New York Giants vs Brooklyn Dodgers
October 1, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1951 at Ebbets Field. 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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New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 5 0 2 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 5 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 2 1 1
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomson 3b 2 1 1 2
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
Hearn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Reese ss 3 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 3 0 1 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Pafko lf 3 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 2 0 0 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
Branca p 2 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
New York 000 200 010361
Brooklyn 010 000 000151
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  W(17-9) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(13-11) 8.0 5 3 3 5 5
  Podbielan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
5

  E–Dark (46), Snider (5).  DP–New York 4. Dark-Stanky-Lockman, Westrum-Dark, Dark-Stanky-Lockman, Lockman-Dark-Stanky.  2B–New York Dark (41,off Podbielan).  HR–New York Thomson (31,4th inning off Branca 1 on 2 out); Irvin (24,8th inning off Branca 0 on 0 out), Brooklyn Pafko (29,2nd inning off Hearn 0 on 2 out).  SH–Hearn (9,off Branca); Thomson (7,off Branca).  HBP–Irvin (9,by Branca).  IBB–Westrum (14,by Branca).  Team LOB–10.  Team–2.  CS–Reese (14,2nd base by Hearn/Westrum); Pafko (6,2nd base by Hearn/Westrum).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Lou Jorda, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:39.  A–30,707.
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