Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
April 22, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 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 4, New York Giants 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Hermanski lf 5 0 1 1
Furillo rf 5 1 1 1
Snider cf 5 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 5 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 2 1 1
Campanella c 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 3 1 2 1
Bridges 3b 2 0 1 0
  Edwards ph 0 0 0 0
  Bankhead pr 0 0 0 0
  Cox 3b 0 0 0 0
Erskine p 2 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 0 0
  Miksis pr 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 2 0
Lockman lf 5 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 5 0 0 0
Irvin 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 2 2 1
Mueller rf 5 1 3 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 1 2
Maglie p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 3
Brooklyn 010 000 011 1471
New York 000 201 000 0380
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   5.2 8 3 3 4 1
  Palica   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Newcombe  W(2-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
5
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  L(0-1) 10.0 7 4 4 4 6
Totals
10.0
7
4
4
4
6

  E–Bridges (2).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Bridges (1,off Maglie).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (1,2nd inning off Maglie 0 on 1 out); Furillo (1,10th inning off Maglie 0 on 1 out), New York Thomson (1,6th inning off Erskine 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Cox (1,by Maglie); Westrum (3,by Erskine).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  CS–Reese (1,2nd base by Maglie/Westrum).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli.  T–2:57.  A–32,954.
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