At the Polo Grounds, the Giants win their 11th straight, again coming from behind to top the Reds, 4 – 3. Monte Irvin homers in the 2nd off Ewell Blackwell, but it is Whitey Lockman’s double in the 8th that wins it for reliever Sheldon Jones.

On August 22, 1951 — At the Polo Grounds, the Giants win their 11th straight, again coming from behind to top the Reds, 4 – 3. Monte Irvin homers in the 2nd off Ewell Blackwell, but it is Whitey Lockman’s double in the 8th that wins it for reliever Sheldon Jones.

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