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==Headline Event of the Year==
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[[Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World]] gives the [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] the [[National League]] Pennant in the third game of a three game tiebreaker series over the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]].
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==Champions==
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===Major League Baseball===
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*[[1951 World Series|World Series]]: [[New York Yankees]] over [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] (4-2)
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*[[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], [[July 10]] at [[Tiger Stadium|Briggs Stadium]]: National League, 8-3
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===Other champions===
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*[[Caribbean World Series]]: Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico)
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*[[College World Series]]: [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
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*[[Japan Series]]: [[Yomiuri Giants]] over [[Fukuoka Daiei Hawks|Nankai Hawks]] (4-2)
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*[[Little League World Series]]: [[Stamford, Connecticut]]
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*[[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]]: [[South Bend Blue Sox]]
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==Awards and honors==
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*[[MLB Most Valuable Player Award]]
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** [[Yogi Berra]], [[New York Yankees]], C
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** [[Roy Campanella]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], C
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*[[MLB Rookie of the Year Award]]
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**[[Gil McDougald]], [[New York Yankees]], 3B
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**[[Willie Mays]], [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]], OF
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*[[The Sporting News Player of the Year Award]]
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**[[Stan Musial]] [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
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*[[The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award]]
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**[[Leo Durocher]] [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]
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==Statistical Leaders==
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{| cellpadding="10"
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|- align="left" style="vertical-align: top"
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|
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|
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{| cellpadding="1" width="350px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"
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|- align="center" style="font-size: larger;"
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|   || colspan=2 | '''[[American League]]''' || '''[[National League]]'''
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|- style="background:lightblue;"
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| Type || Name || Stat || Name || Stat
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|- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;"
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|-
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| [[Batting Average|AVG]] || [[Ferris Fain]] PHA || .344 || [[Stan Musial]] STL || .355
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|-
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| [[Home Run|HR]] || [[Gus Zernial]] PHA || 33 ||[[Ralph Kiner]] NYG || 42
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|-
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| [[RBI]] || [[Gus Zernial]] PHA || 129 ||[[Monte Irvin]] NYG || 121
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|-
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| [[Wins]] || [[Bob Feller]] CLE || 22 || [[Larry Jansen ]] NYG <BR> & [[Sal Maglie]] NYG || 23
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|-
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| [[Earned run average|ERA]] || [[Saul Rogovin]] CHW || 2.78 || [[Chet Nichols ]] BSB || 2.88
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|-
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| [[Strikeout|Ks]] || [[Vic Raschi]] NYY || 164 || [[Don Newcombe]] BRK & <BR> [[Warren Spahn]] BSB || 164
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|}
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|}
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==Major League Baseball final standings==
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===American League final standings===
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{| cellpadding="10"
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|- align="left" style="vertical-align: top"
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|
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|
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{| cellpadding="1" width="350px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"
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|- align="center" style="font-size: larger;"
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| colspan=5 | '''[[American League]]'''
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|- style="background:lightblue;"
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| '''Club''' || '''Wins''' || '''Losses''' || '''Win %''' || &nbsp; '''GB'''
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|- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;"
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|-
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| [[New York Yankees]]
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| 98
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| 56
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| .636
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| --
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|-
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| [[Cleveland Indians]]
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| 93
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| 61
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| .604
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| 5
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|-
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| [[Boston Red Sox]]
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| 87
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| 67
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| .565
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| 11
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|-
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| [[Chicago White Sox]]
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| 81
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| 73
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| .526
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| 17
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|-
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| [[Detroit Tigers]]
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| 73
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| 81
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| .474
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| 25
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|-
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| [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]]
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| 70
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| 84
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| .455
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| 28
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|-
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| [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]]
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| 62
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| 92
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| .403
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| 36
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|-
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| [[Baltimore Orioles|St. Louis Browns]]
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| 52
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| 102
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| .338
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| 46
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|}
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|}
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===National League final standings===
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{| cellpadding="10"
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|- align="left" style="vertical-align: top"
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|
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|
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{| cellpadding="1" width="350px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"
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|- align="center" style="font-size: larger;"
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| colspan=5 | '''[[National League]]'''
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|- style="background:lightblue;"
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| '''Club''' || '''Wins''' || '''Losses''' || '''Win %''' || &nbsp; '''GB'''
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|- align="center" style="vertical-align: middle;" style="background:lightblue;"
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|-
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| [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]
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| 98
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| 59
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| .624
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|-
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| [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
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| 97
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| 60
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| .618
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| 1
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|-
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| [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
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| 81
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| 73
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| .526
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| 15.5
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|-
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| [[Atlanta Braves|Boston Braves]]
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| 76
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| 78
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| .494
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| 20.5
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|-
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| [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
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| 73
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| 81
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| .474
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| 23.5
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|-
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| [[Cincinnati Reds]]
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| 68
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| 86
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| .442
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| 28.5
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|-
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| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
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| 64
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| 90
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| .416
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| 32.5
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|-
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| [[Chicago Cubs]]
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| 62
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| 92
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| .403
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| 43.5
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|}
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|}
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==Events==
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===January-March===
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*[[January 23]] - [[Guido Rujo]] sells his interest in the [[Boston Braves]] to copartners [[Lou Perini]] and treasurer [[Joe Many]].
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*[[January 26]] - The baseball writers vote [[Mel Ott]] and [[Jimmie Foxx]] into the Hall Of Fame.
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*[[March 10]] - The [[St. Louis Browns]] reveal plans to move the club to [[Milwaukee]] because of poor attendance.
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*[[March 21]] - [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]' lefty [[first baseman]] [[Dale Long]] makes his first appearance as a [[catcher]] in an exhibition game against [[San Diego]].
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===April-June===
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===July-September===
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*[[July 10]] - Exploding for a record four [[home run]]s, the National League trounces the American League 8-3 at the annual [[All-Star Game]], at [[Briggs Stadium]] in [[Detroit]]. Pittsburgh Pirates' slugger [[Ralph Kiner]] hits a home run for the 3rd year in a row.
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*[[July 17]] - After pitching for [[Bill Veeck]] in [[Cleveland]] in [[1948]], [[Satchel Paige]] rejions him with the [[St. Louis Browns]].
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===October-December===
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*[[October 10]] - [[Hank Bauer]]'s bases-loaded triple propels the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Giants and with it their 3rd straight championship. The Yankees beat the New York Giants 4 games to 2. Just before the game, Giants manager [[Leo Durocher]] turns over a letter he received to [[Ford Frick]] that offer the Giants [[manager]] a $15,000 bribe "if the Giants managed to lose the next 3 games".
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*[[October 17]] - the Yomiuri Giants win the Japan Series over the Nankai Hawks. Incredibly, they will win the pennant 19 times in the next 23 years, including 9 in succession ([[1965]]-[[1973]]).
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==Movies==
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*''[[Rhubarb (1951 film)|Rhubarb]]''
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*''[[Angels in the Outfield (1951 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]''
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==Births==
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*[[January 2]] - [[Bill Madlock]]
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*[[April 6]] - [[Bert Blyleven]]
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*[[June 9]] - [[Dave Parker (baseball player)|Dave Parker]]
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*[[June 24]] - [[Ken Reitz]]
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*[[July 5]] - [[Rich Gossage]]
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*[[August 27]] - [[Buddy Bell]]
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*[[October 3]] - [[Dave Winfield]]
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*[[November 3]] - [[Dwight Evans]]
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==Deaths==
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*[[February 6]] - [[Gabby Street]], 68, manager of the Cardinals' 1931 World Series champions, previously a catcher for Walter Johnson
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*[[February 25]] - [[Smokey Joe Williams]], 64, fireballing Negro Leagues pitcher
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*[[March 25]] - [[Eddie Collins]], 63, Hall of Fame second baseman and career .333 hitter for the Athletics and White Sox, the 1914 AL MVP, the sixth player to make 3000 hits, and second to Ty Cobb in career steals
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*[[July 9]] - [[Harry Heilmann]], 56, right fielder and 4-time AL batting champion who batted .342 in his career, primarily with the [[Detroit Tigers]]
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*[[September 16]] - [[Bill Klem]], 77, "father of baseball umpires" who worked in a record 18 World Series during a 37-year career, and introduced the inside chest protector
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*[[November 26]] - [[Pete Hill]], 71, baseball's first great black outfielder
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*[[December 5]] - [[Shoeless Joe Jackson]], 62, career .356 hitter who was the most prominent of the eight players banned from baseball after the [[Black Sox scandal]]
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*[[December 8]] - [[Bobby Lowe]], 86, second baseman for multiple Boston champions in the 1890s

Revision as of 17:39, 10 September 2006

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Headline Event of the Year

Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World gives the New York Giants the National League Pennant in the third game of a three game tiebreaker series over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Champions

Major League Baseball

Other champions

Awards and honors

Statistical Leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Ferris Fain PHA .344 Stan Musial STL .355
HR Gus Zernial PHA 33 Ralph Kiner NYG 42
RBI Gus Zernial PHA 129 Monte Irvin NYG 121
Wins Bob Feller CLE 22 Larry Jansen NYG
& Sal Maglie NYG		 23
ERA Saul Rogovin CHW 2.78 Chet Nichols BSB 2.88
Ks Vic Raschi NYY 164 Don Newcombe BRK &
Warren Spahn BSB		 164

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Yankees 98 56 .636 --
Cleveland Indians 93 61 .604 5
Boston Red Sox 87 67 .565 11
Chicago White Sox 81 73 .526 17
Detroit Tigers 73 81 .474 25
Philadelphia Athletics 70 84 .455 28
Washington Senators 62 92 .403 36
St. Louis Browns 52 102 .338 46

National League final standings

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Giants 98 59 .624 --
Brooklyn Dodgers 97 60 .618 1
St. Louis Cardinals 81 73 .526 15.5
Boston Braves 76 78 .494 20.5
Philadelphia Phillies 73 81 .474 23.5
Cincinnati Reds 68 86 .442 28.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 90 .416 32.5
Chicago Cubs 62 92 .403 43.5

Events

January-March

April-June

July-September

  • July 10 - Exploding for a record four home runs, the National League trounces the American League 8-3 at the annual All-Star Game, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Pittsburgh Pirates' slugger Ralph Kiner hits a home run for the 3rd year in a row.

October-December

  • October 10 - Hank Bauer's bases-loaded triple propels the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Giants and with it their 3rd straight championship. The Yankees beat the New York Giants 4 games to 2. Just before the game, Giants manager Leo Durocher turns over a letter he received to Ford Frick that offer the Giants manager a $15,000 bribe "if the Giants managed to lose the next 3 games".
  • October 17 - the Yomiuri Giants win the Japan Series over the Nankai Hawks. Incredibly, they will win the pennant 19 times in the next 23 years, including 9 in succession (1965-1973).


Movies

  • Rhubarb
  • Angels in the Outfield

Births

Deaths

  • February 6 - Gabby Street, 68, manager of the Cardinals' 1931 World Series champions, previously a catcher for Walter Johnson
  • February 25 - Smokey Joe Williams, 64, fireballing Negro Leagues pitcher
  • March 25 - Eddie Collins, 63, Hall of Fame second baseman and career .333 hitter for the Athletics and White Sox, the 1914 AL MVP, the sixth player to make 3000 hits, and second to Ty Cobb in career steals
  • July 9 - Harry Heilmann, 56, right fielder and 4-time AL batting champion who batted .342 in his career, primarily with the Detroit Tigers
  • September 16 - Bill Klem, 77, "father of baseball umpires" who worked in a record 18 World Series during a 37-year career, and introduced the inside chest protector
  • November 26 - Pete Hill, 71, baseball's first great black outfielder
  • December 5 - Shoeless Joe Jackson, 62, career .356 hitter who was the most prominent of the eight players banned from baseball after the Black Sox scandal
  • December 8 - Bobby Lowe, 86, second baseman for multiple Boston champions in the 1890s
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