[Mike Fieschko]

From the call by Russ Hodges:

Brooklyn leads it 4-2...Hartung down the line at third not taking any chances...Lockman with not too big of a lead at second, but he'll be runnin' like the wind if Thomson hits one... Branca throws ...

[Vaquero]

Whitey Lockman, who doubled ahead of Bobby Thomson's “Shot Heard Round The World” that clinched the 1951 NL pennant

followed by the 1951 World Series.

THE GIANTS LOSE THE SERIES....THE GIANTS LOSE THE SERIES....THE GIANTS LOSE THE SERIES....THE GIANTS LOSE THE SERIES....THE GIANTS LOSE THE SERIES....

[Buck W.]

“He was a career .279 hitter with 114 home runs and was an All-Star in 1952.”

Today, those stats would earn him $2.5 million a year. Rest in peace.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

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Brooklyn leads it 4-2...Hartung down the line at third not taking any chances...

Whitey Lockman played first base in the first major league game I ever attended. Jansen and New York beat Spahn and Boston 4-1. (Click on the link above for Hodges call. I LOVE it!)

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