1951 Brooklyn Dodgers |
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Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley | |
General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi | |
Manager(s) | Chuck Dressen | |
Local television | WOR-TV | |
Local radio | WMGM Red Barber, Vin Scully, Connie Desmond |
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The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers led the National League for much of the season, holding a 13 game lead as late as August. However, a late season swoon and a hot streak by the New York Giants led to a classic three-game playoff series. Bobby Thomson's dramatic ninth inning home run off Dodger reliever Ralph Branca in the final game won the pennant for the Giants and was immortalized as the Shot Heard 'Round the World.
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National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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New York Giants | 98 | 59 | -- | .624 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 60 | 1 | .618 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | 15.5 | .526 |
Boston Braves | 76 | 78 | 20.5 | .494 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 81 | 23.5 | .474 |
Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 86 | 28.5 | .442 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 90 | 32.5 | .416 |
Chicago Cubs | 62 | 92 | 34.5 | .403 |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Hank Edwards | 35 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 3 |
Tommy Brown | 11 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ralph Branca | 42 | 204 | 13 | 12 | 3.26 | 118 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Carl Erskine | 46 | 189.2 | 16 | 12 | 4.46 | 95 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dan Bankhead | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.43 | 9 |
One of the more famous episodes in major league baseball history, and possibly one of the greatest moments in sports history, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the name given to Bobby Thomson's walk-off home run that clinched the National League pennant for the New York Giants over their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers. This game was the third of a three-game playoff series resulting from one of baseball's most memorable pennant races. The Giants had been thirteen and a half games behind the league-leading Dodgers in August, but under Durocher's guidance and with the aid of a sixteen-game winning streak, caught the Dodgers to tie for the lead on the last day of the season.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, Santa Barbara
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