLarry Jansen  
Losing PitcherHowie Fox  
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Game Winning RBIEddie Stanky 

Game Info

DateJuly 21, 1951 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherHowie Fox  
Home Starting PitcherLarry Jansen  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance7,489 
Time of Game1 hour 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Artie Gore
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lloyd Merriman  Center Fielder 
Connie Ryan  Second Baseman 
Johnny Wyrostek  Right Fielder 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Grady Hatton  Third Baseman 
Joe Adcock  Left Fielder 
Virgil Stallcup  Shortstop 
Dixie Howell  Catcher 
Howie Fox  Pitcher 
Luke Sewell  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Bobby Thomson  Third Baseman 
Sal Yvars  Catcher 
Larry Jansen  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Reds 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1951

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/21/1951 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Merriman L, cf        4  0  1  0   Stanky E, 2b          3  1  2  2   
Ryan C, 2b            3  0  0  0   Lockman W, 1b         3  1  0  0   
Wyrostek J, rf        4  0  2  0   Mueller D, rf         4  0  0  0   
Kluszewski T, 1b      4  0  0  0   Irvin M, lf           4  0  2  1   
Hatton G, 3b          2  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            4  0  0  0   
Adams B, 3b           2  1  1  1   Dark A, ss            3  0  1  0   
Adcock J, lf          4  0  3  0   Thomson B, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Stallcup V, ss        4  1  1  1   Yvars S, c            2  1  1  0   
Howell D, c           3  0  0  0   Jansen L, p           1  0  0  0   
Usher B, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Fox H, p              3  0  0  0                                      
McMillan R, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2  8  2                        27  3  6  3

Cincinnati       000 001 001 --  2
New York         100 000 20x --  3

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fox H (L)             8.0  6  3  3  3  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W)          9.0  8  2  2  3  2

E -- Lockman W, Dark A, Stallcup V, Thomson B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 5
2B -- Wyrostek J
HR -- Adams B, Stanky E, Stallcup V
SH -- Jansen L 2
T -- 1:47
A -- 7489

    

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