October 8, 1951 World Series Game 4, Yankees at Giants

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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

                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: Allie Reynolds (1-1), L: Sal Maglie (0-1)

Giants

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   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  .866              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  .667              0   2   
Totals                       38   6  12   5    3   7                         27  11

Batting Events

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 Events

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

Baserunning Events

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

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   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 1.176              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  .855              3   3   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .235              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 Events

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 Events

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

Baserunning Events

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

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Reynolds, W (1-1)            9     8   2   2    4   7   0   4.20   34     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 8     66    -     0.88   0.27
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 8           -

New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Maglie, L (0-1)              5     8   4   4    2   3   1   7.20   24     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 2· 6     36    -     1.15  -0.20
S Jones                        3     4   2   0    1   2   0   2.08   14     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 4          0-0    0.39  -0.04
M Kennedy                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   4    3   7   1          41     -       ·  ·      6·15· 2·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Joe Paparella, LF - Artie Gore, RF - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 49,010.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          New York Giants                              
1. Hank Bauer                   RF       1. Eddie Stanky                 2B
2. Phil Rizzuto                 SS       2. Alvin Dark                   SS
3. Yogi Berra                    C       3. Hank Thompson                RF
4. Joe DiMaggio                 CF       4. Monte Irvin                  LF
5. Gene Woodling                LF       5. Whitey Lockman               1B
6. Gil McDougald                2B       6. Bobby Thomson                3B
7. Bobby Brown                  3B       7. Willie Mays                  CF
8. Joe Collins                  1B       8. Wes Westrum                   C
9. Allie Reynolds                P       9. Sal Maglie                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
t5	1	1--	RR	18%	83%	2-1	NYY	J. DiMaggio	S. Maglie	Home Run (Deep LF); Berra Scores
b1	2	--3	R	-9%	38%	0-0	NYG	M. Irvin	A. Reynolds	Single to LF; Dark Scores
b5	0	1--	OO	9%	86%	1-4	NYG	W. Mays	A. Reynolds	Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b4	0	---		-8%	49%	1-2	NYG	A. Dark	A. Reynolds	Double to LF
t2	1	1-3	R	7%	54%	0-1	NYY	J. Collins	S. Maglie	Single to RF; Woodling Scores; McDougald to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---		3%	53%	0-0	NYY	H. Bauer	S. Maglie	Walk
t1	0	1--	O	-3%	50%	0-0	NYY	P. Rizzuto	S. Maglie	Strikeout
t1	1	1--	O	-3%	47%	0-0	NYY	Y. Berra	S. Maglie	Lineout: CF
t1	2	1--	O	-2%	45%	0-0	NYY	J. DiMaggio	S. Maglie	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	2%	47%	0-0	NYG	E. Stanky	A. Reynolds	Lineout: SS
b1	1	---		-4%	43%	0-0	NYG	A. Dark	A. Reynolds	Double to LF
b1	1	-2-	O	3%	46%	0-0	NYG	H. Thompson	A. Reynolds	Groundout: 2B-1B; Dark to 3B
b1	2	--3	R	-9%	38%	0-0	NYG	M. Irvin	A. Reynolds	Single to LF; Dark Scores
b1	2	1--	O	2%	39%	1-0	NYG	W. Lockman	A. Reynolds	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, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 5-6-7
t2	0	---		6%	46%	0-1	NYY	G. Woodling	S. Maglie	Double to LF (LF Line)
t2	0	-2-		4%	50%	0-1	NYY	G. McDougald	S. Maglie	Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McDougald to 1B
t2	0	12-	O	-3%	47%	0-1	NYY	B. Brown	S. Maglie	Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Woodling to 3B
t2	1	1-3	R	7%	54%	0-1	NYY	J. Collins	S. Maglie	Single to RF; Woodling Scores; McDougald to 2B
t2	1	12-	O	-5%	49%	1-1	NYY	A. Reynolds	S. Maglie	Flyball: LF
t2	2	12-	O	-5%	45%	1-1	NYY	H. Bauer	S. Maglie	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, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b2	0	---	O	2%	47%	1-1	NYG	W. Lockman	A. Reynolds	Strikeout
b2	1	---		-2%	45%	1-1	NYG	B. Thomson	A. Reynolds	Walk
b2	1	1--	OO	5%	50%	1-1	NYG	W. Mays	A. Reynolds	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, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 2-3-4
t3	0	---	O	-2%	48%	1-1	NYY	P. Rizzuto	S. Maglie	Groundout: 3B-1B
t3	1	---	O	-2%	46%	1-1	NYY	Y. Berra	S. Maglie	Lineout: 3B
t3	2	---		1%	47%	1-1	NYY	J. DiMaggio	S. Maglie	Single to LF
t3	2	1--	O	-3%	44%	1-1	NYY	G. Woodling	S. Maglie	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 8-9-1
b3	0	---	O	3%	47%	1-1	NYG	W. Westrum	A. Reynolds	Strikeout
b3	1	---	O	2%	49%	1-1	NYG	S. Maglie	A. Reynolds	Strikeout Looking
b3	2	---	O	1%	50%	1-1	NYG	E. Stanky	A. Reynolds	Foul Flyball: C
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 6-7-8
t4	0	---	O	-3%	47%	1-1	NYY	G. McDougald	S. Maglie	Flyball: CF
t4	1	---		3%	50%	1-1	NYY	B. Brown	S. Maglie	Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t4	1	1--		4%	55%	1-1	NYY	J. Collins	S. Maglie	Walk; Brown to 2B
t4	1	12-	RO	7%	61%	1-1	NYY	A. Reynolds	S. Maglie	Single to CF; Brown Scores; Collins to 3B; Reynolds out at 2B/CF-SS-1B
t4	2	--3	O	-4%	57%	2-1	NYY	H. Bauer	S. Maglie	Groundout: 3B-1B
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 2-3-4
b4	0	---		-8%	49%	1-2	NYG	A. Dark	A. Reynolds	Double to LF
b4	0	-2-	O	6%	55%	1-2	NYG	H. Thompson	A. Reynolds	Popfly: 2B
b4	1	-2-	O	5%	60%	1-2	NYG	M. Irvin	A. Reynolds	Strikeout
b4	2	-2-	O	4%	64%	1-2	NYG	W. Lockman	A. Reynolds	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, Giants' Sal Maglie facing 2-3-4
t5	0	---	O	-2%	62%	2-1	NYY	P. Rizzuto	S. Maglie	Popfly: 2B
t5	1	---		3%	64%	2-1	NYY	Y. Berra	S. Maglie	Single to RF
t5	1	1--	RR	18%	83%	2-1	NYY	J. DiMaggio	S. Maglie	Home Run (Deep LF); Berra Scores
t5	1	---	O	-1%	82%	4-1	NYY	G. Woodling	S. Maglie	Popfly: SS
t5	2	---	O	-1%	81%	4-1	NYY	G. McDougald	S. Maglie	Strikeout
								2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 6-7-8
b5	0	---		-4%	77%	1-4	NYG	B. Thomson	A. Reynolds	Walk
b5	0	1--	OO	9%	86%	1-4	NYG	W. Mays	A. Reynolds	Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b5	2	---		-1%	84%	1-4	NYG	W. Westrum	A. Reynolds	Walk
								Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Sal Maglie (P) batting 9th; Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Sal Maglie (P) batting 9th
b5	2	1--	O	2%	87%	1-4	NYG	J. Lohrke	A. Reynolds	Popfly: 2B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 7-8-9
								Sheldon Jones replaces Jack Lohrke (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Sheldon Jones replaces Jack Lohrke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6	0	---		3%	90%	4-1	NYY	B. Brown	S. Jones	Double (LF-CF)
t6	0	-2-	O	-2%	88%	4-1	NYY	J. Collins	S. Jones	Flyball: LF
t6	1	-2-	O	-2%	86%	4-1	NYY	A. Reynolds	S. Jones	Groundout: 3B-1B
t6	2	-2-	O	-2%	84%	4-1	NYY	H. Bauer	S. Jones	Popfly: 2B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b6	0	---	O	3%	87%	1-4	NYG	E. Stanky	A. Reynolds	Strikeout
b6	1	---		-5%	82%	1-4	NYG	A. Dark	A. Reynolds	Double to LF (LF Line)
b6	1	-2-	O	4%	86%	1-4	NYG	H. Thompson	A. Reynolds	Popfly: SS
b6	2	-2-	O	3%	90%	1-4	NYG	M. Irvin	A. Reynolds	Foul Flyball: 1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 2-3-4
t7	0	---		1%	91%	4-1	NYY	P. Rizzuto	S. Jones	Single to RF
t7	0	1--	O	-1%	90%	4-1	NYY	Y. Berra	S. Jones	Flyball: CF
t7	1	1--	O	-1%	89%	4-1	NYY	J. DiMaggio	S. Jones	Popfly: 2B
t7	2	1--		1%	89%	4-1	NYY	G. Woodling	S. Jones	Walk; Rizzuto to 2B
t7	2	12-	R	5%	94%	4-1	NYY	G. McDougald	S. Jones	Rizzuto Picked off 2B (C--2B); Rizzuto Scores/unER; Woodling to 2B
t7	2	-2-	R	3%	97%	5-1	NYY	G. McDougald	S. Jones	Single to LF; Woodling Scores/unER; McDougald to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7	2	-2-	O	-0%	96%	6-1	NYY	B. Brown	S. Jones	Flyball: CF
								2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 5-6-7
								Jerry Coleman replaces Bobby Brown (3B) playing 2B batting 7th; Jerry Coleman replaces Bobby Brown (3B) playing 2B batting 7th; Gil McDougald moves from 2B to 3B; Gil McDougald moves from 2B to 3B
b7	0	---	O	1%	97%	1-6	NYG	W. Lockman	A. Reynolds	Groundout: SS-1B
b7	1	---		-1%	96%	1-6	NYG	B. Thomson	A. Reynolds	Single to LF
b7	1	1--	O	1%	97%	1-6	NYG	W. Mays	A. Reynolds	Flyball: CF
b7	2	1--	O	1%	98%	1-6	NYG	W. Westrum	A. Reynolds	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 8-9-1
t8	0	---	O	-0%	98%	6-1	NYY	J. Collins	S. Jones	Popfly: 3B
t8	1	---	O	-0%	98%	6-1	NYY	A. Reynolds	S. Jones	Strikeout
t8	2	---		0%	98%	6-1	NYY	H. Bauer	S. Jones	Single to LF
t8	2	1--	O	-0%	98%	6-1	NYY	P. Rizzuto	S. Jones	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 9-1-2
								Bill Rigney pinch hits for Sheldon Jones (P) batting 9th; Bill Rigney pinch hits for Sheldon Jones (P) batting 9th
b8	0	---	O	1%	99%	1-6	NYG	B. Rigney	A. Reynolds	Strikeout
b8	1	---		-1%	98%	1-6	NYG	E. Stanky	A. Reynolds	Single to LF
b8	1	1--	OO	1%	99%	1-6	NYG	A. Dark	A. Reynolds	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, Giants' Monte Kennedy facing 3-4-5
								Monte Kennedy replaces Bill Rigney (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Monte Kennedy replaces Bill Rigney (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9	0	---	O	-0%	99%	6-1	NYY	Y. Berra	M. Kennedy	Popfly: 3B
t9	1	---	O	0%	99%	6-1	NYY	J. DiMaggio	M. Kennedy	Strikeout Looking
t9	2	---	O	-0%	99%	6-1	NYY	G. Woodling	M. Kennedy	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Allie Reynolds facing 3-4-5
b9	0	---		-1%	98%	1-6	NYG	H. Thompson	A. Reynolds	Walk
b9	0	1--		-2%	96%	1-6	NYG	M. Irvin	A. Reynolds	Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
b9	0	12-	O	2%	98%	1-6	NYG	W. Lockman	A. Reynolds	Flyball: LF
b9	1	12-	R	-3%	95%	1-6	NYG	B. Thomson	A. Reynolds	Single to LF; Thompson Scores; Irvin to 3B
b9	1	1-3	OO	5%	100%	2-6	NYG	W. Mays	A. Reynolds	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Giants 2.

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