Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
July 21, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Giants 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Merriman cf 4 0 1 0
Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wyrostek rf 4 0 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 2 0 0 0
  Adams 3b 2 1 1 1
Adcock lf 4 0 3 0
Stallcup ss 4 1 1 1
Howell c 3 0 0 0
  Usher ph 1 0 0 0
Fox p 3 0 0 0
  McMillan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 1 2 2
Lockman 1b 3 1 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 0 2 1
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 0 1 0
Thomson 3b 3 0 0 0
Yvars c 2 1 1 0
Jansen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
Cincinnati 000 001 001281
New York 100 000 20x363
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Fox  L(6-5) 8.0 6 3 3 3 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  W(13-8) 9.0 8 2 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
2

  E–Stallcup (11), Lockman (11), Dark (23), Thomson (7).  DP–New York 2. Stanky-Dark-Lockman, Thomson-Stanky-Lockman.  2B–Cincinnati Wyrostek (23,off Jansen).  HR–Cincinnati Adams (3,6th inning off Jansen 0 on 1 out); Stallcup (6,9th inning off Jansen 0 on 0 out), New York Stanky (12,7th inning off Fox 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Jansen 2 (7,off Fox 2).  Team–5.  U–Bill Stewart, Artie Gore, Jocko Conlan.  T–1:47.  A–7,489.
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