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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1951-09-05 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:33

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 3–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 2nd. Sheldon Jones earned the win. Walker Cooper went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Sheldon Jones L: Warren Spahn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	1	0	0	0	2	1
Al Dark	5	0	2	2	0	0
Willie Mays	4	0	0	0	1	0
Monte Irvin	2	1	0	0	2	0
Bobby Thomson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mueller	4	1	2	1	0	0
Whitey Lockman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	1	1	0	0	3	1
Sheldon Jones	4	0	0	0	0	4
Davey Williams	2	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Jethroe	4	0	2	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Walker Cooper	3	1	2	2	1	0
Willard Marshall	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Logan	1	0	0	0	2	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Addis	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheldon Jones	9.0	6	4	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	5	8	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: W
Al Dark: 7
Willie Mays: W.1-2
Monte Irvin: 9
Bobby Thomson: 3/G

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 43
Sam Jethroe: S6
Earl Torgeson: 7(B)4(1)/FDP

Top 2

Don Mueller: S
Whitey Lockman: 43.1-2
Wes Westrum: W
Sheldon Jones: K
Eddie Stanky: W.2-3;1-2
Al Dark: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H#
Willie Mays: 9

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 6
Sid Gordon: K
Walker Cooper: E6#
Willard Marshall: W.1-2
Johnny Logan: W.2-3;1-2
Warren Spahn: 8

Top 3

Monte Irvin: W
Bobby Thomson: 54(1)/FO
Don Mueller: PO1(134)#
Don Mueller: 9

Bot 3

Sibby Sisti: 9
Sam Jethroe: 2/FL
Earl Torgeson: 7

Top 4

Whitey Lockman: 8
Wes Westrum: K
Sheldon Jones: K/C

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: D8
Sid Gordon: 43.2-3
Walker Cooper: HR/7.3-H
Willard Marshall: 3
Johnny Logan: W
Warren Spahn: K

Top 5

Eddie Stanky: K/C
Al Dark: D7
Willie Mays: 6
Monte Irvin: 63

Bot 5

Sibby Sisti: 8
Sam Jethroe: K
Earl Torgeson: K

Top 6

Bobby Thomson: 3
Don Mueller: 9
Whitey Lockman: S8
Wes Westrum: W.1-2
Sheldon Jones: K

Bot 6

Bob Elliott: 6
Sid Gordon: D9
Walker Cooper: IW
Willard Marshall: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 7

Davey Williams: K/C
Al Dark: 9
Willie Mays: 6

Bot 7

Johnny Logan: 7
Warren Spahn: K
Sibby Sisti: K

Top 8

Monte Irvin: W
Bobby Thomson: 54/SH.1-2
Don Mueller: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)#
Whitey Lockman: 4
Wes Westrum: IW
Sheldon Jones: K

Bot 8

Sam Jethroe: S9
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: 43
Bob Elliott: WP.2-3
Bob Elliott: 5
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 9

Davey Williams: 3/FL
Al Dark: 163
Willie Mays: 53

Bot 9

Walker Cooper: S9
Willard Marshall: 2/FL
Bob Addis: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Eddie Stanky ejected by HP umpire Lee Ballanfant

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