Dodgers @ Giants
October 3, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 8 0
Giants 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 8 0
Giants 5 8 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .295
OBP .667 .381
At Bats 3 492
Hits 2 145
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 1 26
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 29
Walks 0 65
RBI’s 1 92

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 3
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Polo Grounds - October 3, 1951
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Home Run
Ralph Branca
Rube Walker
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Andy Pafko
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Bobby Thomson
Whitey Lockman
Clint Hartung

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 8 0 7
New York Giants 5 8 0 3
Winning Pitcher Larry Jansen
Losing Pitcher Ralph Branca
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Thomson
Attendance 34,320
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Clint Hartung pinch runs for Don Mueller. Ralph Branca now pitching. Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Mueller moves to third.
Bottom 9 Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 9 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Newcombe covering. Safe.
Top 9 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ray Noble now catching. Larry Jansen now pitching. Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Sal Maglie. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Rigney pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Rigney strikes out.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Pafko moves to second.
Top 8 Hodges hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider scores. Robinson moves to second.
Top 8 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Reese scores. Snider moves to third.
Top 8 Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 8 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Furillo hits a line drive towards the mound. Maglie reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin scores.
Bottom 7 Lockman bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Irvin moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Irvin reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Snider. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Stanky applying the tag.
Top 6 Snider hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 5 Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Thomson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Walker strikes out.
Top 5 Cox bunts towards the mound. Maglie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pafko strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Maglie bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Snider strikes out.
Top 3 Reese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko throws the ball in to Hodges who tags Thomson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Newcombe hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walker strikes out.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second.
Top 1 Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second.
Top 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Furillo strikes out.