Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
July 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 1 1 2
Connors 1b 5 0 2 0
Baumholtz cf 5 0 1 1
Sauer lf 4 1 1 0
Hermanski rf 2 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat pr,rf 1 2 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 1
Smalley ss 3 1 1 1
Owen c 3 0 0 0
McLish p 3 1 1 1
Totals 34 7 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 1 0 0
Dark ss 5 1 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 1 0
Irvin lf 4 0 2 2
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 2
Thompson 3b 2 0 1 0
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Gettel p 0 0 0 0
  Rapp ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Noble ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Chicago 110 000 221790
New York 000 000 022470
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W(2-3) 9.0 7 4 4 7 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
7
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(2-7) 6.1 4 4 4 4 2
  Gettel   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy   2.0 5 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
4
4

  E–None.  3B–Chicago McLish (1,off Kennedy).  HR–Chicago Smalley (3,2nd inning off Jones 0 on 0 out), New York Mays (12,8th inning off McLish 1 on 2 out).  SH–Smalley (3,off Jones).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Irvin (4,by McLish).  Team–10.  U–Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb.  T–2:50.  A–8,672.
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