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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 25, 1951
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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 July 25, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,718 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Corwin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Monty Basgall | Second Baseman |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 25, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Law
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Law
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Law
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. 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: ---
Castiglione vs. Corwin
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Corwin
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Corwin
Reiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Corwin
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays 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: ---
Mueller vs. Law
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Law
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Law
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Law
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corwin vs. Law
Corwin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Law
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Law
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser 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: ---
Bell vs. Corwin
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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Corwin
Garagiola hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Corwin
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball 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: ---
Mays vs. Law
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Law
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Law
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Corwin
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Corwin
Law hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Corwin
Castiglione hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Corwin
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Law
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Law
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Law
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Corwin vs. Law
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Thomson moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Law
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Law
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Corwin
Reiser hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Corwin
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Corwin
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Law
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Law
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Law
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Law
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Queen
Mel Queen now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball towards left. Kiner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kiner. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Queen
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Corwin
Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Corwin
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Corwin
Basgall hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Queen
Westrum hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Queen
Corwin hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Queen
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Queen
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Corwin
George Metkovich pinch hits for Mel Queen.
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Corwin
Castiglione is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Corwin
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Corwin
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Mays hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Corwin
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Corwin
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Corwin
Garagiola hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Corwin
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howerton vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching. Bill Howerton pinch hits for Monty Basgall.
Howerton hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitz Gerald vs. Spencer
Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Bill Werle.
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Strickland scores. Howerton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Spencer
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Spencer
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. Howerton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Spencer
Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wilks
Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Ted Wilks now pitching. Clyde McCullough now catching.
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wilks
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Wilks
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Spencer
Reiser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Spencer
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Spencer
Bell takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Spencer
McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reiser moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Spencer
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reiser scores. Bell moves to third. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murtaugh vs. Spencer
Murtaugh is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilks vs. Spencer
Wilks strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wilks out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Wilks
Earl Rapp pinch hits for George Spencer.
Rapp strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Wilks
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wilks
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1951 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, cf 4 1 2 0
Irvin M, lf 4 1 1 1 Kiner R, lf 4 1 1 0
Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 1 Bell G, rf 3 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 3 1 1 0 Garagiola J, c 3 1 1 3
Thomson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 McCullough C, c 1 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 1 1 Strickland G, ss 4 1 1 1
Corwin A, p 3 0 0 0 Basgall M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Howerton B, ph 1 0 1 0
Rapp E, ph 1 0 0 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Law V, p 1 0 1 0
Queen M, p 0 0 0 0
Metkovich G, ph 1 0 1 0
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilks T, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 5 3 34 5 10 4
New York 010 120 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 41x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Corwin A* 6.0 7 4 4 0 2
Spencer G (L) 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V 4.2 5 4 4 5 3
Queen M 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Werle B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilks T (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Kiner R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 7
HR -- Irvin M, Mueller D, Garagiola J
SB -- Westrum W, Thomson B
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:41
A -- 8718
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