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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 28, 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 August 28, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 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 | August 28, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,803 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Artie Gore |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Dick Cole | Second Baseman |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 28, 1951
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Jones
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas 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: 1--
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jones
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Pollet
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jones
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Jones
There goes Garagiola. The throw from Yvars and he is safe. Garagiola steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Jones
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Jones
Cole 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: -2-
Pollet vs. Jones
Pollet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yvars vs. Pollet
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Jones
Metkovich 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pollet
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Pollet
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jones
Garagiola is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Jones
Strickland bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Jones
Cole hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pollet vs. Jones
Pollet hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Jones
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: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Pollet
Yvars strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Jones
Garagiola hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Jones
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cole vs. Jones
Cole hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pollet
Jones 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Pollet
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Jones
Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jones
Castiglione hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Jones
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Jones
There goes Metkovich. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching. Jack Phillips pinch hits for Gus Bell.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Koslo
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Joe Garagiola.
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. Thomas scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Koslo
Strickland hits a fly ball towards right. Mueller settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mueller. McCullough goes all the way around to score. Strickland moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Koslo
Cole is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pollet vs. Koslo
Pollet hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Pollet
Clyde McCullough now catching. Jack Phillips now playing first base. Tom Saffell now playing right field.
Yvars hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Pollet
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Rigney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Pollet
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching. Davey Williams now playing second base.
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Kennedy
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Saffell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kennedy
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1951 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 5 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 0 1 0
Metkovich G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Saffell T, rf 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas F, cf 5 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Kiner R, lf 1 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 3 0
Phillips J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Garagiola J, c 1 0 0 0 Yvars S, c 3 0 0 0
McCullough C, ph-c 1 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0 Jones S, p 2 0 0 0
Cole D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 3 0 0 0 Rigney B, ph 1 0 1 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 3 0 33 0 6 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 020 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (L)* 7.0 3 1 0 7 3
Koslo D 1.0 0 1 0 1 0
Kennedy M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Jones S, Stanky E, Mueller D
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 6
2B -- Thomson B 2
SB -- Garagiola J
CS -- Metkovich G
HBP -- by Jones S (Garagiola J)
WP -- Jones S
T -- 2:35
A -- 8803
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