1951 World Series - New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2)

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1951 World Series (4-2): New York Yankees (98-56) over New York Giants (98-59)

1950 WS / 1952 WS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 4, 1951 at Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Giants              2  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0     5 10  1
    New York Yankees             0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     1  7  1

    PITCHERS: NYG - Koslo
              NYY - Reynolds, Hogue (7), Morgan (8)

               WP - Dave Koslo
	       LP - Allie Reynolds
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYG - Dark
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 65,673

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, October 5, 1951 at Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees)

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

    PITCHERS: NYG - Jansen, Spencer (7)
              NYY - Lopat

               WP - Eddie Lopat
	       LP - Larry Jansen
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYG - none
              NYY - Collins

  ATTENDANCE: 66,018

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, October 6, 1951 at Polo Grounds V (New York Giants)

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

    PITCHERS: NYY - Raschi, Hogue (5), Ostrowski (7)
              NYG - Hearn, Jones (8)

               WP - Jim Hearn
	       LP - Vic Raschi
             SAVE - Sheldon Jones

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Woodling
              NYG - Lockman

  ATTENDANCE: 52,035

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 8, 1951 at Polo Grounds V (New York Giants)

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

    PITCHERS: NYY - Reynolds
              NYG - Maglie, Jones (6), Kennedy (9)

               WP - Allie Reynolds
	       LP - Sal Maglie
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - DiMaggio
              NYG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 49,010

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Tuesday, October 9, 1951 at Polo Grounds V (New York Giants)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  5    2  0  2    4  0  0    13 12  1
    New York Giants              1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     1  5  3

    PITCHERS: NYY - Lopat
              NYG - Jansen, Kennedy (4), Spencer (6), Corwin (7), Konikowski (9)

               WP - Eddie Lopat
	       LP - Larry Jansen
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - McDougald, Rizzuto
              NYG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 47,530

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 10, 1951 at Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Giants              0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2     3 11  1
    New York Yankees             1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x     4  7  0

    PITCHERS: NYG - Koslo, Hearn (7), Jansen (8)
              NYY - Raschi, Sain (7), Kuzava (9)

               WP - Vic Raschi
	       LP - Dave Koslo
             SAVE - Bob Kuzava

   HOME RUNS: NYG - none
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 61,711

Series Batting Stats

New York Yankees Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Hank Bauer	6	18	0	3	0	1	0	3	1	1	.167	.211	.278	.488	0	0	118	348	53	103	10	54	5	.296	.827
Yogi Berra	6	23	4	6	1	0	0	0	2	1	.261	.320	.304	.624	0	0	141	547	92	161	27	88	5	.294	.842
Bobby Brown	5	14	1	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	.357	.438	.429	.866	0	0	103	313	44	84	6	51	1	.268	.756
Jerry Coleman	5	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.333	.250	.583	0	0	121	362	48	90	3	43	6	.249	.630
Joe Collins	6	18	2	4	0	0	1	3	2	1	.222	.300	.389	.689	0	0	125	262	52	75	9	48	9	.286	.826
Joe DiMaggio	6	23	3	6	2	0	1	5	2	4	.261	.320	.478	.798	0	0	116	415	72	109	12	71	0	.263	.787
Bobby Hogue	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	*28	5	2	3	0	2	0	.600	1.314
Johnny Hopp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	46	63	10	13	2	4	2	.206	.623
Bob Kuzava	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	*32	39	6	6	0	2	0	.154	.477
Eddie Lopat	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.125	.125	.125	.250	0	0	31	84	7	15	3	9	0	.179	.539
Mickey Mantle	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.200	.429	.200	.629	0	0	96	341	61	91	13	65	8	.267	.792
Billy Martin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	51	58	10	15	0	2	0	.259	.673
Gil McDougald	6	23	2	6	1	0	1	7	2	2	.261	.320	.435	.755	0	1	131	402	72	123	14	63	14	.306	.884
Johnny Mize	4	7	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	0	0	113	332	37	86	10	49	1	.259	.736
Tom Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	27	44	6	12	1	3	0	.273	.659
Joe Ostrowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	34	28	2	3	0	1	0	.107	.301
Vic Raschi	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	35	85	5	15	0	5	0	.176	.431
Allie Reynolds	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	43	76	8	14	0	11	1	.184	.494
Phil Rizzuto	6	25	5	8	0	0	1	3	2	3	.320	.393	.440	.833	0	1	144	540	87	148	2	43	18	.274	.696
Johnny Sain	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	*33	66	7	15	1	4	0	.227	.568
Gene Woodling	6	18	6	3	1	1	1	1	5	3	.167	.348	.500	.848	0	0	120	420	65	118	15	71	0	.281	.835
Totals	72	199	29	49	7	2	5	25	26	23	.246	.336	.377	.713	0	2	154	5194	798	1395	140		78	.269	.757

New York Giants Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Al Corwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	15	20	1	1	0	0	0	.050	.150
Al Dark	6	24	5	10	3	0	1	4	2	3	.417	.462	.667	1.128	0	0	156	646	114	196	14	69	12	.303	.805
Clint Hartung	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	21	44	4	9	0	2	0	.205	.449
Jim Hearn	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	34	74	7	12	1	6	0	.162	.408
Monte Irvin	6	24	3	11	0	1	0	2	2	1	.458	.500	.542	1.042	2	1	151	558	94	174	24	121	12	.312	.929
Larry Jansen	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	39	96	5	9	0	5	0	.094	.249
Sheldon Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	41	31	1	3	0	1	0	.097	.319
Monty Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	29	15	0	3	0	1	0	.200	.467
Alex Konikowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Koslo	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	39	50	1	5	0	1	1	.100	.316
Whitey Lockman	6	25	1	6	2	0	1	4	1	2	.240	.269	.440	.709	0	0	153	614	85	173	12	73	4	.282	.746
Jack Lohrke	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	23	40	3	8	1	3	0	.200	.635
Sal Maglie	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	42	112	9	17	1	5	0	.152	.347
Willie Mays	6	22	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	2	.182	.250	.182	.432	0	0	121	464	59	127	20	68	7	.274	.828
Ray Noble	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	55	141	16	33	5	26	0	.234	.648
Bill Rigney	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	44	69	9	16	4	9	0	.232	.755
Hank Schenz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	*33	61	6	13	0	3	0	.213	.455
George Spencer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	57	32	2	4	0	3	0	.125	.325
Eddie Stanky	6	22	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	2	.136	.269	.136	.406	0	1	145	515	88	127	14	43	8	.247	.770
Hank Thompson	5	14	3	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	.143	.368	.143	.511	0	0	87	264	37	62	8	33	1	.235	.728
Bobby Thomson	6	21	1	5	1	0	0	2	5	0	.238	.385	.286	.670	0	0	148	518	89	152	32	101	5	.293	.947
Wes Westrum	6	17	1	4	1	0	0	0	5	3	.235	.409	.294	.703	0	0	124	361	59	79	20	70	1	.219	.818
Davey Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	30	64	17	17	2	8	1	.266	.694
Sal Yvars	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	25	41	9	13	2	3	0	.317	.929
Totals	77	194	18	46	7	1	2	15	25	22	.237	.327	.314	.642	2	2	157	5360	781	1396	179		55	.260	.765

New York Yankees Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Bobby Hogue	2	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	0.375	*28	0	4.29	2	1	1	42.0	39	29	13	1.619
Bob Kuzava	1	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.000	*31	16	3.61	11	7	5	134.2	133	55	72	1.396
Eddie Lopat	2	2	0.50	2	0	0	2	18.0	10	1	3	4	0.722	31	31	2.91	21	9	0	234.2	209	71	93	1.193
Tom Morgan	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	1	3	1.500	27	16	3.68	9	3	2	124.2	119	36	57	1.243
Joe Ostrowski	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0.500	34	3	3.49	6	4	5	95.1	103	18	30	1.269
Vic Raschi	2	2	0.87	1	1	0	0	10.1	12	1	8	4	1.935	35	34	3.27	21	10	0	258.1	233	103	164	1.301
Allie Reynolds	2	2	4.20	1	1	0	1	15.0	16	7	11	8	1.800	40	26	3.05	17	8	7	221.0	171	100	126	1.226
Johnny Sain	1	0	9.00	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	2	3.000	*33	26	4.20	7	14	2	197.1	236	53	84	1.465
Totals	12	6	1.87	4	2	1	3	53.0	46	11	25	22	1.340	154	154	3.562	98	56		1367.0	1290	562	664	1.355

New York Giants Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Al Corwin	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	1	0.600	15	8	3.66	5	1	1	59.0	49	21	30	1.186
Jim Hearn	2	1	1.04	1	0	0	0	8.2	5	1	8	1	1.500	34	34	3.62	17	9	0	211.1	204	82	66	1.353
Larry Jansen	3	2	6.30	0	2	0	0	10.0	8	7	4	6	1.200	39	34	3.04	23	11	0	278.2	254	56	145	1.112
Sheldon Jones	2	0	2.08	0	0	1	0	4.1	5	1	1	2	1.385	41	12	4.26	6	11	4	120.1	119	52	58	1.421
Monty Kennedy	2	0	6.00	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	2	1	4	1.333	29	5	2.25	1	2	0	68.0	68	31	22	1.456
Alex Konikowski	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1.000	3	0	0.00	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	5	0.500
Dave Koslo	2	2	3.00	1	1	0	1	15.0	12	5	7	6	1.267	39	16	3.31	10	9	3	149.2	153	45	54	1.323
Sal Maglie	1	1	7.20	0	1	0	0	5.0	8	4	2	3	2.000	42	37	2.93	23	6	4	298.0	254	86	146	1.141
George Spencer	2	0	18.90	0	0	0	0	3.1	6	7	3	0	2.700	57	4	3.75	10	4	6	132.0	125	56	36	1.371
Totals	16	6	4.67	2	4	1	1	52.0	49	27	26	23	1.442	157	157	3.479	98	59		1412.2	1334	482	625	1.286

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