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The 1951 New York Giants season was the franchise's 69th season and saw the Giants finish the regular season in a tie for first place in the National League with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses. This prompted a best-of-three National League tiebreaker against the Brooklyn Dodgers, which the Giants won in three games, clinched by Bobby Thomson's walk-off home run, a moment immortalized as the Shot Heard 'Round the World.[1] The Giants, however, lost the World Series to the New York Yankees in six games.

LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
Record98–59 (.624)
OwnersHorace Stoneham
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1951 New York Giants
National League champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
Record98–59 (.624)
League place1st
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersChub Feeney
ManagersLeo Durocher
TelevisionWPIX
(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
RadioWMCA
(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
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Offseason

Spring training

The Giants had trained in Phoenix since 1947. In 1951, the team swapped spring training sites with the New York Yankees, with the Yankees moving to Phoenix and the Giants training at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was a one-year arrangement; the Giants returned to Phoenix in 1952.[2]

Notable transactions

Regular season

Center fielder Willie Mays made his major league debut in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25.[6] He went on to win the 1951 National League Rookie of the Year Award.

Outfielder Monte Irvin led the league in RBI with 121. Five players on the 1951 Giants team went on to become major league managers.[7] Eddie Stanky (1952), Bill Rigney (1956), Alvin Dark (1961), Wes Westrum (1965) and Whitey Lockman (1972).[7]

In June, future NFL Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli was offered a tryout with the New York Giants. The Giants offered Robustelli a $400 contract to play with Class AA Knoxville.[8]

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9859 .624 — 50‍–‍28 48‍–‍31
Brooklyn Dodgers 9760 .618 1 49‍–‍29 48‍–‍31
St. Louis Cardinals 8173 .526 15½ 44‍–‍34 37‍–‍39
Boston Braves 7678 .494 20½ 42‍–‍35 34‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 7381 .474 23½ 38‍–‍39 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 6886 .442 28½ 35‍–‍42 33‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates 6490 .416 32½ 32‍–‍45 32‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs 6292 .403 34½ 32‍–‍45 30‍–‍47
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Record vs. opponents

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1951 National League record

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Team BSN BRO CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —10–12–110–1210–128–1412–1013–913–9
Brooklyn 12–10–1—14–814–814–1115–710–1218–4
Chicago 12–108–14—10–127–157–159–139–13–1
Cincinnati 12–108–1412–10—5–1711–1112–10–18–14
New York 14–811–1415–717–5—16–614–811–11
Philadelphia 10–127–1515–711–116–16—15–79–13
Pittsburgh 9–1312–1013–910–12–18–147–15—5–17
St. Louis 9–134–1813–9–114–811–1113–917–5—
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The comeback

After a slow start, the team went 50–12 over their final 62 games to complete one of the biggest comebacks in major league history. Longstanding rumors that the Giants engaged in systematic sign stealing during the second half of the 1951 season were confirmed in 2001. Several players told The Wall Street Journal that beginning on July 20, the team used a telescope, manned by coach Herman Franks in the Giants clubhouse behind center field, to steal the finger signals of those opposing catchers who left their signs unprotected. Stolen signs were relayed to the Giants dugout via a buzzer wire.[9][10] Joshua Prager, the author of the Journal article, outlined the evidence in greater detail in a 2008 book.[11] He noted that sign stealing, then as now, is not specifically forbidden by MLB rules and, moral issues aside, "has been a part of baseball since its inception."[12]

The playoff

Main article: 1951 National League tie-breaker series

At the end of the season, they were tied with their arch-rivals, the Dodgers, for first place in the League, prompting a three-game playoff for the pennant. The Giants had home field advantage for the series.

Game 1

The first game of the series was played at Ebbets Field. Jim Hearn started for the Giants against Ralph Branca for the Dodgers. Monte Irvin and Bobby Thomson homered for the Giants, powering them to a 3–1 win. Andy Pafko hit a home run for the only Dodgers run.[13]

Game 2

The series moved to the Polo Grounds for game two. Sheldon Jones took the mound for the Giants against the Dodgers' Clem Labine. Jones was pulled in the third inning despite giving up just two runs, one of which was a Jackie Robinson homer. However, the game went downhill from there, as the Dodgers abused relievers George Spencer and Al Corwin for eight more runs, while Labine pitched a six-hit shutout for a 10–0 shellacking. Pafko hit his second homer of the series, while Gil Hodges and Rube Walker added home runs of their own.[14]

Game 3

Game three was also held at the Polo Grounds. Sal "The Barber" Maglie was on the mound for New York, while Brooklyn called on Don Newcombe. After Maglie walked two batters in the top of the first, Jackie Robinson singled home the game's first run. The score remained 1–0 until the bottom of the seventh. In that inning, Monte Irvin led off with a double for the Giants. He was bunted over to third, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Thomson.[15]

In the top of the eighth, the Dodgers came roaring back with three runs off Maglie. A pair of singles, a wild pitch, and two more singles made the score 4–1 Dodgers. Newcombe sat down the Giants in order in the bottom of the eighth, while Larry Jansen did the same in relief of Maglie.[15]

The "shot heard 'round the world"
See also: Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)

In the bottom of the ninth, Alvin Dark led off with a single, and Don Mueller followed with another. After Monte Irvin popped out to first base, Whitey Lockman lined a double to left-center field, scoring Dark and putting Mueller on third. Dodger manager Chuck Dressen summoned game 1 starter Ralph Branca in to relieve Newcombe, despite having had only one day of rest. On his second pitch, Bobby Thomson drove a pitch to deep left field for a walk-off home run to clinch the pennant for the Giants.[15] This home run, hit at 3:58 p.m. EST on October 3, 1951, came to be known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World".

The phrase shot heard 'round the world is from a classic poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, originally used to refer to the first clash of the American Revolutionary War and since used to apply to other dramatic moments, military and otherwise. In the case of Thomson's home run, it was particularly apt as U.S. servicemen fighting in the Korean War listened to the radio broadcast of the game.

Thomson's homer, and the Giants' victory, are also sometimes known as the Miracle of Coogan's Bluff.

Line score

Polo Grounds

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 100 000 030 480
New York 000 000 104 580
WP: Larry Jansen (23–11)   LP: Ralph Branca (13–12)
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Roster

1951 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

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Coaches

Game log

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1951 Game Log: 98–59 (Home 50–28, Road 48–31)
April: 3–12 (Home 0–5, Road 3–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 17@ Braves4–0Jansen (1–0)Bickford (0–1)–Braves Field6,0811–0W1
2April 18@ Braves5–8Wilson (1–0)Gettel (0–1)–Braves Field2,7841–1L1
3April 19@ Braves4–2Hearn (1–0)Spahn (0–1)–Braves Field12,6822–1W1
4April 19@ Braves12–13Nichols (1–0)Koslo (0–1)–Braves Field12,6822–2L1
5April 20Dodgers3–7Newcombe (1–0)Jones (0–1)–Polo Grounds30,8702–3L2
6April 21Dodgers3–7Branca (1–0)Jansen (1–1)–Polo Grounds32,4452–4L3
7April 22Dodgers3–4Newcombe (2–0)Maglie (0–1)–Polo Grounds32,9542–5L4
8April 23@ Phillies4–8Thompson (1–0)Hearn (1–1)–Shibe Park17,2832–6L5
9April 24@ Phillies4–6Miller (1–0)Bowman (0–1)Konstanty (1)Shibe Park16,2742–7L6
10April 25@ Phillies1–2Heintzelman (1–0)Jansen (1–2)–Shibe Park5,2572–8L7
11April 26Braves0–3Sain (1–1)Maglie (0–2)–Polo Grounds15,1342–9L8
12April 27Braves3–7Spahn (1–2)Hearn (1–2)–Polo Grounds6,9812–10L9
13April 28@ Dodgers4–8Roe (2–0)Bowman (0–2)–Ebbets Field22,1172–11L10
14April 29@ Dodgers3–6Erskine (1–2)Jansen (1–3)King (1)Ebbets Field28,1242–12L11
15April 30@ Dodgers8–5Maglie (1–2)Van Cuyk (0–2)Jones (1)Ebbets Field33,9623–12W1
May: 18–9 (Home 11–5, Road 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecordStreak
16May 1Cubs5–3Hearn (2–2)Minner (1–2)Jones (2)Polo Grounds12,0094–12W2
17May 2Cubs8–1Spencer (1–0)Schmitz (0–2)–Polo Grounds4,9765–12W3
18May 3Pirates4–7Queen (1–1)Jones (0–2)Werle (4)Polo Grounds9,6495–13L1
19May 4Pirates5–1Maglie (2–2)Jones (0–2)–Polo Grounds3,9476–13W1
20May 5Pirates8–3Bowman (1–2)Koski (0–1)–Polo Grounds10,2657–13W2
21May 6Reds3–4Smith (2–1)Jones (0–3)–Polo Grounds27,7667–14L1
22May 6Reds8–5Koslo (1–1)Ramsdell (0–4)Spencer (1)Polo Grounds27,7668–14W1
23May 8Cardinals6–2Jansen (2–3)Presko (1–1)–Polo Grounds20,3799–14W2
24May 9Cardinals17–3Maglie (3–2)Lanier (1–1)–Polo Grounds7,66910–14W3
25May 10Cardinals3–2Bowman (2–2)Poholsky (2–2)Koslo (1)Polo Grounds5,43611–14W4
―May 11PhilliesPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to May 13.
26May 12Phillies5–6Konstanty (2–3)Koslo (1–2)–Polo Grounds12,85611–15L1
27May 13Phillies11–2Jansen (3–3)Thompson (1–2)–Polo Grounds26,74012–15W1
28May 13Phillies4–2Maglie (4–2)Heintzelman (1–4)–Polo Grounds26,74013–15W2
29May 15@ Pirates3–7Werle (2–0)Spencer (1–1)Law (1)Forbes Field25,83813–16L1
30May 16@ Pirates2–1Hearn (3–2)Walsh (0–1)Forbes Field24,10314–16W1
31May 17@ Pirates7–12Dickson (5–2)Kennedy (0–1)–Forbes Field13,92614–17L1
32May 18@ Reds4–3Maglie (5–2)Raffensberger (1–4)Koslo (2)Crosley Field16,48815–17W1
33May 19@ Reds3–2Kennedy (1–1)Fox (2–2)–Crosley Field7,71616–17W2
34May 20@ Cardinals7–8Munger (1–1)Bowman (2-3)Presko (2)Sportsman's Park22,66616–18L1
35May 21@ Cardinals2–5Staley (6–3)Jansen (3–4)–Sportsman's Park6,74416–19L2
―May 22@ CubsPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 1.
36May 23@ Cubs2–1Maglie (6–2)Minner (2–3)–Wrigley Field11,33717–19W1
37May 25@ Phillies8–5Spencer (2–1)Miller (1–1)Jones (3)Shibe Park21,08218–19W2
38May 26@ Phillies2–0Jansen (4–4)Roberts (4–4)–Shibe Park26,49119–19W3
39May 27@ Phillies2–0Maglie (7–2)Meyer (3–2)–Shibe Park9,09020–19W4
40May 28Braves1–4Spahn (5–3)Jones (0–4)–Polo Grounds23,10120–20L1
41May 30Braves6–5Jansen (5–4)Surkont (5–3)–Polo Grounds46,49921–20W1
42May 30Braves3–6Bickford (7–4)Hearn (3–3)–Polo Grounds46,49921–21L1
June: 18–11 (Home 8–6, Road 10–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecordStreak
43June 1Pirates8–2Maglie (8–2)Chambers (3–4)–Polo Grounds16,87522–21W1
44June 2Pirates14–3Hearn (4–3)LaPalme (0–2)–Polo Grounds7,00323–21W2
45June 3Cardinals1–0Koslo (2–2)Lanier (2–4)–Polo Grounds32,56424–21W3
46June 3Cardinals3–4Brecheen (3–0)Gettel (0–2)Pollet (1)Polo Grounds32,56424–22L1
47June 4Cardinals2–7Presko (5–2)Jansen (5–5)–Polo Grounds6,83324–23L2
48June 5Reds3–2Maglie (9–2)Perkowski (0–1)–Polo Grounds12,11925–23W1
49June 6Reds4–5Peterson (1–1)Kennedy (1–2)Blackwell (1)Polo Grounds3,85925–24L1
50June 7Reds4–5Raffensberger (5–5)Koslo (2–3)Smith (5)Polo Grounds3,79225–25L2
―June 8@ CubsPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 27.
51June 9Cubs10–1Hearn (5–3)Minner (3–4)–Polo Grounds8,58626–25W1
52June 10Cubs6–1Jansen (6–5)Lown (0–3)–Polo Grounds11,47627–25W2
53June 10Cubs3–7Rush (4–2)Maglie (9–3)–Polo Grounds11,47627–26L1
54June 12@ Reds6–3Gettel (1–2)Raffensberger (5–6)–Crosley Field13,97828–26W1
55June 13@ Reds5–2Spencer (3–1)Blackwell (7–5)Maglie (1)Crosley Field3,46229–26W2
56June 14@ Reds11–6Jansen (7–5)Fox (3–3)–Crosley Field3,19830–26W3
57June 15@ Pirates11–6Hearn (6–3)Friend (1–3)–Forbes Field22,74631–26W4
58June 16@ Pirates6–1Maglie (10–3)LaPalme (1–3)–Forbes Field8,67332–26W5
59June 17@ Pirates5–11Pollet (1-3)Bowman (2–4)Werle (6)Forbes Field25,09032–27L1
60June 17@ Pirates7–6Jansen (8–5)Dickson (8–6)–Forbes Field25,09033–27W1
61June 18@ Cardinals5–4Maglie (11–3)Boyer (1–2)–Sportsman's Park16,20134–27W2
62June 19@ Cardinals2–1Jansen (9–5)Chambers (3–7)–Sportsman's Park13,74235–27W3
63June 20@ Cardinals2–4Munger (3–3)Hearn (6–4)–Sportsman's Park15,48335–28L1
64June 21@ Cardinals0–2Staley (9–6)Jones (0–5)–Sportsman's Park8,70635–29L2
65June 22@ Cubs9–6Spencer (4–1)Leonard (4–2)–Wrigley Field5,98536–29W1
66June 23@ Cubs4–7Lown (1–4)Jansen (9–6)Hiller (1)Wrigley Field18,19036–30L1
67June 24@ Cubs10–7Jones (1–5)Hatten (1–1)–Wrigley Field25,80537–30W1
68June 26Dodgers4–0Maglie (12–3)Roe (10–1)–Polo Grounds45,73238–30W2
69June 27Dodgers4–10Newcombe (10–4)Hearn (6–5)–Polo Grounds23,76738–31L1
70June 28Dodgers5–4Jones (2–5)Branca (5–2)–Polo Grounds27,75639–31W1
―June 29@ BravesPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to September 5.
71June 30@ Braves7–19Bickford (9–7)Maglie (12–4)Surkont (1)Braves Field10,81239–32L1
July: 17–12 (Home 10–7, Road 7–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecordStreak
72July 1@ Braves4–1Jansen (10–6)Spahn (8–7)–Braves Field5,98540–32W1
73July 2Phillies4–3Hearn (7–5)Heintzelman (3–8)Spencer (2)Polo Grounds23,04641–32W2
74July 3Phillies9–8Jansen (11–6)Thompson (2–6)–Polo Grounds9,29542–32W3
75July 4@ Dodgers5–6Roe (12–1)Jones (2–6)–Ebbets Field34,62042–33L1
76July 4@ Dodgers2–4Branca (6–2)Koslo (2–4)–Ebbets Field34,62042–34L2
77July 5@ Dodgers4–8Newcombe (12–4)Jansen (11–7)–Ebbets Field32,92142–35L3
78July 6Braves12–10Koslo (3–4)Wilson (1–1)–Polo Grounds7,44343–35W1
79July 7Braves7–6Jansen (12–7)Spahn (8–8)–Polo Grounds11,30744–35W2
80July 8Braves5–6Chipman (1–0)Koslo (3–5)–Polo Grounds17,43144–36L1
18th All-Star Game in Detroit, MI
81July 12Cardinals0–2Staley (12–8)Jansen (12–8)–Polo Grounds13,44844–37L2
82July 13Cardinals14–4Koslo (4–5)Munger (4–4)–Polo Grounds22,73045–37W1
83July 14Cardinals3–4Brazle (2–0)Spencer (4–2)–Polo Grounds10,00745–38L1
84July 15Pirates6–7Dickson (11–10)Koslo (4–6)–Polo Grounds17,94545–39L2
85July 15Pirates8–3Hearn (8–5)Werle (5–2)–Polo Grounds17,94546–39W1
86July 16Pirates7–6Spencer (5–2)Werle (5–3)–Polo Grounds3,39047–39W2
87July 17Cubs4–7McLish (2–3)Jones (2–7)–Polo Grounds8,67247–40L1
88July 18Cubs3–6Hiller (6–7)Koslo (4–7)–Polo Grounds3,53847–41L2
―July 19CubsPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 27.
89July 20Reds11–5Maglie (13–4)Blackwell (9–8)–Polo Grounds14,20548–41W1
90July 21Reds3–2Jansen (13–8)Fox (6–5)–Polo Grounds7,48949–41W2
91July 22Reds3–7Raffensberger (10–10)Koslo (4–8)–Polo Grounds15,84349–42L1
92July 22Reds9–8Koslo (5–8)Blackwell (9–9)–Polo Grounds15,84350–42W1
93July 24@ Pirates4–3Maglie (14–4)Friend (3–6)–Forbes Field17,85851–42W2
94July 25@ Pirates4–5Wilks (2–3)Spencer (5–3)–Forbes Field8,71851–43L1
95July 27@ Reds5–3Hearn (9–5)Fox (6–6)Spencer (3)Crosley Field11,87452–43W1
96July 28@ Reds3–1Jansen (14–8)Raffensberger (10–11)Spencer (4)Crosley Field4,88153–43W2
97July 29@ Reds3–1Maglie (15–4)Ramsdell (8–10)–Crosley Field21,70054–43W3
98July 29@ Reds6–4Spencer (6–3)Perkowski (3–5)Jones (4)Crosley Field21,70055–43W4
99July 30@ Cubs6–7Leonard (10–3)Spencer (6–4)–Wrigley Field7,51855–44L1
100July 31@ Cubs4–3Hearn (10–5)Hiller (6–9)Maglie (2)Wrigley Field7,69356–44W1
August: 20–9 (Home 14–3, Road 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecordStreak
101August 1@ Cubs2–3McLish (3–4)Jansen (14–9)–Wrigley Field26,82156–45L1
102August 1@ Cubs2–0Corwin (1–0)Kelly (2–1)–Wrigley Field26,82157–45W1
103August 2@ Cubs3–6Rush (6–6)Jones (2–8)–Wrigley Field7,96657–46L1
104August 3@ Cardinals4–5Brecheen (7–2)Maglie (15–5)Bokelmann (1)Sportsman's Park13,66257–47L2
105August 4@ Cardinals10–0Koslo (6–8)Chambers (7–10)–Sportsman's Park17,84258–47W1
106August 5@ Cardinals8–4Corwin (2–0)Staley (12–11)Maglie (3)Sportsman's Park28,76959–47W2
―August 7@ DodgersPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 8.
107August 8@ Dodgers2–7Erskine (12–8)Hearn (10–6)–Ebbets Field19,20859–48L1
108August 8@ Dodgers6–7King (11–5)Koslo (6–9)–Ebbets Field27,00459–49L2
109August 9@ Dodgers5–6King (12–5)Jones (2–9)–Ebbets Field15,83859–50L3
―August 10PhilliesPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to August 12.
110August 11Phillies0–4Roberts (16–8)Hearn (10–7)–Polo Grounds8,16059–51L4
111August 12Phillies3–2Maglie (16–5)Thompson (3–7)–Polo Grounds17,07260–51W1
112August 12Phillies2–1Corwin (3–0)Johnson (3–3)–Polo Grounds17,07261–51W2
113August 13Phillies5–2Jansen (15–9)Church (13–8)Koslo (3)Polo Grounds8,18262–51W3
114August 14Dodgers4–2Spencer (7–4)Palica (2–5)–Polo Grounds42,85763–51W4
115August 15Dodgers3–1Hearn (11–7)Branca (10–4)–Polo Grounds21,00764–51W5
116August 16Dodgers2–1Maglie (17–5)Newcombe (16–6)–Polo Grounds20,22765–51W6
117August 17@ Phillies8–5Spencer (8–4)Heintzelman (6–9)–Shibe Park20,68366–51W7
118August 18@ Phillies2–0Jansen (16–9)Roberts (16–10)–Shibe Park20,65267–51W8
119August 19@ Phillies5–4Corwin (4–0)Heintzelman (6–10)–Shibe Park12,51568–51W9
120August 21Reds7–4Spencer (9–4)Smith (5–4)–Polo Grounds6,31569–51W10
121August 22Reds4–3Jones (3–9)Blackwell (13–11)Corwin (1)Polo Grounds7,03470–51W11
122August 24Cardinals6–5Jones (4–9)Staley (14–13)–Polo Grounds10,55971–51W12
―August 25CardinalsPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to September 11.
123August 26Cubs5–4Spencer (10–4)Dubiel (1–2)–Polo Grounds28,28972–51W13
124August 26Cubs5–1Hearn (12–7)Klippstein (5–5)–Polo Grounds28,28973–51W14
125August 27Cubs5–4Jansen (17–9)Leonard (10–5)–Polo Grounds15,74874–51W15
126August 27Cubs6–3Corwin (5–0)Rush (8–9)–Polo Grounds15,74875–51W16
127August 28Pirates0–2Pollet (5–10)Jones (4–10)–Polo Grounds8,80375–52L1
128August 29Pirates3–1Hearn (13–7)Dickson (17–12)–Polo Grounds7,67876–52W1
129August 30Pirates9–10Dickson (18–12)Jansen (17–10)–Polo Grounds8,23076–53L1
September: 20–5 (Home 6–1, Road 14–4)
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130September 1Dodgers8–1Maglie (18–5)Branca (12–6)–Polo Grounds40,79477–53W1
131September 2Dodgers11–2Hearn (14–7)Newcombe (17–8)–Polo Grounds37,24878–53W2
132September 3Phillies3–6Roberts (18–11)Corwin (5–1)–Polo Grounds31,39778–54L1
133September 3Phillies3–1Koslo (7–9)Jordan (1–2)–Polo Grounds31,39779–54W1
134September 5@ Braves3–2Jones (5–10)Spahn (18–12)–Braves Field11,98580–54W2
135September 5@ Braves9–1Maglie (19–5)Wilson (6–5)–Braves Field11,98581–54W3
―September 6@ BravesPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to September 7.
136September 7@ Braves7–3Jansen (18–10)Surkont (11–13)–Braves Field1,50082–54W4
137September 8@ Dodgers0–9Newcombe (18–8)Hearn (14–8)–Ebbets Field23,17182–55L1
138September 9@ Dodgers2–1Maglie (20–5)Branca (13–7)–Ebbets Field34,00483–55W1
139September 11@ Cardinals10–5Koslo (8–9)Bokelmann (2–3)–Sportsman's Park28,34884–55W2
140September 11@ Cardinals3–4Chambers (3–4)Jansen (18–11)–Sportsman's Park28,34884–56L1
―September 12@ CardinalsPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to September 13.
141September 13@ Cardinals4–6Bokelmann (3–3)Maglie (20–6)Staley (3)Sportsman's Park4,16084–57L2
142September 14@ Cubs7–2Hearn (15–8)Rush (9–10)Spencer (5)Wrigley Field5,10985–57W1
143September 15@ Cubs5–2Jones (6–10)Minner (6–16)–Wrigley Field10,05186–57W2
144September 16@ Pirates7–1Jansen (19–11)Pollet (6–12)–Forbes Field24,99087–57W3
145September 16@ Pirates6–4Maglie (21–6)Dickson (18–15)–Forbes Field24,99088–57W4
146September 18@ Reds6–5Koslo (9–9)Ramsdell (9–17)Spencer (6)Crosley Field5,44889–57W5
147September 20@ Reds1–3Raffensberger (15–17)Hearn (15–9)Blackwell (2)Crosley Field2,19489–58L1
148September 22Braves4–1Jansen (20–11)Spahn (21–13)–Polo Grounds11,92590–58W1
149September 23Braves4–1Maglie (22–6)Surkont (12–15)–Polo Grounds17,77491–58W2
150September 24Braves4–3Koslo (10–9)Nichols (10–8)–Polo Grounds6,05992–58W3
151September 25@ Phillies5–1Hearn (16–9)Roberts (21–13)Maglie (4)Shibe Park7,21993–58W4
152September 26@ Phillies10–1Jansen (21–11)Johnson (5–8)–Shibe Park14,00994–58W5
153September 29@ Braves3–0Maglie (23–6)Spahn (22–14)–Braves Field7,09195–58W6
154September 30@ Braves3–2Jansen (22–11)Wilson (7–7)–Braves Field13,20996–58W7
October: 2–1 (Home 1–1, Road 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecordStreak
155October 1@ Dodgers3–1Hearn (17–9)Branca (13–11)–Ebbets Field30,70797–58W8
156October 2Dodgers0–10Labine (5–1)Jones (6–11)–Polo Grounds38,60997–59L1
157October 3Dodgers5–4Jansen (23–11)Branca (13–12)–Polo Grounds34,32098–59W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement     
Bold = Giants team member
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Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

More information Pos, Player ...
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CWes Westrum12436179.2192070
1BWhitey Lockman153614173.2821273
2BEddie Stanky145515127.2471443
3BHank Thompson8726462.235833
SSAlvin Dark156646196.3031469
OFMonte Irvin151558174.31224121
OFWillie Mays121464127.2742068
OFDon Mueller122469130.2771669
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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

More information Player, G ...
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Bobby Thomson148518152.29332101
Ray Noble5514133.234526
Bill Rigney446916.23249
Davey Williams306417.26628
Spider Jorgensen285112.23528
Clint Hartung21449.20502
Sal Yvars254113.31723
Jack Lohrke23408.20013
Artie Wilson19224.18201
Jack Maguire16208.40014
Earl Rapp13111.09101
Hank Schenz800----00
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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, G ...
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Sal Maglie42298.02362.93146
Larry Jansen39278.223113.04145
Jim Hearn34211.11793.6266
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Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, G ...
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dave Koslo39149.21093.3154
Sheldon Jones41120.16114.2658
Al Corwin1559.0513.6630
Roger Bowman926.1246.1524
Jack Kramer44.20015.432
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Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, G ...
Player G W L SV ERA SO
George Spencer5710463.7536
Al Gettel301204.8736
Monty Kennedy291202.2522
Alex Konikowski30000.005
George Bamberger200018.001
Red Hardy20006.750
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1951 World Series

Main article: 1951 World Series

Game 1

October 4, 1951, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

More information Team, R ...
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (N) 200 003 000 5101
New York (A) 010 000 000 171
W: Dave Koslo (1–0)   L: Allie Reynolds (0–1)
HR: NYG – Alvin Dark (1)
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Game 2

October 5, 1951, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

More information Team, R ...
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (N) 000 000 100 151
New York (A) 110 000 01x 360
W: Ed Lopat (1–0)   L: Larry Jansen (0–1)
HR: NYY – Joe Collins (1)
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Game 3

October 6, 1951, at the Polo Grounds in, New York City

More information Team, R ...
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 000 000 011 252
New York (N) 010 050 00x 672
W: Jim Hearn (1–0)  L: Vic Raschi (0–1)
HR: NYY – Gene Woodling (1)   NYG – Whitey Lockman (1)
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Game 4

October 8, 1951, at the Polo Grounds in, New York City

More information Team, R ...
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 010 120 200 6120
New York (N) 100 000 001 282
W: Allie Reynolds (1–1)  L: Sal Maglie (0–1)
HR: NYY – Joe DiMaggio (1)
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Game 5

October 9, 1951, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

More information Team, R ...
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 005 202 400 13121
New York (N) 100 000 000 153
W: Ed Lopat (2–0)  L: Larry Jansen (0–2)
HR: NYY – Gil McDougald (1), Phil Rizzuto (1)
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Game 6

October 10, 1951, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

More information Team, R ...
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (N) 000 010 002 3111
New York (A) 100 003 00x 470
W: Vic Raschi (1–1)   L: Dave Koslo (1-1)   S: Bob Kuzava (1)
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Awards and honors

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
Level Team League Manager
AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Tommy Heath
AAA Ottawa Giants International League Hugh Poland
A Jacksonville Tars Sally League Ben Geraghty
A Sioux City Soos Western League Frank Genovese
B Sunbury Giants Interstate League Charlie Fox
B Knoxville Smokies Tri-State League Jack Aragón
C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Harold Kollar
C Idaho Falls Russets Pioneer League Red Jessen
C Muskogee Giants Western Association Hal Bamberger
D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Russ Wein
D Sanford Giants Florida State League Richie Klaus
D Springfield Giants Ohio–Indiana League Andy Gilbert
D Lawton Giants Sooner State League Ray Baker
D Lenoir Red Sox Western Carolina League Claude Jonnard, Okey Flowers and John Olsen
D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Dave Garcia
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City[16]

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