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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1951-04-30 · Night game · Ebbets Field · Att: 33962 · 3:10

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 8–5. New York Giants put up 6 in the 1st. Sal Maglie earned the win and Sheldon Jones picked up the save. Jackie Robinson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Sal Maglie L: Chris Van Cuyk SV: Sheldon Jones

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Lon Warneke · 3B: Scotty Robb · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	5	1	3	2	0	0
Whitey Lockman	5	1	2	0	0	1
Bobby Thomson	5	1	1	1	0	0
Monte Irvin	4	0	0	1	1	1
Wes Westrum	1	2	0	0	4	1
Al Dark	2	2	0	0	3	0
Don Mueller	4	1	0	1	1	0
Hank Thompson	4	0	2	3	0	0
Sal Maglie	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sheldon Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Hermanski	5	1	1	1	0	0
Carl Furillo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Duke Snider	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jackie Robinson	3	2	2	1	1	1
Gil Hodges	4	0	1	0	0	3
Bruce Edwards	4	0	0	1	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	1	2	0	1	0
Rocky Bridges	4	0	2	1	0	0
Hank Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cal Abrams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Campanella	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sal Maglie	5.1	8	2	3
Sheldon Jones	3.2	2	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Van Cuyk	0.0	3	0	0
Earl Mossor	0.1	0	3	0
Joe Hatten	1.2	3	3	2
Clem Labine	2.0	0	1	0
Phil Haugstad	3.0	1	1	3
Carl Erskine	2.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: S9/L
Whitey Lockman: S9/L.1-3
Bobby Thomson: D7/L7DW.3-H;1-3
Monte Irvin: 8.3-H;2-3
Wes Westrum: W
Al Dark: W.1-2
Don Mueller: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Hank Thompson: S8/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sal Maglie: K
Eddie Stanky: S7/F7S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Whitey Lockman: K

Bot 1

Gene Hermanski: HR/9
Carl Furillo: 8
Duke Snider: 63
Jackie Robinson: HR/78
Gil Hodges: K

Top 2

Bobby Thomson: 6
Monte Irvin: W
Wes Westrum: W.1-2
Al Dark: W.2-3;1-2
Don Mueller: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Hank Thompson: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Sal Maglie: 63

Bot 2

Bruce Edwards: 8
Pee Wee Reese: D8/L
Rocky Bridges: S8/L.2-H
Hank Edwards: K
Gene Hermanski: 7

Top 3

Eddie Stanky: 9/L
Whitey Lockman: 43
Bobby Thomson: 31

Bot 3

Carl Furillo: S7/L
Duke Snider: 16(1)3/GDP
Jackie Robinson: S7/L
Gil Hodges: K

Top 4

Monte Irvin: 63
Wes Westrum: W
Al Dark: 64(1)/FO
Don Mueller: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bruce Edwards: E5
Pee Wee Reese: 9
Rocky Bridges: S8/L.1-3
Cal Abrams: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Hank Thompson: 43
Sal Maglie: 43
Eddie Stanky: 53

Bot 5

Gene Hermanski: 43
Carl Furillo: 63
Duke Snider: 43

Top 6

Whitey Lockman: S7/L
Bobby Thomson: 8
Monte Irvin: K
Wes Westrum: K

Bot 6

Jackie Robinson: W
Gil Hodges: D7/L.1-3
Bruce Edwards: 7/L.3-H
Pee Wee Reese: W
Rocky Bridges: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Al Dark: W
Don Mueller: 8
Hank Thompson: 6
Sheldon Jones: K

Bot 7

Don Thompson: 13/BG
Gene Hermanski: 43
Carl Furillo: 3/BP

Top 8

Eddie Stanky: S8/L
Whitey Lockman: 8/L
Bobby Thomson: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Duke Snider: HR/8XD
Jackie Robinson: K
Gil Hodges: K
Bruce Edwards: 63

Top 9

Monte Irvin: 6
Wes Westrum: W
Al Dark: 3/G.1-2
Don Mueller: 43

Bot 9

Pee Wee Reese: T8/8XDW
Rocky Bridges: 13/BG
Roy Campanella: 8
Gene Hermanski: 43

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Earl Mossor
Al Dark slipped rounding 3B
36 minute top of 1st inning
Hank Thompson went into the dugout to allow Sal Maglie more time to warm up; Babe Pinelli ordered him back on field

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