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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1951-05-30 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 11 innings · 2:33

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 6–5. New York Giants put up 2 in the 4th. Larry Jansen earned the win. Wes Westrum went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	9
NY1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	8

W: Larry Jansen L: Max Surkont SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hartsfield	5	0	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	5	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	5	2	2	1	0	1
Ebba St. Claire	3	1	2	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	2	1	1	1	2	0
Luis Olmo	3	0	0	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	1	1	0	0
Max Surkont	4	0	0	0	0	2
Walker Cooper	1	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Jethroe	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Addis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Marquez	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	5	0	0	0	0	2
Whitey Lockman	5	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Mays	3	1	0	0	2	1
Hank Thompson	5	3	4	1	0	0
Wes Westrum	4	1	1	2	0	2
Al Dark	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson	5	0	2	2	0	0
Monte Irvin	3	1	1	1	0	0
Larry Jansen	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Surkont	10.0	8	3	6

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Jansen	11.0	9	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Hartsfield: FLE3#
Roy Hartsfield: 63
Willard Marshall: 43
Earl Torgeson: 4

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 53
Whitey Lockman: 5
Willie Mays: 2

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 63
Ebba St. Claire: 31
Sid Gordon: 7

Bot 2

Hank Thompson: S9
Wes Westrum: SB2
Wes Westrum: K
Al Dark: 7
Bobby Thomson: S7.2-H
Monte Irvin: 2

Top 3

Luis Olmo: 63
Buddy Kerr: 53
Max Surkont: 8

Bot 3

Larry Jansen: 2
Eddie Stanky: 53
Whitey Lockman: 63

Top 4

Roy Hartsfield: 7
Willard Marshall: 43
Earl Torgeson: 8

Bot 4

Willie Mays: W
Hank Thompson: 5
Wes Westrum: HR/7.1-H
Al Dark: 9
Bobby Thomson: 5

Top 5

Bob Elliott: S7
Ebba St. Claire: S9.1-2
Sid Gordon: D8.1-3;2-H
Luis Olmo: 63.3-H
Buddy Kerr: S8.2-H;BX2(86)#
Max Surkont: 8

Bot 5

Monte Irvin: HR/9
Larry Jansen: K
Eddie Stanky: K
Whitey Lockman: 31

Top 6

Roy Hartsfield: 13
Willard Marshall: 43
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: D7.1-H
Ebba St. Claire: S9.2-H
Sid Gordon: W.1-2
Luis Olmo: 4

Bot 6

Willie Mays: K/C
Hank Thompson: HR/9
Wes Westrum: 63
Al Dark: 7

Top 7

Buddy Kerr: 9
Max Surkont: K
Roy Hartsfield: 7

Bot 7

Bobby Thomson: 8
Monte Irvin: HP
Larry Jansen: 43.1-2
Eddie Stanky: 6

Top 8

Willard Marshall: 63
Earl Torgeson: 43
Bob Elliott: K

Bot 8

Whitey Lockman: 3/G
Willie Mays: W
Hank Thompson: S9.1-2
Wes Westrum: K
Al Dark: 4

Top 9

Walker Cooper: S7
Sid Gordon: 34/SH.1-2
Sam Jethroe: W
Bob Addis: 3(B)3(1)/GDP

Bot 9

Bobby Thomson: 53
Monte Irvin: 9
Larry Jansen: 63

Top 10

Max Surkont: K
Roy Hartsfield: 5
Willard Marshall: 3

Bot 10

Eddie Stanky: K/C
Whitey Lockman: 43
Willie Mays: 9

Top 11

Earl Torgeson: S9
Bob Elliott: 31.1-2
Luis Marquez: S6.2-2
Sid Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
Ray Mueller: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 11

Hank Thompson: S9
Wes Westrum: E1/SH.1-2
Al Dark: W.2-3;1-2
Bobby Thomson: S7.1-2;2-3;3-H