New York Yankees vs New York Giants
October 6, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 6, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, New York Giants 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 4 1 1 1
Rizzuto ss 4 1 1 0
McDougald 2b 3 0 2 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Berra c 3 0 1 0
Brown 3b 3 0 0 0
Collins 1b 3 0 0 1
Bauer rf 4 0 0 0
Raschi p 1 0 0 0
  Hogue p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 0 0 0 0
  Ostrowski p 0 0 0 0
  Mize ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 1
Thompson rf 3 1 1 0
Irvin lf 3 1 0 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 3
Thomson 3b 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 2 1
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Hearn p 3 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 5
New York 000 000 011252
New York 010 050 00x672
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  L (0-1) 4.1 5 6 1 3 3
  Hogue   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Ostrowski   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
1
3
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  W (1-0) 7.2 4 1 1 8 1
  Jones  SV (1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
8
1

  E–Rizzuto (1), Berra (1), Lockman (2), Westrum (1).  DP–New York 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Thomson (1,off Raschi).  HR–New York Woodling (1,9th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out), New York Lockman (1,5th inning off Raschi 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Rizzuto (1,by Hearn); Stanky (1,by Raschi).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  CS–Rizzuto (1,2nd base by Hearn/Westrum); Stanky (1,2nd base by Raschi/Berra).  HBP–Raschi (1,Stanky); Hearn (1,Rizzuto).  U–Joe Paparella (AL), Al Barlick (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Lee Ballanfant (NL), Artie Gore (NL), Johnny Stevens (AL).  T–2:42.  A–52,035.
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