1951 World Series: Information from Answers.com

The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Brooklyn Dodgers on the legendary home run by Bobby Thomson (the Shot Heard 'Round the World).

In the Series, the Yankees showed some power of their own, including Gil McDougald's grand slam home run in Game 5, at the Polo Grounds. The Yankees won the Series in six games, for their third straight title and fourteenth overall. This would be the last World Series for Joe DiMaggio, who retired afterward, and the first for rookies Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle.

1 Background
2 Summary
3 Matchups
4 Composite box
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Background

This World Series also matched up two of baseball's most colorful managers, Casey Stengel of the Yankees and Leo Durocher of the Giants.

This was the thirteenth appearance by the Giants in Series play, their ninth loss, and their first appearance since the 1937 World Series.

"The Commerce Comet arrives on the final voyage of the Yankee Clipper." The 1951 World Series was the first for Mickey Mantle and the final for Joe DiMaggio.

Mantle's bad luck with injuries in the major leagues began here. In the fifth inning of Game 2 at Yankee Stadium, Mays flied to deep right center. DiMaggio and Mantle converged on the ball, DiMaggio called Mantle off, and Mantle stutter-stepped, catching a cleat in a drain cover, and fell to the ground in a heap with a wrenched knee as DiMaggio made the catch. Mantle was done for this Series, but would come back to play many more.

New York City became the first city to host an NBA Finals and a World Series in the same calendar year.

Summary

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 4	New York Giants – 5, New York Yankees – 1	Yankee Stadium (I)	2:58	65,673^[1]
2	October 5	New York Giants – 1, New York Yankees – 3	Yankee Stadium (I)	2:05	66,018^[2]
3	October 6	New York Yankees – 2, New York Giants – 6	Polo Grounds (IV)	2:42	52,035^[3]
4	October 8	New York Yankees – 6, New York Giants – 2	Polo Grounds (IV)	2:57	49,010^[4]
5	October 9	New York Yankees – 13, New York Giants – 1	Polo Grounds (IV)	2:31	47,530^[5]
6	October 10	New York Giants – 3, New York Yankees – 4	Yankee Stadium (I)	2:59	61,711^[6]

Matchups

Game 1

Thursday, October 4, 1951 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	10	1
New York (AL)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1

WP: Dave Koslo (1–0) LP: Allie Reynolds (0–1)
HRs: NYG – Alvin Dark (1)

Game 2

Friday, October 5, 1951 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (NL)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	1
New York (AL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	3	6	0

WP: Eddie Lopat (1–0) LP: Larry Jansen (0–1)
HRs: NYY – Joe Collins (1)

Game 3

Saturday, October 6, 1951 at Polo Grounds (IV) in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (AL)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	2
New York (NL)	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	X	6	7	2

WP: Jim Hearn (1–0) LP: Vic Raschi (0–1) SV: Sheldon Jones (1)
HRs: NYY – Gene Woodling (1) NYG – Whitey Lockman (1)

Game 4

Monday, October 8, 1951 at Polo Grounds (IV) in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (AL)	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	6	12	0
New York (NL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	2

WP: Allie Reynolds (1–1) LP: Sal Maglie (0–1)
HRs: NYY – Joe DiMaggio (1)

Game 5

Tuesday, October 9, 1951 at Polo Grounds (IV) in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (AL)	0	0	5	2	0	2	4	0	0	13	12	1
New York (NL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3

WP: Eddie Lopat (2–0) LP: Larry Jansen (0–2)
HRs: NYY – Gil McDougald (1), Phil Rizzuto (1)

Game 6

Wednesday, October 10, 1951 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (NL)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	11	1
New York (AL)	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	4	7	0

WP: Vic Raschi (1–1) LP: Dave Koslo (1–1) SV: Bob Kuzava (1)

Composite box

1951 World Series (4–2): New York Yankees (A.L.) over New York Giants (N.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York Yankees	2	3	5	3	2	5	6	2	1	29	49	4
New York Giants	4	1	0	0	6	3	1	0	3	18	46	10
Total attendance: 341,977 Average attendance: 56,996
Winning player’s share: $6,446 Losing player’s share: $4,951^[7]

Notes

^ "1951 World Series Game 1 - New York Giants vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B10040NYA1951.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "1951 World Series Game 2 - New York Giants vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B10050NYA1951.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "1951 World Series Game 3 - New York Yankees vs. New York Giants". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B10060NY11951.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "1951 World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. New York Giants". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B10080NY11951.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "1951 World Series Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. New York Giants". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B10090NY11951.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "1951 World Series Game 6 - New York Giants vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B10100NYA1951.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ "World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares". Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsshares.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-14.

References

Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M. (1990). The World Series (1st ed.). New York: St Martins. pp. 234–239.
Reichler, Joseph (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.). MacMillian Publishing. p. 2159. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
Forman, Sean L.. "1951 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1951_WS.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-09.

External links

1951 World Series History at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
1951 World Series at Baseball Almanac
1951 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
The 1951 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet
History of the World Series - 1951 at The SportingNews
Kodak Presents - Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments, The Shot Heard 'Round the World

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