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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 6, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Werle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,182 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Ted Beard | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Shortstop |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Werle | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1950
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Jansen
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beard vs. Jansen
Beard bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Dillinger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Werle
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a line drive towards third. Dillinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Werle
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Jansen
Murtaugh strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Murtaugh out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Werle
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Werle
Thompson hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jansen
McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werle vs. Jansen
Werle hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Jansen
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Werle
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Werle
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dillinger. Beard fumbles the ball. That's an error on Beard. Stanky goes all the way around to score. Lockman moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Werle
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Jansen
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Werle
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Jansen
Murtaugh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Jansen
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werle vs. Jansen
Werle hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Werle
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Werle
Jansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Werle
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh catches it and throws to second with O'Connell covering, to double up Jansen. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Jansen
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Jansen
Beard strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Beard out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Hopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Werle
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Werle
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Dark reaches second base with a double. Irvin scores. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Werle
Thompson hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Jansen
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Jansen
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Werle
Jansen hits a popup towards short. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Werle
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jansen
Bill Rigney now playing second base. Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Bill Werle.
Castiglione is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Jansen
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Jansen
Beard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Pierro
Bill Pierro now pitching.
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pierro
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pierro
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Jansen
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1950, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Dillinger B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 1 2 0
Beard T, cf 3 0 1 0 Rigney B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Hopp J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 2 2 1
Kiner R, lf 4 0 1 0 Irvin M, 1b 4 2 2 1
Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 1 0
O'Connell D, ss 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 1
Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 0
Werle B, p 2 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Castiglione P, ph 1 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 3 0 1 0
Pierro B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 5 0 32 5 10 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 102 001 10x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Werle B (L) 7.0 10 5 3 1 2
Pierro B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 7
E -- Thompson H, Dillinger B, Beard T, Dark A
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 4
2B -- Hopp J, Dark A
HR -- Irvin M, Lockman W
SH -- Beard T
T -- 1:50
A -- 17182
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