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 best-of-three-games tiebreaker series over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Although the Negro American League would last until 1960, 1951 was, notably, the last season in which the Negro American League was considered major-league caliber, which was itself the last major Negro league baseball organization. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4–2) All-Star Game, July 10 at Briggs Stadium: National League, 8–3 Other champions All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: South Bend Blue Sox Amateur World Series: Puerto Rico College World Series: Oklahoma Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–2) Little League World Series: Stamford, Connecticut Pan American Games: Cuba over USA Winter Leagues Caribbean Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce Cuban League: Leones del Habana Mexican Pacific League: Tacuarineros de Culiacán Panamanian League: Spur Cola Colonites Puerto Rican League: Cangrejeros de Santurce Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes Awards and honors Baseball Hall of Fame Mel Ott Jimmie Foxx MLB Most Valuable Player Award Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers, C MLB Rookie of the Year Award Gil McDougald, New York Yankees, 3B Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF The Sporting News Player of the Year Award Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award Leo Durocher New York Giants Statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Events January January 23 – Guido Rugo sells his interest in the Boston Braves to copartners Lou Perini and treasurer Joe Maney. January 26 – The baseball writers vote Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx into the Hall Of Fame. February February 5 – California governor Earl Warren rejects the rumor that he is a candidate for the MLB Commissioner position. March March 10 – The St. Louis Browns reveal plans to move the club to Milwaukee because of poor attendance. March 12 – Baseball commissioner Happy Chandler loses his bid to remain in office. Chandler, who started his term as commissioner in 1945, is voted down, 9–7, in a tally of owners. He will be succeeded by Ford C. Frick. March 21 – During spring training, Pittsburgh Pirates lefty first baseman Dale Long makes his first appearance as a catcher in an exhibition game at San Diego, California,