Oct 15, 1951 Playoff - Game 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1951 Sacramento 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 3
1951 Leckrone 3 4 0 1 3 1 2 0 - 14 15 0
Sacramento AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Leckrone AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg
Pesky SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Avila 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375
Fox 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 McDougald 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Musial CF 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .347 Jensen CF 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Minoso 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Dark SS 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Collins, J 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Cooper,W C 5 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .435
Stewart LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 Vernon 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348
Bauer RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Mitchell, D LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Ginsberg C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Reiser LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stobbs P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 Coan RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Kryhoski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 Garcia, M P 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Dorish P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 39 14 15 13 5 1 2 0 1 0 .282
Hemus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Johnson,D P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mueller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
36 3 9 3 4 2 1 0 1 0 .265
Sacramento IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Stobbs L(1-2) 4.0 8 8 5 1 2 1 79 48 31 6.43 22 130(142) 19
Dorish 2.0 5 4 0 0 1 0 39 25 14 3.52 13 80(75)
Johnson,D 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 41 26 15 3.00 10 70(75) +
8.0 15 14 7 1 5 1 159 99 60 5.11 45
Leckrone IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Garcia, M W(1-1) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4 2 122 80 42 4.11 40 135(140) 55
9.0 9 3 3 1 4 2 122 80 42 3.12 40
SAC: Kryhoski hit for Stobbs in the 5th
Hemus hit for Dorish in the 7th
Mueller hit for Johnson in the 9th
LEC: Reiser moved to LF in the 7th
E-Ginsberg(1), Pesky 2(3)
2B-Collins, J(2), Avila(1), Dark(3)
HR-SAC Musial(2) off Garcia(1) in the 8th with 1 on base, 274 feet
LEC Cooper,W(3) off Stobbs(4) in the 1st with 2 on base, 267 feet
SB-LEC Vernon(1) off Dorish(1) + Ginsberg(1), 6th
RBI-SAC - Musial 3(9)
LEC - Avila(4), Coan(3), Cooper,W 5(9), Dark 3(6), Garcia, M(1), Jensen(1), Mitchell, D(5)
WP-Dorish(1), McLish(1), Spahn(1)
BK-McLish(1)
Great-Musial(1), Pesky(4), Stewart(2), Coan(1), Dark(1)
Poor-Bauer 4(4), Fox 3(3), Pesky 3(3), Minoso(1), Rapp(1), Avila(1), Dark(1)
OfA-Stewart 2(2)
LOB-Sacramento 10 Leckrone 7
Game MVP:Walker Cooper
Polo Grounds V Time 2:31, 69ø, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left Playoff Game
Oct 15, 1951 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1951 Sacramento 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 3
1951 Leckrone 3 4 0 1 3 1 2 0 - 14 15 0
1951 Sacramento Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Pesky SS 1>G63 G13,12 G63 G43 G43,23
2 Fox 2B G53 S,23 S 8>S W
3 Musial CF S F7,3H,3H P2 HR W,12
4 Minoso 3B Fd8 W,12 6>G63 L9 F8
5 Collins, J 1B 2>D Fd8 S L6
6 Stewart LF G53 4>F9 Fd8 S
7 Bauer RF K G53 G53 Fd7
8 Ginsberg C G43 Fd9 7>Fvd7 9>W
9 Stobbs P 3>S
Kryhoski PH 5>K
Dorish P
Hemus PH G53
Johnson,D P
Mueller PH G13,12
1951 Leckrone Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5
1 Avila 2B 1>F8 D,2H S,13 S,12 F8
2 McDougald 3B L6 W P5 W,23,12 S
3 Jensen CF W E6,23,12,B1 G63,12,3H WP,3H,23,12 Fd8 W,12
4 Dark SS S,13 D,3H,2H,13/75,3H L7 6>G31 W,23,12
5 Cooper,W C HR 3>L8 5>G6/e6 F9 S,3H,2H,13
6 Vernon 1B K Fd8 S,12 S F9
7 Mitchell, D LF 2>Fd7 S Fd823,12 SB2/e2,23 S,3H
Reiser LF 8>L4
8 Coan RF S Fd7 Fvd9,3H G63 L4
9 Garcia, M P B24,12 4>S S,2H 7>G53 G63
Sacramento IN OUT
Stobbs AB1-1 AB3-4
Dorish AB3-5 AB4-8
Johnson,D AB4-9 End
Leckrone IN OUT
Garcia, M AB1-1 End
Oct 15, 1951 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1951 Sacramento 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 3
1951 Leckrone 3 4 0 1 3 1 2 0 - 14 15 0
Inn Out B-S On SAC-LEC Result
1-Sacramento
1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Pesky grounded to short, 1 out
1 1 0-1 - 0-0 Fox grounded to third, 2 out
1 2 1-0 - 0-0 Musial lined a single up the middle
1 2 2-0 1 0-0 Minoso flied to deep center, 3 out
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1-Leckrone
1 0 0-1 - 0-0 Avila flied to left center, 1 out
1 1 1-2 - 0-0 McDougald lined to short, 2 out
1 2 3-1 - 0-0 Jensen walked
1 2 0-0 1 0-0 Dark singled to right center, Jensen to 3rd
1 2 0-2 13 0-0 Cooper hit a three run homer to right, 267 feet, Leckrone 3 Sacramento 0
1 2 1-2 - 0-3 Vernon struck out, 3 out
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2-Sacramento
2 0 0-1 - 0-3 Collins doubled to right center
2 0 1-1 2 0-3 Stewart grounded to third, 1 out
2 1 0-2 2 0-3 Bauer struck out, 2 out
2 2 2-1 2 0-3 Ginsberg grounded to second, 3 out
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2-Leckrone
2 0 0-1 - 0-3 Mitchell flied deep down the left field line, 1 out
2 1 2-1 - 0-3 Coan grounded a single up the middle
2 1 0-0 1 0-3 Garcia bunted out to the catcher, Coan to 2nd, sacrifice, 2 out
2 2 3-1 2 0-3 Avila doubled off the wall down the third base line, Coan scored, Leckrone 4 Sacramento 0
2 2 3-1 2 0-4 McDougald walked
2 2 1-0 12 0-4 Jensen grounded to short, safe on an error, Avila to 3rd, McDougald to 2nd
2 2 0-2 123 0-4 Dark doubled off the wall down the third base line, Avila scored, McDougald scored, Jensen scored, Dark out at third, 3
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3-Sacramento
3 0 1-0 - 0-7 Stobbs grounded a single between first and second
3 0 1-1 1 0-7 Pesky grounded to the pitcher, Stobbs to 2nd, 1 out
3 1 0-0 2 0-7 Fox grounded a single between first and second, Stobbs to 3rd
3 1 1-0 13 0-7 Musial flied to left, Stobbs scored, 2 out, Leckrone 7 Sacramento 1
3 2 3-2 1 1-7 Minoso walked, Fox to 2nd
3 2 0-2 12 1-7 Collins flied to deep center, 3 out
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3-Leckrone
3 0 1-0 - 1-7 Cooper lined to center, 1 out
3 1 0-1 - 1-7 Vernon flied to deep left center, 2 out
3 2 1-1 - 1-7 Mitchell lined a single between third and short
3 2 3-1 1 1-7 Coan flied to deep left, 3 out
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4-Sacramento
4 0 1-2 - 1-7 Stewart flied to right, 1 out
4 1 1-0 - 1-7 Bauer grounded to third, 2 out
4 2 1-2 - 1-7 Ginsberg flied to deep right, 3 out
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4-Leckrone
4 0 2-2 - 1-7 Garcia grounded a single between third and short
4 0 1-2 1 1-7 Avila singled to center, Garcia to 3rd
4 0 3-1 13 1-7 McDougald popped to third, 1 out
4 1 1-2 13 1-7 Jensen grounded to short, Garcia scored, Avila to 2nd, 2 out, Leckrone 8 Sacramento 1
4 2 3-1 2 1-8 Dark lined to left center, 3 out
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5-Sacramento
5 0 3-2 - 1-8 Kryhoski struck out, 1 out
5 1 0-1 - 1-8 Pesky grounded to short, 2 out
5 2 0-0 - 1-8 Fox grounded a single up the middle
5 2 0-0 1 1-8 Musial popped to the catcher, 3 out
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5-Leckrone
>Dorish pitching
5 0 1-0 - 1-8 Cooper grounded to short, safe on throwing error
5 0 1-1 1 1-8 Vernon grounded a single up the middle, Cooper to 2nd
5 0 0-2 12 1-8 Mitchell flied to deep center, Cooper to 3rd, Vernon to 2nd, 1 out
5 1 1-2 23 1-8 Coan flied to very deep right, sacrifice, Cooper scored, 2 out, Leckrone 9 Sacramento 1
5 2 1-0 2 1-9 Garcia singled to right, Vernon scored, Leckrone 10 Sacramento 1
5 2 1-1 1 1-10 Avila lined a single up the middle, Garcia to 2nd
5 2 3-1 12 1-10 McDougald walked, Garcia to 3rd, Avila to 2nd
5 2 0-2 123 1-10 Wild pitch, Garcia scored, Avila to 3rd, McDougald to 2nd, Leckrone 11 Sacramento 1
5 2 1-2 23 1-11 Jensen flied to deep left center, 3 out
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6-Sacramento
6 0 0-1 - 1-11 Minoso grounded to short, 1 out
6 1 0-0 - 1-11 Collins lined a single to right center
6 1 2-0 1 1-11 Stewart flied to deep center, 2 out
6 2 1-2 1 1-11 Bauer grounded to third, 3 out
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6-Leckrone
6 0 1-0 - 1-11 Dark grounded to first, 1 out
6 1 2-1 - 1-11 Cooper flied to right, 2 out
6 2 1-0 - 1-11 Vernon singled between third and short
6 2 0-0 1 1-11 Vernon stole 2nd, to third on error
6 2 0-1 3 1-11 Mitchell lined a single to left, Vernon scored, Leckrone 12 Sacramento 1
6 2 0-0 1 1-12 Coan grounded to short, 3 out
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7-Sacramento
>Reiser playing LF
7 0 0-2 - 1-12 Ginsberg flied very deep down the left field line, 1 out
7 1 0-0 - 1-12 Hemus grounded to third, 2 out
7 2 1-0 - 1-12 Pesky grounded to second, 3 out
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7-Leckrone
>Johnson pitching
7 0 1-1 - 1-12 Garcia grounded to third, 1 out
7 1 1-0 - 1-12 Avila flied to center, 2 out
7 2 1-2 - 1-12 McDougald lined a single over first
7 2 3-2 1 1-12 Jensen walked, McDougald to 2nd
7 2 3-2 12 1-12 Dark walked, McDougald to 3rd, Jensen to 2nd
7 2 2-0 123 1-12 Cooper lined a single to center, McDougald scored, Jensen scored, Dark to 3rd, Leckrone 14 Sacramento 1
7 2 1-2 13 1-14 Vernon flied down the right field line, 3 out
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8-Sacramento
8 0 1-0 - 1-14 Fox lined a single up the middle
8 0 0-1 1 1-14 Musial hit a two run homer to right, 274 feet, Leckrone 14 Sacramento 3
8 0 0-1 - 3-14 Minoso lined to right, 1 out
8 1 1-1 - 3-14 Collins lined to short, 2 out
8 2 1-0 - 3-14 Stewart singled on the infield
8 2 0-2 1 3-14 Bauer flied to deep left center, 3 out
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8-Leckrone
8 0 0-2 - 3-14 Reiser lined to second, 1 out
8 1 0-2 - 3-14 Coan lined to second, 2 out
8 2 1-0 - 3-14 Garcia grounded to short, 3 out
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9-Sacramento
9 0 3-0 - 3-14 Ginsberg walked
9 0 3-2 1 3-14 Mueller grounded to the pitcher, Ginsberg to 2nd, 1 out
9 1 0-1 2 3-14 Pesky grounded to second, Ginsberg to 3rd, 2 out
9 2 3-0 3 3-14 Fox walked
9 2 3-1 13 3-14 Musial walked, Fox to 2nd
9 2 1-2 123 3-14 Minoso flied to center, 3 out
Recap
LEC 1st: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
LEC Walker Cooper hit a 3 run HR(3) to take the lead. SAC 0 LEC 3.
LEC 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, one walk and an error.
LEC Bobby Avila doubled scoring Coan. SAC 0 LEC 4.
LEC Alvin Dark doubled scoring 3. SAC 0 LEC 7.
SAC 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
SAC Stan Musial hit a fly ball scoring 1. SAC 1 LEC 7.
LEC 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
LEC Jackie Jensen hit a grounder scoring 1. SAC 1 LEC 8.
LEC 5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, one walk and an error.
LEC Gil Coan hit a fly ball scoring 1. SAC 1 LEC 9.
LEC Mike Garcia singled scoring Vernon. SAC 1 LEC 10.
LEC Mike Garcia scored on a WP by Dorish. SAC 1 LEC 11.
LEC 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.
LEC Dale Mitchell singled scoring Vernon. SAC 1 LEC 12.
LEC 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
LEC Walker Cooper singled scoring 2. SAC 1 LEC 14.
SAC 8th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
SAC Stan Musial hit a 2 run HR(2). SAC 3 LEC 14.
SAC Stan Musial extended his hit streak to 11.
SAC 9th: Failed to score on 3 walks.
SAC Stan Musial: 3 for 4, 2 runs.
LEC Walker Cooper: 2 for 4, 2 HRs, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
LEC Gil McDougald: 3 for 6, double, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
LEC Mike Garcia picked up the win: 0 IP. He's now 1-1 in the playoffs.
SAC Chuck Stobbs pitched 5.2 solid innings and took the loss: 5.2 IP, 1 earned run, 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 1-2 in the playoffs.