Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
April 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thompson lf 4 1 1 0
Furillo rf 4 1 0 0
Snider cf 5 2 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 2 2 2
Hodges 1b 2 1 2 0
Campanella c 4 0 2 3
Reese ss 4 0 0 1
Bridges 3b 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Cox 3b 1 0 0 0
Newcombe p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 7 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 0 0
Lockman lf 4 1 2 0
Thompson 3b 2 0 0 0
Irvin 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 1 0 1
Mueller rf 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 1
Westrum c 4 0 1 1
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Brooklyn 020 040 100792
New York 100 200 000352
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(1-0) 9.0 5 3 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
3
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(0-1) 4.2 8 6 3 2 1
  Spencer   2.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Kennedy   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
5
5

  E–Reese 2 (2), Irvin (3), Dark (2).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Campanella-Robinson, Cox-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Campanella (2,off Jones).  SH–Furillo (2,off Jones); Hodges (1,off Spencer).  IBB–Campanella (1,by Spencer).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Thompson (1,2nd base by Jones/Westrum); Dark (1,2nd base by Newcombe/Campanella).  SB–Dark (1,2nd base off Newcombe/Campanella).  U–Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:47.  A–30,870.
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