Oct 12, 1951 Playoff - Game 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1951 Leckrone 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 8 12 1 1951 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 2 Leckrone AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Sacramento AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Avila 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Pesky SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 McDougald 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Fox 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Mitchell, D LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Musial CF-LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Reiser LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Minoso 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325 Vernon 1B 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Bauer LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 Coan RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Byerly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dark SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Merson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Woodling CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 Johnson,D P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper,W C 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .533 Kryhoski 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Spahn P 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Mueller RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 39 8 12 8 3 1 2 1 2 0 .287 Lollar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 McLish P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Hemus PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Addis CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 31 2 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 .267 Leckrone IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Spahn W(2-0) 9.0 5 2 0 0 4 3 124 81 43 1.00 35 150(153) 72 9.0 5 2 0 0 4 3 124 81 43 2.57 35 Sacramento IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc McLish L(0-1) 6.0 11 8 7 2 2 0 105 66 39 7.30 32 130(140) 18 Byerly 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33 22 11 1.50 8 50(56) Johnson,D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 4 0.00 4 70(75) + 9.0 12 8 7 2 3 1 153 99 54 5.28 44 LEC: Reiser moved to LF in the 6th SAC: Hemus hit for McLish in the 6th Musial moved to LF in the 7th Addis moved to CF in the 7th Merson hit for Byerly in the 8th E-Spahn(1), Fox(1), McLish(1) 2B-Dark 2(2), Minoso(3) 3B-Woodling(1) HR-LEC Cooper,W(2) off McLish(1) in the 6th with 1 on base, 334 feet LEC Vernon(1) off McLish(2) in the 6th with 2 on base, 386 feet RBI-LEC - Cooper,W 3(4), Dark(2), Mitchell, D(4), Vernon 3(4) SAC - Musial(5), Minoso(11) HBP-McDougald(LEC) by Byerly(SAC) SH-Spahn(2) WP-Spahn(1) Great-McDougald(3), Woodling(2), Pesky(3) Poor-Bauer(1), Pesky(1) OfA-Bauer(1) LOB-Leckrone 9 Sacramento 6 DP-Leckrone 2 GWRBI-Mitchell, D Game MVP:Warren Spahn Cleveland Stadium Time 2:28, 70ø, Wind: 1 MPH Right to Left Playoff Game Oct 12, 1951 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1951 Leckrone 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 8 12 1 1951 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 2 1951 Leckrone Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Avila 2B 1>Fd7 S,23 G43 S Fd9 2 McDougald 3B Fd8 W,12 5>Fd8 W,12 HBP,12 3 Mitchell, D LF Fvd7 G54/fo,23,B1,3H S G43,23,12 Reiser LF K 4 Vernon 1B 2>Fd9 G64/fo Fd9 HR Fd7 5 Coan RF L4 4>G43 E4,12,B1 G3u 9>P4 6 Dark SS E1,B1 D D,2H,13/762 7>G43 S 7 Woodling CF F9 P6 6>T P2 Fd8 8 Cooper,W C 3>S S,2H HR Fd7 L6 9 Spahn P B24,12 S,13 G63 8>W 1951 Sacramento Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Pesky SS 1>F8 F9 G31,23 8>G3u 2 Fox 2B S G53 W W 3 Musial CF-LF L43/dp 4>S Fd8,3H W,12 4 Minoso 3B 2>S G643/dp D,1H K 5 Bauer LF WP,12 Fs8 Fd9 K Byerly P Merson PH G43 Johnson,D P 6 Kryhoski 1B G43,23 5>G3u 7>Fd9 9>G3u 7 Mueller RF W G43 G3u F9 8 Lollar C Fd9 F9 S G63 9 McLish P 3>K Hemus PH 6>G1/e1,B2 Addis CF G54/fo Leckrone IN OUT Spahn AB1-1 End Sacramento IN OUT McLish AB1-1 AB4-5 Byerly AB4-6 AB5-4 Johnson,D AB5-5 End Oct 12, 1951 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1951 Leckrone 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 8 12 1 1951 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 2 Inn Out B-S On LEC-SAC Result 1-Leckrone 1 0 1-0 - 0-0 Avila flied deep down the left field line, 1 out 1 1 0-0 - 0-0 McDougald flied to deep center, 2 out 1 2 2-2 - 0-0 Mitchell flied to very deep left, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Sacramento 1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Pesky flied to center, 1 out 1 1 1-0 - 0-0 Fox grounded a single between third and short 1 1 0-0 1 0-0 Musial lined to second, Fox caught off 1st, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Leckrone 2 0 1-0 - 0-0 Vernon flied to deep right, 1 out 2 1 1-1 - 0-0 Coan lined to second, 2 out 2 2 1-0 - 0-0 Dark grounded to the pitcher, safe on an error 2 2 0-1 1 0-0 Woodling flied to right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Sacramento 2 0 1-0 - 0-0 Minoso grounded a single up the middle 2 0 1-0 1 0-0 Wild pitch, Minoso to 2nd 2 0 2-1 2 0-0 Bauer flied to shallow center, 1 out 2 1 2-1 2 0-0 Kryhoski grounded to second, Minoso to 3rd, 2 out 2 2 3-2 3 0-0 Mueller walked 2 2 0-2 13 0-0 Lollar flied to deep right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Leckrone 3 0 0-2 - 0-0 Cooper lined a single between third and short 3 0 0-1 1 0-0 Spahn bunted out to the catcher, Cooper to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 3 1 0-1 2 0-0 Avila grounded a single between third and short, Cooper to 3rd 3 1 3-2 13 0-0 McDougald walked, Avila to 2nd 3 1 1-1 123 0-0 Mitchell grounded to third, forcing McDougald at second, Cooper scored, Avila to 3rd, 2 out, Leckrone 1 Sacramento 0 3 2 0-2 13 1-0 Vernon grounded to short, forcing Mitchell at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Sacramento 3 0 0-2 - 1-0 McLish struck out, 1 out 3 1 0-2 - 1-0 Pesky flied to right, 2 out 3 2 0-0 - 1-0 Fox grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Leckrone 4 0 3-1 - 1-0 Coan grounded to second, 1 out 4 1 2-0 - 1-0 Dark doubled to right center 4 1 0-1 2 1-0 Woodling popped to short, 2 out 4 2 0-1 2 1-0 Cooper singled to left, Dark scored, Leckrone 2 Sacramento 0 4 2 2-2 1 2-0 Spahn singled between first and second, Cooper to 3rd 4 2 2-1 13 2-0 Avila grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Sacramento 4 0 0-1 - 2-0 Musial grounded a single between first and second 4 0 1-2 1 2-0 Minoso grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out 4 2 0-2 - 2-0 Bauer flied to deep right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Leckrone 5 0 1-1 - 2-0 McDougald flied to deep center, 1 out 5 1 1-0 - 2-0 Mitchell lined a single between first and second 5 1 2-2 1 2-0 Vernon flied deep down the right field line, 2 out 5 2 0-1 1 2-0 Coan grounded to second, safe on an error, Mitchell to 2nd 5 2 1-0 12 2-0 Dark doubled off the wall down the left field line, Mitchell scored, Coan out at home, 3 out, Leckrone 3 Sacramento 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Sacramento 5 0 2-1 - 3-0 Kryhoski grounded to first, 1 out 5 1 2-0 - 3-0 Mueller grounded to second, 2 out 5 2 1-0 - 3-0 Lollar flied to right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Leckrone 6 0 3-1 - 3-0 Woodling lined a triple down the third base line 6 0 1-2 3 3-0 Cooper hit a two run homer to right, 334 feet, Leckrone 5 Sacramento 0 6 0 0-2 - 5-0 Spahn grounded to short, 1 out 6 1 2-0 - 5-0 Avila lined a single between third and short 6 1 3-0 1 5-0 McDougald walked, Avila to 2nd 6 1 2-0 12 5-0 Mitchell grounded to second, Avila to 3rd, McDougald to 2nd, 2 out 6 2 2-1 23 5-0 Vernon hit a three run homer to right center, 386 feet, Leckrone 8 Sacramento 0 6 2 0-0 - 8-0 Coan grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Sacramento >Reiser playing LF 6 0 1-1 - 8-0 Hemus grounded to the pitcher, safe on throwing error, Hemus to 2nd 6 0 2-0 2 8-0 Pesky grounded to first, Hemus to 3rd, 1 out 6 1 3-1 3 8-0 Fox walked 6 1 0-1 13 8-0 Musial flied to deep right center, sacrifice, Hemus scored, 2 out, Leckrone 8 Sacramento 1 6 2 1-2 1 8-1 Minoso doubled off the wall in left, Fox scored, Leckrone 8 Sacramento 2 6 2 0-2 2 8-2 Bauer struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Leckrone >Byerly pitching >Musial playing LF >Addis playing CF 7 0 1-0 - 8-2 Dark grounded to second, 1 out 7 1 2-2 - 8-2 Woodling popped to the catcher, 2 out 7 2 1-1 - 8-2 Cooper flied deep down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Sacramento 7 0 0-0 - 8-2 Kryhoski flied deep down the right field line, 1 out 7 1 2-1 - 8-2 Mueller grounded to first, 2 out 7 2 0-0 - 8-2 Lollar lined a single up the middle 7 2 2-2 1 8-2 Addis grounded to third, forcing Lollar at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Leckrone 8 0 3-1 - 8-2 Spahn walked 8 0 0-2 1 8-2 Avila flied deep down the right field line, 1 out 8 1 1-2 1 8-2 McDougald hit by pitch, Spahn to 2nd 8 1 0-2 12 8-2 Reiser struck out, 2 out 8 2 1-1 12 8-2 Vernon flied to deep left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Sacramento 8 0 2-0 - 8-2 Pesky grounded to first, 1 out 8 1 3-2 - 8-2 Fox walked 8 1 3-0 1 8-2 Musial walked, Fox to 2nd 8 1 1-2 12 8-2 Minoso struck out, 2 out 8 2 1-2 12 8-2 Merson grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Leckrone >Johnson pitching 9 0 0-1 - 8-2 Coan popped to second, 1 out 9 1 1-0 - 8-2 Dark lined a single up the middle 9 1 2-2 1 8-2 Woodling flied to deep center, 2 out 9 2 1-2 1 8-2 Cooper lined to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Sacramento 9 0 1-1 - 8-2 Kryhoski grounded to first, 1 out 9 1 2-2 - 8-2 Mueller flied to right, 2 out 9 2 0-0 - 8-2 Lollar grounded to short Recap LEC 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk. LEC Dale Mitchell hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead. LEC 1 SAC 0. LEC 4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits. LEC Walker Cooper singled scoring Dark. LEC 2 SAC 0. LEC 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error. LEC Alvin Dark doubled scoring Mitchell. LEC 3 SAC 0. LEC 6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and one walk. LEC Walker Cooper hit a 2 run HR(2). LEC 5 SAC 0. LEC Mickey Vernon hit a 3 run HR(1). LEC 8 SAC 0. SAC 6th: Scored 2 runs on a hit, one walk and an error. SAC Stan Musial hit a fly ball scoring 1. LEC 8 SAC 1. SAC Minnie Minoso doubled scoring Fox. LEC 8 SAC 2. LEC Walker Cooper: 2 for 4, 2 HRs, 2 RBI, 2 runs. LEC Gil McDougald: 3 for 6, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs. SAC Stan Musial: 3 for 4, 2 runs. LEC Warren Spahn pitched 8 innings and picked up the win: 8 IP, 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 4 BB, 5 K. He's now 2-0 in the playoffs. SAC Cal McLish took the loss: 0 IP. He drops to 0-1 in the playoffs.