Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
August 14, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Giants 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 3 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 1 2 1
Snider cf 4 1 1 1
Robinson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Terwilliger 2b 2 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Pafko lf 3 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Bridges ss 3 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 2 0 1 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Haugstad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 0 1 1
Dark ss 4 1 2 0
Mueller rf 4 1 1 2
Irvin lf 3 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 1
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Thomson 3b 3 1 1 0
Westrum c 3 0 1 0
Spencer p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Brooklyn 000 000 020261
New York 300 100 00x481
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Palica  L(2-5) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Podbielan   6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Haugstad   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Spencer  W(7-4) 9.0 6 2 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
2

  E–Cox (9), Thomson (9).  DP–New York 2. Spencer-Stanky-Dark-Lockman, Spencer-Dark-Lockman.  2B–Brooklyn Cox (16,off Spencer), New York Dark 2 (28,off Palica,off Podbielan).  HR–Brooklyn Cox (7,8th inning off Spencer 0 on 2 out); Snider (27,8th inning off Spencer 0 on 2 out), New York Mueller (9,1st inning off Palica 1 on 1 out); Lockman (9,1st inning off Palica 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Spencer (3,off Podbielan).  Team–4.  CS–Stanky (5,2nd base by Podbielan/Campanella).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Lou Jorda.  T–2:13.  A–42,857.
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