Subway Series: Yankees Win 4 Games to 2

Game 1: Giants 5 - Yankees 1... winning pitcher Dave Kolso... loser Allie Reynolds

Game 2: Yankees 3 - Giants 1... winning pitcher Eddie Lopat... loser Larry Jansen

Game 3: Giants 6 - Yankees 2... winning pitcher Jim Hearn... loser Vic Rashi

Game 4: Yankees 6 - Giants 2... winning pitcher Allie Reynolds... loser Sal Maglie

Game 5: Yankees 13 - Giants 1... winning pitcher Eddie Lopat... loser Larry Jansen

Game 6: Yankees 4 - Giants 3... winning pitcher Vic Rashi... loser Dave Koslo

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Highlights: the Yankees led by the hitting of veteran Joe DiMaggio and rookie infielder Gil McDougald and the pitching talent of Eddie Lopat and Vic Rashi bested the New York Giants in six games.

McDougald, the American League's Rookie of the Year, drove in a Series' high seven runs. DiMaggio lined two doubles, a home run and had 5 RBIs. In the Yankees win in Game 4, Joe D crashed a two-run homer, the last of his career. He retired after the Series and stated, 'I'm not Joe DiMaggio anymore.

Rookie Mickey Mantle only played in the Series' first two games, injured his right knee on a manhole cover in centerfield and missed the rest of the Series.

Rookie Willie Mays of the Giants played in all six games, hit just .182.

Monte Irvin was the Giants' star, hitting .458, and was the only player on either team to steal a base... and Irvin, a member of the Hall of Fame stole home in Game 1.

Giants' shortstop, Alvin Dark hit .417.

Game 3: Giants batting - with Eddie 'The Brat' Stanky on first base and one out, Al Dark, a right-handed hitter -with 2-strikes, got the hit-and-run sign from Giant manager Leo Durocher... Vic Rashi pitching, Yogi Berra smelled something and called for a pitch out... Dark swung at a wide pitch for strike three... and Stanky broke for second... Berra winged a perfect throw to 'Scooter' Rizzuto covering second base. Rizzuto had the ball in plenty of time and Stanky knew he was a dead duck... and slid hard, knocking the ball right out of Rizzuto's glove... the Polo Grounds crowd saw the ball pop out and gave a thundering roar as they watched Stanky picked himself up and scamper safety to third.

The massive crowd of 52,035 was at the time the biggest at a World Series game in National League History.

Yankee manager Casey Stengel argued vehemently that Stanky had left the base line to do Rizzuto dirt, but American League umpire Bill Summers waved Stengel back to the dugout.

Stanky's aggressive play ignited a 5-run 5th inning that gave the Giants a 6-2 victory and a 2 Games-to 1 Series lead.

In the next three games, Stengel's Yankees got revenge by rolling over the Giants 6-2, 13-1 and 4-3.

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TOTAL 1951 WORLD SERIES BOX SCORE:

NEW YORK YANKEES:

Gene Woodling LF/PH, 6G, 3-for-18, 6 Runs, 1D, 1T, 1HR, 1 RBI, 5W, 3K, .167 BA... Phil Rizzuto SS, 6G, 8-for-25, 5 Runs, 1HR, 3 RBIs, 2W, 3K, .320 BA... Joe Collins 1B/RF, 6G, 4-for-18, 2 Runs, 1HR, 3 RBIs, 2W, 1K, .222 BA... Gil McDougald 2B/3B, 6G, 6-for-23, 2 Runs, 1D, 1HR, 7 RBIs, 2W, 2K, .261 BA... Hank Bauer, RF/LF, 6G, 3-for-18, 0 Runs, 1T, 3 RBIs, 1W, 1K, .167 BA... Bobby Brown, 3B/PH, 5G, 5-for-14, 1 Run, 1D, 0 RBIs, 2W, 1K, .357... Joe DiMaggio CF, 6 G, 6-for-23, 3 Runs, 2D, 1HR, 5 RBIs, 2W, 4K, .261 BA... Yogi Berra, C, 6G, 6-for-23, 4 Runs, 1D, 0 RBIs, 2W, 1K, .261... Jerry Coleman 2B/PR, 5G, 2-for-8, 2 Runs, 0 RBIs, 1W, 2K, .250 BA... Johnny Mize 1B/PH, 2-for-7, 2 Runs, 1D, 2W, .286 BA... Mickey Mantle RF, 2G, 1-for-5, 1 Run, 2W, 2K, .200 BA... Johnny Hopp PH, 1G, 0 AB, 1 W, .000 BA... Billy Martin PR, 1G, 0 At Bats, 1 Run... Charlie Silvera C, did not play... Ralph Houk IF, did not play...

Pitchers Batting: Ed Lopat 1-for-8, 1 RBI, 2K, .125 BA... Allie Reynolds 2-for-6, 1 RBI, 1K, .333 BA... Vic Rashi 0-for-2, 2W, 1K, .000... Johnny Sain 0-for-1...

PITCHING SUMMARY:

NEW YORK YANKEES:

Ed Lopat, 2G, 2GS, 2GC, 18 IP, 10 Hits, 2R, 1ER, 3W, 4K, 2Wins, 0.50 ERA... Vic Rashi 2G, 2GS, 10.3 IP, 12 Hits, 7R, 1ER, 11W, 8K, 1Win, 1Loss, 0.87 ERA... Allie Reynolds 2G, 2GS, 1GC, 15 IP, 16 Hits, 7 R, 11W, 8K, 1Win, 1Loss, 4.20 ERA... Bobby Hogue 2G, 2.3 IP, 1 Hit, 0.00 ERA... Tom Morgan 1G, 2 IP, 2 Hits, 1W, 3K, 0.00 ERA... Joe Ostrowski 1G, 2 IP, 1 Hit, 1K, 0.00 ERA... Johnny Sain 1G, 2 IP, 4 Hits, 2R, 2W, 2K, 9.00 ERA... Bob Kuzava 1G, 1 IP, 1 Save, 0.00... Spec Shea, Art Schallock and Stubby Overmire did not play.

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NEW YORK GIANTS:

Eddie Stanky 2B, 6 G, 3-for-22, 3 Runs, 1 RBI, 3W, 2K, .136 BA... Whitey Lockman 1B, 6G, 6-for-25, 3 Runs, 2D, 1HR, 1W, 2K, .240... Al Dark SS, 6G, 10-for-24, 5 Runs, 3D, 1HR, 4 RBIs, 2W, 3K, .417 BA... Bobby Thompson 3B, 6G, 5-for-21, 1 Run, 1D, 2 RBIs, 5W, 0K, .238 BA... Willie Mays CF, 4-for-22, 1 Run, 1 RBI, 2W, 2K, .182 BA... Hank Thompson RF, 5G, 2-for-14, 3R, 0 RBI, 5W, 2K, .143 BA... Monte Irvin, LF, 6G, 11-for-24, 3 Runs, 1T, 2 RBIs, 2W, 1K, .458 BA... Wes Westrum C, 4-for-17, 1 Run, 1D, 5W, 3K, .235 BA... Ray Noble C/PH, 2G, 0-for-2, 1K, .000 BA... Clint Hartung, RF, 2G, 0-for-4, .000 BA... Bill Rigney PH, 4G, 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1K, 250 BA... Jack 'Lucky' Lohrke PH, 2G, 0-for-2, 1K, .000 BA... Davey Williams RH/PR, 2G, 0-for-1, .000 BA... Sal Yvars, PH 1G, 0-for-1, .000 BA... Hank Schenz PR, 1G 0 At Bats... Don Mueller did not play.

Pitchers Batting: Dave Koslo 0-for-5, 2K, .000 BA... 0-for-3, 1K... Larry Jansen 0-for-2... Sal Maglie 0-for1, 1K...

PITCHING SUMMARY:

NEW YORK GIANTS:

Dave Koslo 2G, 2GS, 1GC, 15 IP, 12 Hits, 5R, 7W, 6K, 1Win, 1Loss, 3.00 ERA... Jim Hearn 2G, 1GS, 8.7 IP, 5 Hits, 1R, 8W, 1K, 1.04 ERA... Larry Jansen 3G, 2GS, 10 IP, 12 Hits, 7R, 4W, 6K, 0Wins, 2Losses, 6.30 ERA... Sheldon Jones 2G, 4.3 IP, 5 Hits, 3R, 1ER, 1W, 2K, 2.08 ERA... Sal Maglie 1G, 1GS, 5 IP, 8 Hits, 4R, 3W, 3K, 0Wins, 1Loss, 7.20 ERA... George Spencer 2G, 3.3 IP, 6 Hits, 7R, 3W, 0K, 18.90 ERA... Monte Kennedy 2G, 3 IP, 3 Hits, 2R, 1W, 4K, 6.00 ERA... Al Corwin 1G, 1.7 IP, 1 Hit, 1K, 0.00 ERA... Alex Konikowski 1G, 1 IP, 1 Hit, 0.00 ERA.

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In 1950, Jansen posted a 19-13 W/L record and had an excellent ERA of 3.01, and in the All-Star Game struck out six AL batters.

He helped the Giants win the pennant in 1951, finishing tied for the league-lead in wins - 23-11. 3.04 ERA, completed 18 of 34 starts spanning 278 2/3 innings. In that year's World Series he lost Game 2 to Ed Lopat and the Yankees by the score of 3 to 1 and was the losing pitcher again in Game 5.

He retired from pitching in mid-1956 and then served as a pitching coach for various minor league teams and as a Giant coach... Larry Jansen lifetime: 122-89, 3.58 ERA, 291 Games, 237 GS, 107 GC, 1751 hits in 1765 innings, 842 Ks, 410 Walks, 191 HR allowed... baseballhistorian.com