GIANTS OUTLAST PHILS IN 12
Stanky's Base Hit Is Game-Winner
NEW YORK, May 12 (AP) - Eddie Stanky's two-out single drove home a sliding Bobby
Thomson with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning and the New York Giants
eked past the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, at the Polo Grounds. Thomson led
off the 12th with a single, advanced to second on Monte Irvin's hit-and-run
ground out. He remained there when Hank Thompson grounded back to pitcher
Jim Konstanty, setting up Stanky's line single to left. Thomson scored
just ahead of the throw to the plate from Phillies left fielder Dick Sisler.
The bulk of the game was dominated by a pitchers' duel between Philadelphia's
Robin Roberts and New York's Jim Hearn. Despite excellent performances by
both, neither was involved in the decision.
The game was scoreless until the top of the fifth. Eddie Waitkus led off
with a single to center and then was forced at second on Mike Goliat's grounder
to short. But Ken Silvestri, making his season's debut, lofted a high fly
down the right field line which dropped into the second row of the upper deck
for a home run, putting the Phillies on top 2-0.
The Giants equalized in the seventh, but needed the assistance of a shaky
Philadelphia defense to finally dent Roberts. With one out, Spider
Jorgensen reached safely when second baseman Goliat booted his ground ball for
an error. Thomson followed with a double off the right field wall, chasing
Jorgensen to third. On the first pitch to Irvin, Silvestri was unable to
handle a Roberts fastball. The passed ball allowed Jorgensen to score and
moved Thomson to third. The Phillies brought the infield in and Irvin
grounded to shortstop Granny Hamner who misplayed the ball, which rolled to the
edge of the outfield grass. Thomson scored the tying run on the
play. Roberts was able to avoid further damage.
Neither team advanced another runner past first base until the tenth when
Philadelphia threatened and knocked Hearn out of the game in the process.
Silvestri led off the inning by drawing a walk and was replaced at first base by
pinch runner Ed Sanicki. Roberts then dropped a successful sacrifice bunt,
moving Sanicki to second with one out. With Richie Ashburn due up, Giants
manager Leo Durocher called on left-hander Monte Kennedy to replace Hearn; the
Giants starter doffed his cap on the way to the dugout to the appreciative home
crowd. Kennedy validated Durocher's move, retiring Ashburn and Granny
Hamner on successive ground balls to the left side of the infield.
The Phillies had another threat in the top of the 12th. With one out, now
facing Dave Koslo, catcher Del Wilber singled. Pinch hitter Eddie
Pellagrini flied to center for the second out. Ashburn then grounded to Al
Dark at short, but the throw to first pulled Irvin off the bag. The error
gave Philadelphia another chance, but Koslo induced Hmaner to pop out.
That led to Stanky's game-winning hit in the bottom half of the frame.
The loss was just the second in the last 10 games for Philadelphia. The
Phillies will attempt to start a new winning streak when they face the Giants in
a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds tomorrow.
5/12/1951, PhN51-NYN51, Polo Grounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E LOB DP 1951 Phillies 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 9 0 1951 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 8 2 Phillies AB R H BI AVG Giants AB R H BI AVG Ashburn cf 5 0 0 0 .350 Stanky 2b 6 0 1 1 .250 Hamner ss 6 0 0 0 .219 Dark ss 5 0 1 0 .284 Sisler lf 5 0 0 0 .229 Lockman lf 5 0 1 0 .208 Ennis rf 4 0 1 0 .299 Thompson,H 3b 3 0 0 0 .256 Jones,W 3b 5 0 0 0 .253 Koslo p 0 0 0 0 .333 Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0 .300 Noble c 4 0 0 0 .171 Goliat 2b 4 1 1 0 .270 Westrum ph 1 0 0 0 .217 Silvestri c 3 1 1 2 .333 Jorgensen rf 4 1 0 0 .194 Sanicki pr 0 0 0 0 .500 Kennedy,M p 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilber c 1 0 1 0 .250 Rigney ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Roberts p 3 0 1 0 .214 Thomson cf 4 2 2 0 .267 Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0 .315 Irvin 1b 5 0 1 1 .299 Konstanty p 0 0 0 0 .000 Hearn p 3 0 0 0 .063 41 2 6 2 Mueller,D rf 2 0 0 0 .296 43 3 6 2 Phillies INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Roberts 11.0 4 2 0 3 6 137 85 0.81 Konstanty L 0-1 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 13 9 3.97 11.2 6 3 1 3 6 150 94 Giants INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Hearn 9.1 4 2 2 5 5 128 81 2.63 Kennedy,M 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 12 9 1.54 Koslo W 1-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 12 8 5.56 12.0 6 2 2 5 5 152 98 PhN: Sanicki ran for Silvestri in the 10th Wilber inserted at c in the 10th Pellagrini batted for Roberts in the 12th NYN: Mueller,D inserted at rf in the 10th Westrum batted for Noble in the 11th Rigney batted for Kennedy,M in the 11th Westrum moved to c in the 12th Rigney moved to 3b in the 12th E-Hamner, Goliat, Dark, Thompson,H. 2B-Dark(5), Thomson(6). HR-Silvestri(1). RBI-Silvestri 2(2), Stanky(15), Irvin(20). K-Ennis, Jones,W, Goliat, Silvestri, Roberts, Stanky 2, Dark, Jorgensen, Hearn 2. BB-Ashburn, Ennis, Waitkus, Goliat, Silvestri, Thompson,H 2, Thomson. SH-Roberts. PB-Silvestri. GWRBI: Stanky Temperature: 50, Sky: cloudy, Wind: left to right at 6 MPH. Attendance: 17,716 Game Time: 2:40