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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 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 May 30, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 30, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 46,499 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Marquez | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Hearn
Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hearn
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hearn
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Hearn
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Hearn
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Hearn
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Elliott moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisti vs. Hearn
Sisti takes first base on ball four. Elliott scores. Cooper moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Kerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Noble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bickford vs. Spencer
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bickford
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Spencer
Marquez hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spencer
Marshall 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Spencer
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Spencer
Elliott hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Bickford
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spencer
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spencer
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Spencer
Sisti 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Bickford
Spencer bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sisti covering, for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Bickford
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spencer
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Spencer
Bickford hits a popup towards the mound. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Spencer
Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lockman. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Spencer
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Spencer
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Marquez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Spencer
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Bickford
Noble hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spencer
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Spencer
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Spencer
Sisti bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Cooper moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kerr vs. Spencer
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bickford vs. Spencer
Bickford takes first base on ball four. Cooper scores. Gordon moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marquez vs. Spencer
Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to home to get Gordon. Kerr moves to third. Bickford moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Spencer
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bickford
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Spencer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spencer
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spencer
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spencer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Bickford
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Spencer
Don Mueller now playing right field. Bobby Thomson now playing center field. Monte Irvin now playing left field.
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spencer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Spencer
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marquez vs. Spencer
Marquez hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Bickford
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spencer
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Spencer
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spencer
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Bickford
Spider Jorgensen pinch hits for George Spencer.
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Kennedy
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marquez who is chasing the ball. Mueller reaches third base with a triple. Lockman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noble vs. Bickford
Noble hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Marquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1951, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Marquez L, cf 5 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 4 1 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 3 1
Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 2 1 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Mueller D, rf 1 1 1 1
Cooper W, c 4 2 3 2 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gordon S, lf 5 0 2 0 Noble R, c 4 0 0 0
Sisti S, 2b 3 0 0 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 1
Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0 Thomson B, lf-cf 4 0 0 0
Bickford V, p 3 0 0 1 Irvin M, rf-lf 3 1 1 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen S, ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 9 6 32 3 7 3
Boston 300 111 000 -- 6
New York 001 000 002 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 0.1 3 3 3 3 0
Spencer G 7.2 6 3 2 2 1
Kennedy M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Lockman W, Dark A
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 11, New York 4
2B -- Lockman W
3B -- Mueller D
HR -- Cooper W
SH -- Spencer G, Sisti S
T -- 2:13
A -- 46499
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