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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 26, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,189 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Lon Warneke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Dick Cole | Second Baseman |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1951
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Roe
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Roe
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. Phillips goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Roe
Kiner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Roe
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Roe
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Roe
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Roe
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive towards short. Strickland catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Roe
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Roe
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Roe
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Roe vs. Friend
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roe
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Roe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Roe
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Roe
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Roe
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Roe
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Roe
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roe vs. Friend
Roe bunts towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pafko scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole misplays the ball. That's an error on Cole. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Roe
Kiner hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Roe covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Roe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Roe
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Roe
Cole bunts towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cole for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Roe
Friend hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Friend reaches second base with a double. Strickland scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Roe
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Roe
Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Friend, and towards Strickland, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Friend
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Roe
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Roe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Roe
Strickland hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Phillips who tags Robinson trying to return to first, for the out. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Roe
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Roe
Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Roe
Castiglione strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Friend
Roe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Roe
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roe
Tom Saffell pinch runs for Jack Phillips.
Thomas bunts towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Roe
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Roe
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Roe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilks
Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilks
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1951, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 1
Phillips J, 1b 5 1 2 0 Reese P, ss 4 1 0 0
Saffell T, pr 0 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 0 1 0
Nelson R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 5 1 3 2
Thomas F, cf 5 1 2 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 5 0 2 1 Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 5 0 1 0 Pafko A, lf 3 2 1 1
McCullough C, c 5 0 2 0 Cox B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Strickland G, ss 4 1 1 0 Roe P, p 3 0 1 0
Cole D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Friend B, p 4 0 1 1
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 3 11 3 34 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 200 000 100 0 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 010 011 1 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B 8.2 8 3 3 5 4
Wilks T (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (W) 10.0 11 3 3 1 6
E -- Cole D
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Kiner R, Cox B, Friend B
3B -- Thomas F
HR -- Pafko A, Robinson J
SH -- Roe P, Cole D
T -- 2:40
A -- 30189
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