Chicago Cubs 1 – 5 New York Giants
26 August 1951 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Wes Westrum | 1 in 107 games |
| 19 | final score 5–1 | 1 in 42 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Jim Hearn | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Chuck Connors | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Baumholtz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Sauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Hermanski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Smoky Burgess | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Klippstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Klippstein | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hiller | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Monk Dubiel | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Dark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Don Mueller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Monte Irvin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whitey Lockman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Mays | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thomson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wes Westrum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jim Hearn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hearn | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |