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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 23, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 23, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 14,413 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Nippy Jones | First Baseman |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Max Lanier | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 23, 1951
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Newcombe
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lanier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lanier
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hemus. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lanier
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lanier
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Newcombe
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newcombe
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newcombe
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lanier
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lanier
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Lanier
There goes Campanella. The throw from Rice and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lanier
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Newcombe
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Newcombe
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Lanier
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lanier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Newcombe
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lanier
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lanier
Snider bunts towards the mound. Lanier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lanier. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lanier
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Lanier
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Lanier
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Newcombe
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Newcombe
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Newcombe
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Newcombe
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Newcombe
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson misplays the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hemus vs. Newcombe
Hemus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice scores. Lanier moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lanier
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Lanier
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Newcombe
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Newcombe
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Newcombe
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lanier
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lanier
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lanier
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Lanier
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newcombe
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newcombe
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Newcombe
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lanier
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lanier
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field. Musial picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Musial. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Lanier
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox bunts towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to third for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Lanier
Wayne Terwilliger pinch hits for Don Newcombe.
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Lanier
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Lanier hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Podbielan
Hemus hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Podbielan
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lanier
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lanier
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lanier
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Podbielan
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Podbielan
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Podbielan
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Podbielan
Jones hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Podbielan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Podbielan
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox juggles the ball. That's an error on Cox. Slaughter scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Podbielan
Lanier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lanier
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lanier
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lanier
Pafko hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Lanier
Dick Williams pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1951 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Hemus S, ss 3 0 1 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Musial S, cf 3 1 1 0 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 0 Rice H, lf 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 2 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0 Jones N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 4 1 3 1 Johnson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Pafko A, lf 4 0 2 1 Rice D, c 4 1 1 1 Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lanier M, p 4 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 2 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, ph 0 0 0 0 Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0 Williams D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 5 3 32 2 7 2 St.Louis 000 020 002 -- 4 Brooklyn 000 000 101 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Lanier M (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (L) 7.0 4 2 1 1 2 Podbielan B 2.0 1 2 1 2 1 E -- Hemus S, Lanier M, Robinson J, Musial S, Cox B DP -- St.Louis 2, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Brooklyn 7 2B -- Slaughter E, Snider D, Pafko A HR -- Campanella R CS -- Campanella R SH -- Snider D T -- 2:02 A -- 14413
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