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This was the 13th appearance by the Giants in Series play, their ninth loss, and their first appearance since the 1937 World Series. "The Commerce Comet arrives on the final voyage of the Yankee Clipper." (On the Yankees' side, the 1951 World Series was the first for Mickey Mantle and the final for Joe DiMaggio.)
This home run, hit at 3:58 p.m. EST on October 3, 1951, came to be known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World". The phrase shot heard 'round the world is from a classic poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson , originally used to refer to the first clash of the American Revolutionary War and since used to apply to other dramatic moments, military and otherwise.
a The 19th-century World Series was a different event from the current World Series, which was first played in 1903. The 19th-century World Series was considered an exhibition contest between the champion of the National League and the champion of the American Association. [87] b Jim Frey won the Manager of the Year Award for the 1984 season. [10]
Southworth set new team records for games managed (981), wins (620) and World Series championships (two). His Cardinals teams won 105 or more games each year from 1942 to 1944, winning the NL pennants in each of those three seasons. His .642 winning percentage is second-highest in team history, and the highest since the Cardinals joined the ...
Murtaugh went 39–39 to conclude the 1967 campaign. Murtaugh's third stint as Pirates manager lasted two seasons, he was 186–138 overall, winning a World Series in the second season. [45] Bill Virdon was the Pirates for one season, but after beginning his second 67–69, [47] Murtaugh was brought in for his fourth term as manager. Murtaugh ...
Tennessee won its first five games in Omaha before it lost 3-2 to Oklahoma in the 1951 national championship. ... Kirby Connell is a most deserving Tennessee baseball fan favorite in College World ...
This was the third regular season tie-breaker, and saw a reversion from the single-game tie-breaker featured in 1948 to the three-game format featured in the 1946 tie-breaker series. After splitting the first two games, the stage was set for a decisive third game, won in dramatic fashion on a walk-off home run from the bat of Giant Bobby ...
The 1951 New York Yankees season was the 49th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing five games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games.