October 8, 1951 World Series Game 4 at Polo Grounds V Box Score and Play by Play

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1951 World Series Game 4

Game 1
NYG  5
@NYY  1
Game 2
NYY  3
NYG  1
Game 3
NYG  6
NYY  2
Game 4
NYY  6
@NYG  2
Game 5
NYY 13
@NYG  1
Game 6
NYY  4
NYG  3

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 49,010

Monday, October 8, 1951
Time of Game: 2:57

Yankees

Casey Stengel

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   1  2  0   2  0  0    6 12  0
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  2

W: A Reynolds (1-1), L: S Maglie (0-1)

Giants

Leo Durocher

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bauer RF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .143  .343         0   0   
P Rizzuto SS                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .294  .627         5   5   
Y Berra C                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .450         8   1   
J DiMaggio CF                 5   1   2   2    0   2  .125  .438         2   0   HR
G Woodling LF                 4   2   1   0    1   1  .167  .786         1   0   2B
G McDougald 2B-3B             4   0   1   1    0   1  .357  .867         3   2   
B Brown 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .697         0   0   2B
  J Coleman 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   1   
J Collins 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .857         7   0   
A Reynolds P                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666         0   2   
Totals                       38   6  12   5    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Brown (1, off S Jones); G Woodling (1, off S Maglie).

HR: J DiMaggio (1, off S Maglie; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J DiMaggio 5; B Brown 3; H Bauer 2; G Woodling 2; P Rizzuto; A Reynolds; Y Berra; J Collins; G McDougald.

RBI: J DiMaggio 2 (2); G McDougald (2); A Reynolds (1); J Collins (3).

2-out RBI: G McDougald.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 4. A Reynolds-P Rizzuto-J Collins 2; P Rizzuto-G McDougald-J Collins; P Rizzuto-J Coleman-J Collins.

BASERUNNING

PO: P Rizzuto (2nd base by W Westrum).

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Stanky 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .507         3   0   
A Dark SS                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .412 1.177         2   1   3·2B,GDP
H Thompson RF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .091  .424         0   0   
M Irvin LF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .563 1.276         3   0   CS
W Lockman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .673         4   0   
B Thomson 3B                  2   0   2   1    2   0  .308  .856         3   3   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236         5   1   3·GDP
W Westrum C                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .182  .582         7   1   
S Maglie P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lohrke PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Rigney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Kennedy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   2   8   2    4   7                    27   6

BATTING

2B: A Dark 3 (3, 3 off A Reynolds).

TB: A Dark 6; M Irvin 2; B Thomson 2; E Stanky.

GIDP: W Mays 3 (3); A Dark (1).

RBI: M Irvin (1); B Thomson (1).

2-out RBI: M Irvin.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Thomson (1); E Stanky (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Irvin (1, 2nd base by A Reynolds/Y Berra).

PITCHING

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
A Reynolds, W (1-1)         9     8   2   2    4   7   0   4.20   34     -       6-9     66    - 
Totals                      9     8   2   2    4   7   0          34     -       6-9          0-0

New York Giants            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
S Maglie, L (0-1)           5     8   4   4    2   3   1   7.20   24     -       2-8     36    - 
S Jones                     3     4   2   0    1   2   0   2.08   14     -       1-6          0-0
M Kennedy                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       0-1          0-0
Totals                      9    12   6   4    3   7   1          41     -       3-15         0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: W Westrum (; P Rizzuto, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Barlick, 1B - Summers, 2B - Ballanfant, 3B - Paparella.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 49,010.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              New York Giants                      
1. H Bauer              RF    1. E Stanky             2B 
2. P Rizzuto            SS    2. A Dark               SS 
3. Y Berra              C     3. H Thompson           RF 
4. J DiMaggio           CF    4. M Irvin              LF 
5. G Woodling           LF    5. W Lockman            1B 
6. G McDougald          2B    6. B Thomson            3B 
7. B Brown              3B    7. W Mays               CF 
8. J Collins            1B    8. W Westrum            C  
9. A Reynolds           P     9. S Maglie             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sal Maglie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     H Bauer         Walk
   O      1--     P Rizzuto       Strikeout
   O      1--     Y Berra         Lineout: CF
   O      1--     J DiMaggio      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Allie Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     E Stanky        Lineout: SS
          ---     A Dark          Double to LF
   O      -2-     H Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Dark to 3B
   R      --3     M Irvin         Single to LF; Dark Scores
   O      1--     W Lockman       Irvin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Sal Maglie facing 5-6-7
          ---     G Woodling      Double to LF (LF Line)
          -2-     G McDougald     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McDougald to 1B
   O      12-     B Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Woodling to 3B
   R      1-3     J Collins       Single to RF; Woodling Scores; McDougald to 2B
   O      12-     A Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      12-     H Bauer         Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out (Ground Ball); McDougald out at 3B/SS; Collins to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Allie Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     W Lockman       Strikeout
          ---     B Thomson       Walk
   OO     1--     W Mays          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Sal Maglie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     Y Berra         Lineout: 3B
          ---     J DiMaggio      Single to LF
   O      1--     G Woodling      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Allie Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     W Westrum       Strikeout
   O      ---     S Maglie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     E Stanky        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Sal Maglie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G McDougald     Flyball: CF
          ---     B Brown         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--     J Collins       Walk; Brown to 2B
   RO     12-     A Reynolds      Single to CF; Brown Scores; Collins to 3B; Reynolds out at 2B/CF-SS-1B
   O      --3     H Bauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Allie Reynolds facing 2-3-4
          ---     A Dark          Double to LF
   O      -2-     H Thompson      Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-     M Irvin         Strikeout
   O      -2-     W Lockman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sal Maglie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Popfly: 2B
          ---     Y Berra         Single to RF
   RR     1--     J DiMaggio      Home Run (Deep LF); Berra Scores
   O      ---     G Woodling      Popfly: SS
   O      ---     G McDougald     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Allie Reynolds facing 6-7-8
          ---     B Thomson       Walk
   OO     1--     W Mays          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---     W Westrum       Walk
                  Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Sal Maglie batting 9th
   O      1--     J Lohrke        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sheldon Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Sheldon Jones replaces Jack Lohrke pitching and batting 9th
          ---     B Brown         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-     J Collins       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     A Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     H Bauer         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Allie Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     E Stanky        Strikeout
          ---     A Dark          Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-     H Thompson      Popfly: SS
   O      -2-     M Irvin         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sheldon Jones facing 2-3-4
          ---     P Rizzuto       Single to RF
   O      1--     Y Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     J DiMaggio      Popfly: 2B
          1--     G Woodling      Walk; Rizzuto to 2B
   R      12-     G McDougald     Rizzuto Picked off 2B (C--2B); Rizzuto Scores/No RBI/unER; Woodling to 2B
   R      -2-     " "             Single to LF; Woodling Scores/unER; McDougald to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-     B Brown         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Allie Reynolds facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Coleman replaces Bobby Brown playing 2B batting 7th; Gil McDougald moves to 3B
   O      ---     W Lockman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     B Thomson       Single to LF
   O      1--     W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      1--     W Westrum       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Sheldon Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     J Collins       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     A Reynolds      Strikeout
          ---     H Bauer         Single to LF
   O      1--     P Rizzuto       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Allie Reynolds facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Rigney pinch hits for Sheldon Jones batting 9th
   O      ---     B Rigney        Strikeout
          ---     E Stanky        Single to LF
   OO     1--     A Dark          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Monte Kennedy facing 3-4-5
                  Monte Kennedy replaces Bill Rigney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     Y Berra         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     J DiMaggio      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     G Woodling      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Allie Reynolds facing 3-4-5
          ---     H Thompson      Walk
          1--     M Irvin         Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-     W Lockman       Flyball: LF
   R      12-     B Thomson       Single to LF; Thompson Scores; Irvin to 3B
   OO     1-3     W Mays          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NY1195110080

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