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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 4, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 4, 1950 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Chambers |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,680 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jack Harshman | First Baseman |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Beard | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Pete Castiglione | Shortstop |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Cliff Chambers | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 4, 1950
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
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 -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Jansen
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Chambers
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Lockman trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshman vs. Chambers
The umpire calls a balk on Chambers Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harshman vs. Chambers
Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp juggles the ball. That's an error on Hopp. Westrum scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Chambers
Jansen hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jansen
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Jansen
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jansen
Castiglione hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Jansen
Chambers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jansen, and towards Dark, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Jansen
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Chambers
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Hopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a popup towards first. Harshman catches it and throws to second to double up Hopp. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Jansen
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshman vs. Chambers
Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chambers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Chambers
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jansen
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Jansen
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jansen
Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller 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
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jansen
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambers vs. Jansen
Chambers bunts towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second, with Dark covering, for one, and over to first, with Stanky covering, for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Jansen
Beard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Chambers
Thompson 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Jansen
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jansen
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Chambers
Harshman hits a popup towards short. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Chambers
Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Chambers
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Jansen
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Jansen
Castiglione hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jansen
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambers vs. Jansen
Chambers strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Chambers
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Thompson trying to get to third. Beard throws the ball in to Fernandez, who tags Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Jansen
Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Jansen
Fernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1950 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Beard T, rf 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Hopp J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 2 1 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Fernandez N, 3b 4 1 1 2
Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Westlake W, cf 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, lf 4 0 3 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 3 1 2 0 Castiglione P, ss 3 0 0 0
Harshman J, 1b 3 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 2 0
Jansen L, p 3 0 0 0 Chambers C, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 8 0 29 3 5 3
New York 010 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 102 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 8.2 5 3 3 2 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers C (W) 9.0 8 1 0 1 3
E -- Hopp J
DP -- New York 2, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 5, Pittsburgh 2
2B -- Hopp J
HR -- Hopp J, Fernandez N
Balk -- Chambers C
T -- 1:53
A -- 6680
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