1951 Brooklyn Dodgers season
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Major League affiliations National League (since 1890) Location Ebbets Field (since 1913) Brooklyn, New York (since 1883) Other information Owner(s) Walter O'Malley (majority owner); James & Dearie Mulvey, Mrs. John L. Smith General manager(s) Buzzie Bavasi Manager(s) Chuck Dressen Local television WOR-TV Local radio WMGM Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully < Previous season Next season > The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers led the National League for much of the season, holding a 13-game lead as late as August. However, a late season swoon and a hot streak by the New York Giants led to a classic three-game playoff series. Bobby Thomson's dramatic ninth-inning home run off Dodger reliever Ralph Branca in the final game won the pennant for the Giants and was immortalized as the Shot Heard 'Round the World. Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Record vs. o