<sod>Longstanding rumors that the 1951 Giants engaged in systematic sign stealing during the second half of the season were confirmed in 2001.  Several players told the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' that beginning on July 20, the team used a telescope, manned by coach [[Herman Franks]] in the Giants clubhouse behind center field, to steal the finger signals of those opposing catchers who left their signs unprotected.  Stolen signs were relayed to the Giants dugout via a buzzer wire.<ref>{{cite news |first=Joshua Harris |last=Prager |title=Inside Baseball: Giants' 1951 Comeback, The Sport's Greatest, Wasn't All It Seemed |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=January 31, 2001}}</ref> [[Joshua Prager (writer)|Joshua Prager]], the author of the ''Journal'' article, outlined the evidence in greater detail in a 2008 book.<ref>Prager, J: ''The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and The Shot Heard Round the World''.  New York: Vintage Books, 2008.  ISBN  0375713077.</ref><eod>
<sod>Longstanding rumors that the 1951 Giants engaged in systematic sign stealing{{clarify|what does this mean?}} during the second half of the season were confirmed in 2001.  Several players told the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' that beginning on July 20, the team used a telescope, manned by coach [[Herman Franks]] in the Giants clubhouse behind center field, to steal the finger signals of those opposing catchers who left their signs unprotected.  Stolen signs were relayed to the Giants dugout via a buzzer wire.<ref>{{cite news |first=Joshua Harris |last=Prager |title=Inside Baseball: Giants' 1951 Comeback, The Sport's Greatest, Wasn't All It Seemed |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=January 31, 2001}}</ref> [[Joshua Prager (writer)|Joshua Prager]], the author of the ''Journal'' article, outlined the evidence in greater detail in a 2008 book.<ref>Prager, J: ''The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and The Shot Heard Round the World''.  New York: Vintage Books, 2008.  ISBN  0375713077.</ref><eod>