Chicago Cubs 3 – 9 Brooklyn Dodgers
12 July 1951 · NYC15
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Gil Hodges | 1 in 107 games |
| 26 | final score 9–3 | 1 in 111 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Chuck Connors | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | 9 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Connors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Roy Smalley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Sauer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Gene Hermanski | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bruce Edwards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Eddie Miksis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Minner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Smoky Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Minner | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Dutch Leonard | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Pee Wee Reese | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Duke Snider | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jackie Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gil Hodges | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Roy Campanella | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Dick Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Don Thompson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Cox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ralph Branca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bud Podbielan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Branca | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Clyde King | 2.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Bud Podbielan | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |