October 5, 1951 World Series Game 2 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1951 World Series Game 2

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

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 66,018

Friday, October 5, 1951
Time of Game: 2:05

Giants

Leo Durocher

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

W: E Lopat (1-0), L: L Jansen (0-1)

Yankees

Casey Stengel

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Stanky 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .222         1   3   
A Dark SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   5   
B Thomson 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .476         2   3   
M Irvin LF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .778 1.778         3   0   SB
W Lockman 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .708        11   0   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
W Westrum C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.025         5   0   
  H Schenz PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hartung RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
H Thompson RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .286         0   0   
  B Rigney PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Spencer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Jansen P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Noble PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    2   1                    24  11

BATTING

TB: M Irvin 3; W Lockman; A Dark.

RBI: B Rigney (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Dark-E Stanky-W Lockman.

E: W Lockman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Irvin (2, 2nd base off E Lopat/Y Berra).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Mantle RF                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .629         0   0   
  H Bauer RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
P Rizzuto SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .750         2   2   
G McDougald 2B-3B             3   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .715         2   3   
J DiMaggio CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         4   0   GDP
Y Berra C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286         2   0   
G Woodling LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         4   0   
B Brown 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   4   
  B Martin PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Coleman 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   0   
J Collins 1B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.166         9   2   HR
E Lopat P                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666         2   2   
Totals                       29   3   6   3    0   5                    27  13

BATTING

HR: J Collins (1, off L Jansen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Collins 4; M Mantle; B Brown; P Rizzuto; E Lopat; G McDougald.

GIDP: J DiMaggio (1).

RBI: J Collins (1); E Lopat (1); G McDougald (1).

2-out RBI: J Collins.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

PITCHING

New York Giants            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Jansen, L (0-1)           6     4   2   2    0   5   1   3.00   21     -       7-5     61    - 
G Spencer                   2     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    8     -       4-2          0-0
Totals                      8     6   3   3    0   5   1          29     -      11-7          0-0

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
E Lopat, W (1-0)            9     5   1   1    2   1   0   1.00   34     -      12-13    72    - 
Totals                      9     5   1   1    2   1   0          34     -      12-13         0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 66,018.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Lopat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     E Stanky        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     A Dark          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     B Thomson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jansen facing 1-2-3
          ---     M Mantle        Single (Bunt)
          1--     P Rizzuto       Single to 1B (Bunt); Mantle to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw to 1B)
   R      1-3     G McDougald     Single to RF; Mantle Scores; Rizzuto to 2B
   OO     12-     J DiMaggio      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Rizzuto to 3B
   O      --3     Y Berra         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Lopat facing 4-5-6
          ---     M Irvin         Single (LF-CF)
          1--     W Lockman       Irvin Steals 2B
   O      -2-     " "             Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      -2-     W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     W Westrum       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Jansen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Woodling      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     B Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     J Collins       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---     E Lopat         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Lopat facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     H Thompson      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     L Jansen        Flyball: CF
          ---     E Stanky        Walk
   O      1--     A Dark          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Jansen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     M Mantle        Strikeout
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     G McDougald     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Lopat facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     B Thomson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     M Irvin         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     W Lockman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Jansen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     J DiMaggio      Strikeout
   O      ---     Y Berra         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     G Woodling      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Lopat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     W Mays          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  Hank Bauer replaces Mickey Mantle playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---     W Westrum       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     H Thompson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Jansen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     B Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     J Collins       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     E Lopat         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Lopat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     L Jansen        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     E Stanky        Groundout: P-1B (P)
          ---     A Dark          Single to LF
   O      1--     B Thomson       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Jansen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     H Bauer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     G McDougald     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Lopat facing 4-5-6
          ---     M Irvin         Single to CF
          1--     W Lockman       Single to CF; Irvin to 2B
   O      12-     W Mays          Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Irvin to 3B
          1-3     W Westrum       Walk; Mays to 2B
                  Bill Rigney pinch hits for Hank Thompson batting 8th; Hank Schenz pinch runs for Wes Westrum batting 7th
   RO     123     B Rigney        Flyball: RF; Irvin Scores; Mays to 3B
                  Ray Noble pinch hits for Larry Jansen batting 9th
   O      1-3     R Noble         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, George Spencer facing 4-5-6
                  George Spencer replaces Bill Rigney pitching and batting 8th; Ray Noble moves to C; Clint Hartung replaces Hank Schenz playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---     J DiMaggio      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     Y Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     G Woodling      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Lopat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     E Stanky        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     A Dark          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     B Thomson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, George Spencer facing 7-8-9
          ---     B Brown         Single to RF
                  Billy Martin pinch runs for Bobby Brown batting 7th
   O      1--     J Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B; Martin to 2B
   R      -2-     E Lopat         Single to CF; Martin Scores
   O      1--     H Bauer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--     P Rizzuto       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Ed Lopat facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Coleman replaces Billy Martin playing 2B batting 7th; Gil McDougald moves to 3B
          ---     M Irvin         Single to CF
   O      1--     W Lockman       Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     W Mays          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     C Hartung       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA195110050

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