1951 World Series

Polo Grounds V

ByThis Day in Baseball July 22, 2019December 5, 2022

Polo Grounds V,,New York,NY,US Ball Park First Game Date – 06/28/1911 (1) Starting Pitchers – vs. Rustlers (Braves): 06/28/1911 Final Score 3-0 (NY1) Attendance – 10,000 Starting Pitchers Christy Mathewson (NY1); Al Mattern (BSN) First Batter – Bill Sweeney (BSN) Result – Singled First Hits – Bill Sweeney (BSN),Singled (1st) First Run – Larry Doyle…

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History of the World Series – 1951

ByThis Day in Baseball November 25, 1951March 25, 2023

Like Monte Irvin’s dazzling play in the World Series, both at bat and on the bases. Like the entry of future superstars Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays upon the World Series scene and the departure of Joe DiMaggio from the fall classic (and the majors). Like the foreboding injury to Mantle in Game 2….

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Yankees win their 14 World Series Title

ByBaseball October 10, 1951July 5, 2023

1951 – Hank Bauer’s bases-loaded triple in Game 6 of the World Series propels the New York Yankees to a 4 – 3 win over the New York Giants and their third straight Series victory.

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Gil McDougald becomes the third player in World Series history to hit a grand slam in 13-1 rout

ByThis Day in Baseball October 9, 1951July 5, 2023

In the Yankees’ 13-1 rout of the Giants in Game 5 of the Fall Classic victory at the Polo Grounds, Gil McDougald, joining Elmer Smith (1920) and Tony Lazzeri (1936), becomes the third player in World Series history to hit a grand slam. The 23 year-old Yankees infielder is the first rookie to accomplish the feat.

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Mickey Mantle’s season comes to an immediate end when he severely injures his right knee

ByBaseball October 5, 1951July 5, 2023

In Game 2 of the World Series, right fielder Mickey Mantle’s season comes to an immediate end when he severely injures his right knee when his cleats get caught on a drainage cap at Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio’s abrupt call for Willie Mays’ fly ball in center field leads many to believe the last minute call was a contributing factor to the torn cartilage suffered by the 19 year-old rookie.

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In the opening game of the World Series, the first all-black outfield in major league history makes its appearance

ByThis Day in Baseball October 4, 1951July 5, 2023

In the opening game of the World Series, the first all-black outfield in major league history makes its appearance when Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, and Hank Thompson take the field for the Giants at Yankee Stadium. Leo Durocher, in a curious move, replaces the previously injured outfielder Don Mueller in right field with Hank Thompson, a third baseman by trade, and uses veteran outfielder Bobby Thomson at the hot corner.