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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 21, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 21, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul LaPalme |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,682 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | First Baseman |
| Bill Howerton | Left Fielder |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Paul LaPalme | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 21, 1951
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. LaPalme
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. LaPalme
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. LaPalme
Jones bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Waitkus moves to third. Ashburn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hamner vs. LaPalme
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waitkus scores. Ashburn moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. LaPalme
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ennis vs. LaPalme
Ennis hits a popup towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. LaPalme
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. LaPalme
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Roberts
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Roberts
Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Bell reaches second base with a double. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Roberts
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howerton vs. Roberts
Howerton hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. LaPalme
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. LaPalme
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. LaPalme
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Roberts
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Roberts
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Roberts
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. LaPalme
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. LaPalme
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. LaPalme
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. LaPalme
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. LaPalme
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seminick vs. LaPalme
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. Ennis scores. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. LaPalme
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Roberts
Jack Maguire pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Roberts
Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Roberts
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Roberts
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howerton vs. Roberts
Howerton hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Walsh
Junior Walsh now pitching.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Walsh
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Walsh
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Walsh
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Roberts
Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Roberts
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Roberts
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walsh vs. Roberts
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Walsh
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Walsh
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Walsh
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Walsh
Seminick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Walsh
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walsh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Roberts
Putsy Caballero now playing second base.
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Roberts
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Walsh
Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Waitkus 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 -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Walsh
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Walsh
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Walsh
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Roberts
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Roberts
Howerton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Roberts
Murtaugh hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Roberts
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Walsh
Hank Schenz now playing second base.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Walsh
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Walsh
Caballero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Walsh
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Roberts
Del Wilber now catching.
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Roberts
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Junior Walsh.
Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Roberts
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Roberts
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Bell reaches second base with a double. Metkovich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Roberts
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Queen
Mel Queen now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Queen
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Queen
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Roberts
Howerton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Roberts
Schenz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Roberts
Strickland hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Queen
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Queen
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Queen
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Queen
Ennis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caballero vs. Queen
Caballero hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Roberts
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Roberts
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Mel Queen.
Reiser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Roberts
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Roberts
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1951 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Castiglione P, 3b 5 0 2 0
Ashburn R, cf 5 1 1 0 Metkovich G, cf 5 3 3 2
Jones W, 3b 3 3 2 1 Bell G, rf 5 0 3 2
Hamner G, ss 5 0 1 1 Kiner R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Nicholson B, rf 4 2 1 1 Howerton B, lf 3 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 5 1 2 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Brown T, 2b 2 2 1 4 Schenz H, 2b 1 0 0 0
Caballero P, 2b 2 0 1 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 0 1 2 McCullough C, c 2 0 0 0
Wilber D, c 0 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 2 1 1 0
Roberts R, p 4 0 0 0 LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
Maguire J, ph 1 0 0 0
Walsh J, p 1 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Queen M, p 0 0 0 0
Reiser P, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 10 11 9 38 5 12 5
Philadelphia 503 010 001 -- 10
Pittsburgh 101 000 201 -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (W) 9.0 12 5 5 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme P (L) 3.0 5 8 8 3 2
Walsh J 4.0 4 1 1 1 1
Queen M 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Metkovich G, Bell G 2, Fitz Gerald E, Reiser P
HR -- Brown T, Nicholson B, Jones W
SH -- Jones W
T -- 2:26
A -- 5682
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