"SUMMER OF 1951"
Our 1951 Baseball News Highlights video has been re-mastered on DVD and nearly doubled in length to a full hour and 7 minutes of historic baseball action! Included are highlights from Spring Training through the World Series:
Pre-season Exhibition Game - Athletics and N.L. Champion Phillies meet at old
Opening Day at Yankee Stadium - Bill Wight vs Vic Rashi. Bombers beat Red Sox 5-0 with homer help from Jackie Jensen. First at-bat of young rookie Mickey Mantle (wearing #6) is shown! Berra, Mel Allen and Stengel.
More Yankee Stadium Opener - Managers Stengel and Steve O'Neill, along with Red Sox catcher Mike Guerra and Ted Williams. Closeups of DiMaggio, young Mantle and Williams, with Phil Rizzuto receiving 1950
Sun, April 22 - White Sox end 3-game series vs Tigers at
May 4 at The Polo Grounds -
May 17 at old
Mid-June Sports Celebrity Banquet at
June 15th Deadline Trades are discussed - Players traded include Bob Kuzava, Johnny Schmitz, Joe Garagiola and Wally Westlake. Then, interview with Chisox skipper Paul Richards.
1951 mid-season League Leaders - NL: Gil Hodges, Stan Musial, Wally Westlake and Preacher Roe.
Sunday, July 29 - Bombers top White Sox 8-3 at Yankee Stadium, Vic Rashi vs Lou Kretlow. Joe DiMaggio slams two homers to give Yanks 2-game A.L. lead.
Thursday, August 9 - Bums beat Giants 6-5 at Ebbets Field to finish 3-game series sweep and apparently finish off Giant pennant hopes, Jansen vs Branca. Monty Irvin, Campy (2) and Davy Williams smack home runs!
August 19 - The amazing New York Giants have now won 9 in a row and are actually making a run on the league-leading Dodgers! Who would have guessed it? Manager Durocher, Maglie, Jim Hearn, George Spencer, Al Corwin, Stanky, Dark, rookie Willie Mays (wearing his first uniform #14), Bobby Thomson and Monte Irvin all shown.
Sunday, Sept. 2 - Giants top Dodgers at Polo Grounds 11-2, Hearn vs Newcombe. Mueller hits two homers!
Rundown on both pennant races -
Sept. 21-23 - Ford Frick named new Commissioner. In first of crucial 3-game series at Philly, Willie Jones' grand slam beats Dodgers 9-6 and gives Robin Roberts his 21st win. Carl Drews wins next day over Bums 7-3, but on Sunday Dodgers salvage a win on Campy's HR and 3 singles, keeping Dodgers still three games ahead of the on-rushing New York Giants! Meanwhile, Giants have now won 32 of 39 games down the stretch. In the
Final week of the season, with Giants at
1951 World Series - Game 5: McDougald's grand slam off Larry Jansen. Game 6: Bauer's triple is the big blow.
1951 World Series - Final game at Yankee Stadium in more detail. All new shots of the series never before seen!
Review of World Champion Yankees' season - McDougald, Berra, Rizzuto, young Mantle and DiMaggio.
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