3-HR SEVENTH CLINCHES SHARE OF NL FLAG FOR DODGERS
Furillo, Campy, Hodges All Go Yard In 5-Run Inning
BOSTON, Sept. 26 (AP) - The Brooklyn Dodgers erased a four-run deficit by
scoring five seventh inning runs, aided by three home runs, to record a 5-4
comeback victory over Boston at Braves Field. The win clinched at least a
tie for the National League pennant for the Dodgers. The second place New
York Giants staved off elimination for at least one more day by defeating the
Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park. Brooklyn can win the flag outright as
early as tomorrow by defeating the Braves again. New York will be idle.
Dodgers starter Don Newcombe struggled with his control all game long, walking
seven in just 4 2/3 innings, and surrendered all four Boston runs.
The Braves took a 2-0 lead in the very first inning on Willard Marshall's
two-out, two-run double and made it 4-0 with two more tallies in the
fifth. In that frame, Walker Cooper belted his seventh home run, a two-run
shot, into the left field stands, scoring Sam Jethroe, who had led off the
inning with a base on balls. The Braves seemed poised to blow the game
wide open at that point. Marshall singled, and Sibby Sisti and Buddy Kerr
followed with walks to fill the bases. At that point, Dodgers manager
Charlie Dressen pulled Newcombe as part of a double switch, and replaced him
with Clyde King, who escaped further damage by fanning pitcher Max Surkont.
Surkont held the Dodgers at bay through the sixth, but the worm turned in the
top of the seventh. Roy Campanella led off the inning with his 30th home
run of the season, deep into the lower seats in left-center field. Jim
Russell hit for King and grounded out, but Duke Snider followed with an opposite
field single and Gil Hodges launched his league leading 37th home run of the
year down the left field line to cut the Braves lead to 4-3. Surkont
retired Billy Cox on a fly to center for the second out, but Cal Abrams--who had
been part of the double switch with Clyde back in the fifth--drew a free pass
and promptly stole second. Carl Furillo then crushed a 1-0 pitch off the
facing of the upper deck in straight away left--the third Brooklyn home run of
the inning--to put the Dodgers on top, 5-4.
The Braves threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. Phil
Haugstad was in his second inning of relief and walked Bob Addis to open the
inning. Jethroe flied out, but Earl Torgeson rolled a single through the
right side of the infield, chasing Addis to third. With runners on the
corners and only one out, Dressen made another move, replacing Haugstad with Bud
Podbeilan. The decision worked brilliantly; Podbeilan induced a double
play grounder off the bat of the dangerous Sid Gordon, preserving the
lead. Neither team scored in the ninth and the Dodgers had their comeback
victory.
9/26/1951, Brk51-BoN51, Braves Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1951 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 8 1 4 2 1951 Braves 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 13 1 Dodgers AB R H BI AVG Braves AB R H BI AVG Furillo rf 4 1 1 2 .298 Addis lf 3 1 0 0 .246 Reese ss 4 0 1 0 .279 Jethroe cf 4 0 1 0 .306 Robinson,J 2b 4 0 0 0 .344 Torgeson 1b 3 2 2 0 .287 Haugstad p 0 0 0 0 .000 Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0 .337 Podbielan p 0 0 0 0 .059 Cooper c 4 1 1 2 .287 Campanella c 4 1 2 1 .311 Marshall rf 5 0 2 2 .243 Pafko lf 1 0 0 0 .254 Sisti 2b 3 0 0 0 .273 King p 0 0 0 0 .071 Elliott ph 0 0 0 0 .302 Russell ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Kerr ss 2 0 0 0 .233 Terwilliger 2b 1 0 0 0 .210 Hartsfield ph 1 0 0 0 .273 Snider cf 4 1 1 0 .295 Surkont p 3 0 1 0 .145 Hodges 1b 4 1 2 2 .246 Paine p 0 0 0 0 .000 Cox 3b 4 0 0 0 .267 Holmes ph 1 0 0 0 .172 Newcombe p 1 0 0 0 .253 Cole,Da p 0 0 0 0 .238 Abrams lf 1 1 1 0 .328 33 4 7 4 Thompson,D pr 0 0 0 0 .198 33 5 8 5 Dodgers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Newcombe 4.2 5 4 4 7 2 100 52 3.13 King W 7-8 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 19 9 4.42 Haugstad H 2 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 31 11 4.67 Podbielan S 4 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 16 9 3.92 9.0 7 4 4 11 6 166 81 Braves INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Surkont L 13-15 6.2 7 5 5 3 3 99 56 4.06 Paine 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7.29 Cole,Da 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 27 18 4.81 9.0 8 5 5 3 5 128 75 Brk: Abrams inserted at lf in the 5th Russell batted for King in the 7th Terwilliger inserted at 2b in the 7th Thompson,D ran for Abrams in the 9th Thompson,D moved to lf in the 9th BoN: Holmes batted for Paine in the 7th Elliott batted for Sisti in the 9th Hartsfield batted for Kerr in the 9th E-Newcombe. 2B-Marshall(21). HR-Furillo(17), Campanella(30), Hodges(37), Cooper(7). RBI-Furillo 2(79), Campanella(97), Hodges 2(127), Cooper 2(51), Marshall 2(56). SB-Abrams(5), Addis(4). CS-Thompson,D. K-Reese, Campanella, Snider, Cox, Terwilliger, Jethroe, Sisti, Surkont 2, Holmes, Hartsfield. BB-Pafko, Abrams 2, Addis 2, Jethroe, Torgeson 2, Gordon, Cooper, Sisti, Kerr 2, Elliott. GWRBI: Furillo Temperature: 58, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from left at 14 MPH, Rain Delays: 34 minutes. Attendance: 3,828 Game Time: 2:31