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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1951-07-04 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 34620 · 2:35

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 4–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 6th. Ralph Branca earned the win. Gil Hodges went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ralph Branca L: Dave Koslo SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Furillo	4	0	2	2	0	1
Pee Wee Reese	2	0	0	0	1	0
Duke Snider	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jackie Robinson	3	0	2	0	1	1
Andy Pafko	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gil Hodges	3	1	1	1	1	0
Roy Campanella	4	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Cox	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ralph Branca	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Koslo	7.0	7	4	4
George Spencer	1.0	1	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Branca	9.0	7	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 63
Al Dark: 5
Willie Mays: K

Bot 1

Carl Furillo: K
Pee Wee Reese: 8
Duke Snider: HR/9
Jackie Robinson: T9/L
Andy Pafko: HP
Gil Hodges: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Don Mueller: S9/L
Whitey Lockman: S9.1-3
Monte Irvin: W.1-2
Bill Rigney: 4
Wes Westrum: 8.3-H
Dave Koslo: PB.2-3;1-2
Dave Koslo: W
Eddie Stanky: K

Bot 2

Roy Campanella: 8
Billy Cox: 7/FL
Ralph Branca: 9

Top 3

Al Dark: K
Willie Mays: 3/FL
Don Mueller: 41

Bot 3

Carl Furillo: 9/L9D
Pee Wee Reese: W
Duke Snider: 7
Jackie Robinson: CS2(24)

Top 4

Whitey Lockman: 43
Monte Irvin: 53
Bill Rigney: S8/L
Wes Westrum: K

Bot 4

Jackie Robinson: S7/G
Andy Pafko: 8
Gil Hodges: W.1-2
Roy Campanella: K
Billy Cox: W.2-3;1-2
Ralph Branca: 13/BG

Top 5

Dave Koslo: K
Eddie Stanky: 3/FL
Al Dark: 63

Bot 5

Carl Furillo: S8/G
Pee Wee Reese: 53/SH.1-2
Duke Snider: K
Jackie Robinson: IW
Andy Pafko: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Willie Mays: 63
Don Mueller: 4
Bobby Thomson: 53

Bot 6

Gil Hodges: 8
Roy Campanella: S7/L
Billy Cox: S9/L.1-2
Ralph Branca: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Carl Furillo: S8/L.3-H;2-H
Pee Wee Reese: 8

Top 7

Monte Irvin: 63
Bill Rigney: 7
Wes Westrum: 1/L

Bot 7

Duke Snider: 31
Jackie Robinson: K
Andy Pafko: 4

Top 8

Hank Thompson: 43
Eddie Stanky: W
Al Dark: S8/L.1-2
Willie Mays: 5/FL
Don Mueller: K

Bot 8

Gil Hodges: HR/7
Roy Campanella: 6
Billy Cox: 13
Ralph Branca: K

Top 9

Bobby Thomson: T7/7DW
Monte Irvin: 63
Bill Rigney: S8/L.3-H
Wes Westrum: S8/G.1-3
Earl Rapp: 4(1)3/GDP/RINT

Notes & reviews

Erv Palica ejected by HP umpire Scotty Robb
Dodgers Manager Chuck Dressen, Don Newcombe and Dodgers Coach Jake Pitler ejected by HP umpire Scotty Robb
lights turned on
Hank Schenz called for interference for running out of the baseline

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