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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 27, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 15,748 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Chuck Connors | First Baseman |
Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Bob Rush | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Al Corwin | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 1951
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Corwin
Miksis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Corwin
Connors strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Corwin
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark bunts towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Rush
The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Stanky moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Rush
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Corwin
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Corwin
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Corwin
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Corwin
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Corwin
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Rush
There's a wild pitch. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Rush
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corwin vs. Rush
Corwin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Dark reaches second base with a double. Stanky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a popup towards first. Connors settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Corwin
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Corwin
Miksis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Corwin
Connors hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Connors scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Connors settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Corwin
Baumholtz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Corwin
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Corwin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Corwin
Hermanski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Rush
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corwin vs. Rush
Corwin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Corwin
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Corwin
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Corwin
Rush hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Rush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Corwin
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Rush
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connors vs. Corwin
Connors hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Corwin
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Corwin
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Corwin
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Corwin
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Rush
Bob Ramazzotti now playing shortstop.
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Rush
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Corwin
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Corwin
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Corwin
Rush is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Rush
Smoky Burgess now catching.
Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Rush
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Corwin
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corwin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connors vs. Corwin
Connors hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Corwin
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Corwin
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Rush
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Davey Williams pinch hits for Eddie Stanky.
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Rush
There goes Dark. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Rush
The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Corwin
Davey Williams now playing second base.
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Corwin
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramazzotti vs. Corwin
Ramazzotti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Corwin
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Corwin
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1951, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Miksis E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 3 3 2 Connors C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Williams D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, cf 3 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 2 1 Sauer H, lf 3 1 2 1 Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 2 2 2 Hermanski G, rf 2 1 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 3 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 1 Ramazzotti B, ss 2 1 2 2 Thomson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Owen M, c 2 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Corwin A, p 4 0 0 0 Rush B, p 3 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 6 3 36 6 12 6 Chicago 010 000 002 -- 3 New York 120 011 10x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rush B (L) 8.0 12 6 6 2 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Corwin A (W) 9.0 6 3 3 4 6 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 9 2B -- Dark A, Lockman W, Rush B HR -- Sauer H, Stanky E, Irvin M, Ramazzotti B SB -- Dark A HBP -- by Rush B (Dark A) WP -- Rush B PB -- Owen M, Burgess S T -- 2:27 A -- 15748
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