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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 31, 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 August 31, 1950 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1950 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Macdonald |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 3,552 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Augie Donatelli |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
Danny O'Connell | Shortstop |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Bill Macdonald | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 31, 1950
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Macdonald
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino fields it and throws to home to get Stanky. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Macdonald
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Hearn
Dillinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Hearn
There goes Dillinger. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Dillinger steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Dillinger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dillinger scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell 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
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Macdonald
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Macdonald
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Macdonald
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Hearn
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Hearn
There goes Westlake. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hearn
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Hearn
There goes Phillips. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Hearn
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Macdonald
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Macdonald
Hearn bunts towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Berardino covering, for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hearn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macdonald vs. Hearn
Macdonald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Hearn
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
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Macdonald
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Macdonald
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Macdonald
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Macdonald
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Hearn
Westlake hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Macdonald
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Macdonald
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Macdonald
Hearn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hearn
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Hearn
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hearn
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Bell throws the ball in to Dillinger who tags Lockman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Stanky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Macdonald
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Macdonald
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Dillinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macdonald vs. Hearn
Macdonald strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Hearn
Dillinger hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Macdonald
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Macdonald
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Macdonald
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Macdonald
Westrum hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Irvin scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hearn vs. Macdonald
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Mueller and over to Dillinger, who tags Dark for the out. Westrum moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Macdonald
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Hearn
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Macdonald
Lockman hits a line drive towards third. Dillinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Macdonald
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Macdonald
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Macdonald
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Hearn
Tookie Gilbert now playing first base.
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saffell vs. Hearn
Tom Saffell pinch hits for Johnny Berardino.
Saffell bunts towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Hearn
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Hopp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Hearn
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Bill Macdonald.
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Clyde McCullough now catching. Hank Schenz now playing second base. Murry Dickson now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Dickson
Hearn hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Hearn
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1950 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 3 1 1 0 Dillinger B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 1 O'Connell D, ss 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell G, rf 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Westlake W, cf 2 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Phillips J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Berardino J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0 Saffell T, ph 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 1 1 Schenz H, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 4 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 2 0 0 0 Hopp J, ph 1 0 1 0 Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0 Macdonald B, p 2 0 0 0 McCullough C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 26 1 4 0 New York 000 001 100 -- 2 Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Macdonald B (L) 8.0 6 2 2 3 2 Dickson M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Kiner R DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 2 2B -- Stanky E, Kiner R, Lockman W SB -- Dillinger B CS -- Westlake W, Phillips J SH -- Saffell T WP -- Hearn J T -- 2:11 A -- 3552
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