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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
New York Giants
1951-06-03 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 32564 · 3:02
St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Giants 4–3. Harry Brecheen earned the win and Howie Pollet picked up the save. Bobby Thomson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Harry Brecheen L: Al Gettel SV: Howie Pollet
Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peanuts Lowrey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Schoendienst | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Musial | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Enos Slaughter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Nippy Jones | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Rojek | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Sarni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Brecheen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Del Rice | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Howie Pollet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Stanky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Whitey Lockman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Thomson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Wes Westrum | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Dark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Monte Irvin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Mays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Thompson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roger Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Gettel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Clint Hartung | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Noble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Brecheen | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Howie Pollet | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Bowman | 4.2 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Al Gettel | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Peanuts Lowrey: 3/FL
- Red Schoendienst: S
- Stan Musial: T.1-H
- Billy Johnson: 9
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Nippy Jones: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Eddie Stanky: 2/FL
- Whitey Lockman: 43
- Bobby Thomson: W
- Wes Westrum: 3/P
Top 2
- Stan Rojek: K
- Bill Sarni: FLE5
- Bill Sarni: 3/G
- Harry Brecheen: K
Bot 2
- Al Dark: 9
- Monte Irvin: 63
- Willie Mays: 9
Top 3
- Peanuts Lowrey: 43
- Red Schoendienst: K
- Stan Musial: S
- Billy Johnson: K
Bot 3
- Hank Thompson: T
- Roger Bowman: K
- Eddie Stanky: K
- Whitey Lockman: 1/G
Top 4
- Enos Slaughter: S
- Nippy Jones: 4/FL
- Stan Rojek: S.1-2
- Del Rice: S.2-3;1-2
- Harry Brecheen: K
- Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Bot 4
- Bobby Thomson: 7
- Wes Westrum: HR
- Al Dark: S
- Monte Irvin: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Red Schoendienst: T
- Stan Musial: S.3-H
- Billy Johnson: K+CS2(24)/DP
- Enos Slaughter: S
- Nippy Jones: S.1-2
- Stan Rojek: S.2-3;1-2
- Del Rice: 13
Bot 5
- Willie Mays: 13
- Hank Thompson: 5/P
- Al Gettel: 63
Top 6
- Harry Brecheen: HR
- Peanuts Lowrey: 9
- Red Schoendienst: 9
- Stan Musial: S
- Billy Johnson: K
Bot 6
- Eddie Stanky: 43
- Whitey Lockman: S
- Bobby Thomson: HR.1-H
- Wes Westrum: 2/FL
- Al Dark: 2/FL
Top 7
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Nippy Jones: 8
- Stan Rojek: 63.1-2
- Del Rice: 53
Bot 7
- Monte Irvin: 2/FL
- Willie Mays: HP
- Hank Thompson: S.1-2
- Al Gettel: 13(B).2-3;1-2
- Eddie Stanky: W
- Whitey Lockman: 63
Top 8
- Harry Brecheen: K
- Peanuts Lowrey: 43
- Red Schoendienst: S
- Stan Musial: W.1-2
- Billy Johnson: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Nippy Jones: 9
Bot 8
- Bobby Thomson: 63
- Wes Westrum: W
- Al Dark: 8
- Monte Irvin: 4/P
Top 9
- Stan Rojek: S
- Del Rice: 34/SH.1-2
- Howie Pollet: PO2(16)
- Howie Pollet: W
- Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Bot 9
- Willie Mays: 4/P
- Clint Hartung: 9
- Ray Noble: 9