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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1951-10-03 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 34320 · 2:28

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 5–4. New York Giants put up 4 in the 9th. Larry Jansen earned the win. Bobby Thomson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	8
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	5	8

W: Larry Jansen L: Ralph Branca SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Bill Stewart · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Furillo	5	0	0	0	0	1
Pee Wee Reese	4	2	1	0	1	1
Duke Snider	3	1	2	0	1	1
Jackie Robinson	2	1	1	1	2	0
Andy Pafko	4	0	1	1	0	1
Gil Hodges	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Cox	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rube Walker	4	0	1	0	0	2
Don Newcombe	4	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Dark	4	1	1	0	0	0
Don Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Monte Irvin	4	1	1	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	3	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	1	3	4	0	0
Willie Mays	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wes Westrum	0	0	0	0	2	0
Sal Maglie	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Rigney	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Newcombe	8.1	7	2	2
Ralph Branca	0.0	1	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sal Maglie	8.0	8	4	6
Larry Jansen	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carl Furillo: K
Pee Wee Reese: W
Duke Snider: W.1-2
Jackie Robinson: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
Andy Pafko: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Gil Hodges: 5/FL

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 7
Al Dark: 5
Don Mueller: 7/L

Top 2

Billy Cox: 13
Rube Walker: K
Don Newcombe: 5

Bot 2

Monte Irvin: 63
Whitey Lockman: S9/G
Bobby Thomson: S7/L.1-2;BX2(763)
Willie Mays: 7/L

Top 3

Carl Furillo: 13
Pee Wee Reese: 3/FL
Duke Snider: K

Bot 3

Wes Westrum: W
Sal Maglie: 16(1)/FO/BG
Eddie Stanky: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Jackie Robinson: 43
Andy Pafko: K
Gil Hodges: 53

Bot 4

Al Dark: 4
Don Mueller: 3/L
Monte Irvin: 53

Top 5

Billy Cox: S1/BG
Rube Walker: K
Don Newcombe: 36(1)/FO
Carl Furillo: 7

Bot 5

Whitey Lockman: 63
Bobby Thomson: D7/G
Willie Mays: K
Wes Westrum: IW
Sal Maglie: 63

Top 6

Pee Wee Reese: K
Duke Snider: S8/F
Jackie Robinson: CS2(24)
Jackie Robinson: W
Andy Pafko: 3

Bot 6

Eddie Stanky: 7
Al Dark: 53
Don Mueller: 3/FL

Top 7

Gil Hodges: 2/FL
Billy Cox: 63
Rube Walker: S9/G
Don Newcombe: 43

Bot 7

Monte Irvin: D7/L7DW
Whitey Lockman: FC2/SH.2-3
Bobby Thomson: 8/8XD.3-H
Willie Mays: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Carl Furillo: 1/L
Pee Wee Reese: S9/L
Duke Snider: S9/G.1-3
Jackie Robinson: WP.3-H;1-3
Jackie Robinson: IW
Andy Pafko: S5.3-H;1-2
Gil Hodges: 5/P
Billy Cox: S7/G5.2-H;1-2
Rube Walker: 43

Bot 8

Bill Rigney: K
Hank Thompson: 31
Eddie Stanky: 6/FL

Top 9

Don Newcombe: 43
Carl Furillo: 63
Pee Wee Reese: 8

Bot 9

Al Dark: S3/G34
Don Mueller: S9/G3.1-3
Monte Irvin: 3/FL
Whitey Lockman: D7/L78.3-H;1-3
Bobby Thomson: HR/L7D.3-H;2-H

Notes & reviews

Bobby Thomson thought Whitey Lockman was going to 3B, nearly reached 2B and was out trying to return to 1B
lights turned on
Don Mueller hurt ankle going into 3B and was carried off on stretcher
the shot heard 'round the world

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