New York Giants vs New York Yankees
October 5, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1951 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 1, New York Yankees 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Thomson 3b 4 0 0 0
Irvin lf 4 1 3 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Schenz pr 0 0 0 0
  Hartung rf 1 0 0 0
Thompson rf 2 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 1
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
Jansen p 2 0 0 0
  Noble ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Mantle rf 2 1 1 0
  Bauer rf 2 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 0
McDougald 2b,3b 3 0 1 1
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 3 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 0 0 0
Brown 3b 3 0 1 0
  Martin pr 0 1 0 0
  Coleman 2b 0 0 0 0
Collins 1b 3 1 1 1
Lopat p 3 0 1 1
Totals 29 3 6 3
New York 000 000 100151
New York 110 000 01x360
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L (0-1) 6.0 4 2 2 0 5
  Spencer   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
0
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
1

  E–Lockman (1).  DP–New York 1.  HR–New York Collins (1,2nd inning off Jansen 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Irvin (2,2nd base off Lopat/Berra).  U–Lee Ballanfant (NL), Joe Paparella (AL), Al Barlick (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Johnny Stevens (AL), Artie Gore (NL).  T–2:05.  A–66,018.
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