1951 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF GAME
NEW YORK GIANTS VS BROOKLYN DODGERS
THE POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK –
"There's a long drive … it's gonna be … I believe …the Giants win the pennant!
The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!
The Giants win the pennant! … I don't believe it. …
The Giants win the pennant!"
The words of Giants announcer Russ Hodges remind us over 50 years later of the abrupt and unlikely end of the 1951 regular season race.
There's a good reason most people couldn't believe the Giants actually won the National League pennant that season; as late as August 11,
they were a whopping 13 ½ games behind the league leading Dodgers.
NEW YORK GIANTS VS
NEW YORK YANKEES
WORLD SERIES GAME 3 03-10-1936
YANKEE STADIUM, BRONX, NEW YORK
CLEVELAND INDIANS VS BOSTON BRAVES
WORLD SERIES 10-10-1948 GAMES 5
MEL ALLEN
Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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R
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H
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E
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Boston
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3
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0
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1
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0
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1
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6
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11
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12
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Cleveland
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0
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4
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