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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 1, 1951
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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 June 1, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 1, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 1, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Chambers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,875 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Third Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Cliff Chambers | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 1, 1951
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Maglie
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Chambers
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards second. Murtaugh throws to second for one, and Strickland throws to first, and Kiner drops the ball. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Maglie
McCullough hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambers vs. Maglie
Chambers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Westlake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Chambers
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Chambers
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Maglie
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Chambers
Maglie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maglie moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Maglie scores. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Chambers
Mays hits a popup towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Lockman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Dark reaches second base with a double. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Chambers
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Chambers
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Maglie
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambers vs. Maglie
Chambers hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Chambers
Maglie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Maglie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maglie moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Chambers
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Maglie
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Friend
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake juggles the ball. That's an error on Westlake. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maglie vs. Friend
Maglie hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Maglie
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Friend
Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Koski
Bill Koski now pitching.
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Koski
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Koski
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Koski
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Koski
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Maglie
Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Reiser reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reiser scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Koski
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koski
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Koski
Lockman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Koski
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Koski
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Maglie
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Maglie
Dino Restelli pinch hits for Bill Koski.
Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/1/1951 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Murtaugh D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Stanky E, 2b 3 2 2 0
Metkovich G, cf 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 2 2 3
Reiser P, lf 3 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 5 0 0 0
Kiner R, 1b 4 0 0 1 Westrum W, c 5 2 2 2
Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 0
Westlake W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, lf 4 1 2 3
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, rf 3 0 1 0
McCullough C, c 3 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 4 1 2 0
Chambers C, p 2 0 0 0
Friend B, p 0 0 0 0
Castiglione P, ph 1 0 0 0
Koski B, p 0 0 0 0
Restelli D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 5 2 37 8 13 8
Pittsburgh 000 010 010 -- 2
New York 004 020 02x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers C (L) 4.1 11 6 6 1 2
Friend B 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Koski B 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 4
E -- Kiner R, Westlake W, Thompson H
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 8
2B -- Lockman W, Dark A 2, Maglie S
3B -- Reiser P
HR -- Murtaugh D, Thomson B, Lockman W
T -- 2:15
A -- 16875
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