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Standings
NYY
@BOS		2
3
SLB
@CHW		2
4
CLE
@DET		9
0
BSN
@NYG		4
1
BRO
@PHI		4
3
PIT
@STL		5
6		 
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Monday, May 28, 1951,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 23,101, Time of Game: 2:28
Braves
4
20-18
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Giants
1
20-20
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Warren Spahn (5-3)
L: Sheldon Jones (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  1
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roy Hartsfield 2B 4 1 0 0 0 3 .247 .693 0.014 0.43 0.036 -0.022 0.0 2 1
Willard Marshall RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 .283 .768 0.175 0.66 0.182 -0.006 2.2 2 0 3B
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .203 .663 0.036 0.72 0.085 -0.050 0.5 10 1
Bob Elliott 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .375 1.136 0.077 1.17 0.114 -0.036 0.6 0 0 HR,GDP
   Bob Addis LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .543 -0.024 0.51 0.000 -0.024 -0.7 1 0
Walker Cooper C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .762 -0.037 0.36 0.000 -0.037 -0.8 8 1
Sid Gordon LF-3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .248 .804 0.001 0.33 0.017 -0.016 -0.1 0 3
Luis Olmo CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .526 -0.047 0.45 0.000 -0.047 -1.0 2 0
Buddy Kerr SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .645 -0.035 0.34 0.000 -0.035 -0.7 2 5
Warren Spahn P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .097 .306 -0.031 0.41 0.000 -0.031 -0.6 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 7 3 1 8 .206 .582 0.129 0.51 0.434 -0.304 -0.5 27 11
3B: W Marshall (1, off S Jones).
HR: B Elliott (9, off S Jones; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: W Marshall 5; B Elliott 4; E Torgeson 2; S Gordon.
GIDP: B Elliott (6).
RBI: B Elliott 2 (30); W Marshall (16).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Torgeson-B Kerr-E Torgeson.
E: S Gordon (3).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Stanky 2B 3 0 2 0 2 1 .309 .900 0.110 0.67 0.123 -0.013 1.0 2 2
Whitey Lockman 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .691 -0.070 1.13 0.063 -0.133 -0.9 9 1 GDP
Willie Mays CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .063 .461 0.008 1.03 0.106 -0.098 0.3 1 0 HR
Wes Westrum C 3 0 0 0 1 3 .273 .974 -0.110 1.29 0.013 -0.123 -1.0 7 1
Al Dark SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .336 .897 0.046 0.89 0.096 -0.050 0.4 1 4 2B
Bobby Thomson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .792 -0.049 1.14 0.043 -0.091 -0.5 2 0
Monte Irvin RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .805 -0.089 1.17 0.013 -0.103 -0.8 3 0
Hank Thompson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .780 -0.095 1.13 0.000 -0.095 -0.9 1 2
   Jack Lohrke PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .843 -0.022 0.74 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 1
Sheldon Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Gettel P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.077 1.00 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 1 2
   Ray Noble PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .741 -0.024 0.91 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 5 8 .206 .631 -0.372 1.03 0.457 -0.829 -3.5 27 13
2B: A Dark (9, off W Spahn).
HR: W Mays (1, off W Spahn; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: W Mays 4; A Dark 2; W Lockman 2; E Stanky 2; B Thomson.
GIDP: W Lockman (7).
RBI: W Mays (1).
2-out RBI: W Mays.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Thompson-E Stanky-W Lockman.
E: W Lockman (4).

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, W (5-3) 9 7 1 1 5 8 1 2.28 39 72 0.372 1.03 3.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 5 8 1 1.00 39 72 0.372 0.51 3.5

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sheldon Jones, L (0-4) 2 5 4 3 0 3 1 7.45 12 35 -0.295 0.74 -3.3
Al Gettel 7 2 0 0 1 5 0 3.57 23 2 1 0.167 0.38 3.9
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 1 8 1 3.00 35 35 2 1 -0.128 1.03 0.5
S Jones faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Lou Jorda, 2B - (none), 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 23,101.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         New York Giants
1 Roy Hartsfield 2B 1 Eddie Stanky 2B
2 Willard Marshall RF 2 Whitey Lockman 1B
3 Earl Torgeson 1B 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Wes Westrum C
5 Walker Cooper C 5 Al Dark SS
6 Sid Gordon LF 6 Bobby Thomson LF
7 Luis Olmo CF 7 Monte Irvin RF
8 Buddy Kerr SS 8 Hank Thompson 3B
9 Warren Spahn P 9 Sheldon Jones P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 1-- R BSN W. Marshall S. Jones 14% 68% Triple to LF; Hartsfield Scores/unER
t1 1-0 1 --3 RR BSN B. Elliott S. Jones 11% 75% Home Run; Marshall Scores
b1 0-3 2 --- R NYG W. Mays W. Spahn -8% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 0-3 0 1-- OO NYG W. Lockman W. Spahn 7% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t3 3-1 0 1-- BSN E. Torgeson S. Jones 7% 81% Single; Marshall to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BSN R. Hartsfield S. Jones 4% 54% Strikeout; Hartsfield to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
t1 0-0 0 1-- R BSN W. Marshall S. Jones 14% 68% Triple to LF; Hartsfield Scores/unER
t1 1-0 0 --3 O BSN E. Torgeson S. Jones -4% 64% Strikeout
t1 1-0 1 --3 RR BSN B. Elliott S. Jones 11% 75% Home Run; Marshall Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- O BSN W. Cooper S. Jones -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 3-0 2 --- BSN S. Gordon S. Jones 1% 75% Single
t1 3-0 2 1-- O BSN L. Olmo S. Jones -1% 74% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- NYG E. Stanky W. Spahn -4% 70% Walk
b1 0-3 0 1-- OO NYG W. Lockman W. Spahn 7% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b1 0-3 2 --- R NYG W. Mays W. Spahn -8% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-3 2 --- NYG W. Westrum W. Spahn -1% 68% Walk
b1 1-3 2 1-- O NYG A. Dark W. Spahn 2% 70% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 8-9-1
t2 3-1 0 --- O BSN B. Kerr S. Jones -2% 68% Flyball: CF
t2 3-1 1 --- O BSN W. Spahn S. Jones -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-1 2 --- O BSN R. Hartsfield S. Jones -1% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- O NYG B. Thomson W. Spahn 2% 69% Popfly: SS
b2 1-3 1 --- O NYG M. Irvin W. Spahn 2% 70% Popfly: 2B
b2 1-3 2 --- O NYG H. Thompson W. Spahn 1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 2-3-4
t3 3-1 0 --- BSN W. Marshall S. Jones 3% 74% Single
t3 3-1 0 1-- BSN E. Torgeson S. Jones 7% 81% Single; Marshall to 3B
Al Gettel replaces Sheldon Jones pitching and batting 9th
t3 3-1 0 1-3 ROO BSN B. Elliott A. Gettel -4% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Marshall Scores
t3 4-1 2 --- O BSN W. Cooper A. Gettel -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
Sid Gordon moves from LF to 3B
Bob Addis replaces Bob Elliott (3B) playing LF batting 4th
b3 1-4 0 --- O NYG A. Gettel W. Spahn 2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-4 1 --- NYG E. Stanky W. Spahn -3% 77% Walk
b3 1-4 1 1-- O NYG W. Lockman W. Spahn 3% 79% Foul Flyball: C
b3 1-4 2 1-- O NYG W. Mays W. Spahn 2% 82% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Al Gettel facing 6-7-8
t4 4-1 0 --- O BSN S. Gordon A. Gettel -1% 80% Strikeout
t4 4-1 1 --- O BSN L. Olmo A. Gettel -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 4-1 2 --- O BSN B. Kerr A. Gettel -1% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- O NYG W. Westrum W. Spahn 2% 81% Strikeout (C-1B)
b4 1-4 1 --- NYG A. Dark W. Spahn -3% 79% Walk
b4 1-4 1 1-- NYG B. Thomson W. Spahn -4% 74% Single; Dark to 2B
b4 1-4 1 12- O NYG M. Irvin W. Spahn 5% 79% Flyball: RF; Dark to 3B
b4 1-4 2 1-3 O NYG H. Thompson W. Spahn 5% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Al Gettel facing 9-1-2
t5 4-1 0 --- O BSN W. Spahn A. Gettel -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 4-1 1 --- O BSN R. Hartsfield A. Gettel -1% 82% Strikeout
t5 4-1 2 --- O BSN W. Marshall A. Gettel -1% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
b5 1-4 0 --- O NYG A. Gettel W. Spahn 3% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-4 1 --- NYG E. Stanky W. Spahn -3% 81% Single
b5 1-4 1 1-- O NYG W. Lockman W. Spahn 3% 84% Flyball: RF
b5 1-4 2 1-- NYG W. Mays W. Spahn -2% 82% Walk; Stanky to 2B
b5 1-4 2 12- O NYG W. Westrum W. Spahn 5% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Al Gettel facing 3-4-5
t6 4-1 0 --- BSN E. Torgeson A. Gettel 2% 88% Single
t6 4-1 0 1-- O BSN B. Addis A. Gettel -2% 87% Popfly: SS
t6 4-1 1 1-- O BSN W. Cooper A. Gettel -1% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 4-1 2 1-- BSN S. Gordon A. Gettel 1% 86% Walk; Cooper to 2B
t6 4-1 2 12- O BSN L. Olmo A. Gettel -2% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b6 1-4 0 --- NYG A. Dark W. Spahn -7% 77% Double
b6 1-4 0 -2- O NYG B. Thomson W. Spahn 5% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-4 1 -2- O NYG M. Irvin W. Spahn 4% 86% Flyball: CF
b6 1-4 2 -2- O NYG H. Thompson W. Spahn 3% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Al Gettel facing 8-9-1
t7 4-1 0 --- O BSN B. Kerr A. Gettel -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-1 1 --- O BSN W. Spahn A. Gettel -1% 88% Flyball: RF
t7 4-1 2 --- O BSN R. Hartsfield A. Gettel -0% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
b7 1-4 0 --- O NYG A. Gettel W. Spahn 3% 90% Strikeout
b7 1-4 1 --- NYG E. Stanky W. Spahn -3% 87% Single
b7 1-4 1 1-- NYG W. Lockman W. Spahn -5% 82% Single; Stanky to 2B
b7 1-4 1 12- O NYG W. Mays W. Spahn 6% 88% Strikeout
b7 1-4 2 12- O NYG W. Westrum W. Spahn 5% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Al Gettel facing 2-3-4
t8 4-1 0 --- BSN W. Marshall A. Gettel 1% 94% Single to RF
t8 4-1 0 1-- O BSN E. Torgeson A. Gettel -1% 93% Flyball: RF
t8 4-1 1 1-- O BSN B. Addis A. Gettel -1% 92% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 4-1 2 1-- O BSN W. Cooper A. Gettel -1% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b8 1-4 0 --- O NYG A. Dark W. Spahn 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-4 1 --- O NYG B. Thomson W. Spahn 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-4 2 --- NYG M. Irvin W. Spahn -1% 95% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Irvin to 1B
Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Hank Thompson (3B) batting 8th
b8 1-4 2 1-- O NYG J. Lohrke W. Spahn 2% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Al Gettel facing 6-7-8
Jack Lohrke moves from PH to 3B
t9 4-1 0 --- O BSN S. Gordon A. Gettel -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-1 1 --- O BSN L. Olmo A. Gettel -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t9 4-1 2 --- O BSN B. Kerr A. Gettel -0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
Ray Noble pinch hits for Al Gettel (P) batting 9th
b9 1-4 0 --- O NYG R. Noble W. Spahn 2% 98% Flyball: CF
b9 1-4 1 --- O NYG E. Stanky W. Spahn 1% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-4 2 --- NYG W. Lockman W. Spahn -1% 99% Single
b9 1-4 2 1-- O NYG W. Mays W. Spahn 1% 100% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.

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