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Dodgers 9 @ Pirates 12
Forbes Field
August 1, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 1, 1951 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 12 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 1, 1951 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 9 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 12 H: 9 E: 4 LOB: 7
Runs: 12
Hits: 9
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherBill Werle  
Losing PitcherClyde King  
SaveTed Wilks  
Game Winning RBIJoe Garagiola 

Game Info

DateAugust 1, 1951 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherRalph Branca  
Home Starting PitcherMurry Dickson  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance19,502 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: Artie Gore

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Left Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Billy Cox  Third Baseman 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Ralph Branca  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Castiglione  Third Baseman 
Rocky Nelson  First Baseman 
George Metkovich  Center Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Joe Garagiola  Catcher 
George Strickland  Shortstop 
Monty Basgall  Second Baseman 
Murry Dickson  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

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Dodgers 9 @ Pirates 12
Forbes Field
August 1, 1951

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         Game of 8/1/1951 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (N)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Furillo C, rf         4  1  2  2   Castiglione P, 3b     3  1  1  1   
Reese P, ss           4  1  2  0   Nelson R, 1b          2  1  1  0   
Snider D, cf          4  1  0  0   Phillips J, ph-1b     2  0  1  2   
Pafko A, lf           5  1  2  2   Metkovich G, cf       4  1  0  1   
Hodges G, 1b          5  1  1  2   Kiner R, lf           3  1  1  1   
Campanella R, c       5  0  0  0   Bell G, rf            5  1  1  1   
Cox B, 3b             4  2  2  0   Garagiola J, c        3  2  1  1   
Walker R, ph          1  0  0  1   Strickland G, ss      2  1  1  3   
Thompson D, pr        0  0  0  0   Basgall M, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Terwilliger W, 2b     4  1  2  1   Dickson M, p          1  0  0  0   
Robinson J, ph        1  0  0  0   Queen M, p            0  0  0  0   
Branca R, p           1  1  1  0   Reiser P, ph          0  1  0  0   
Schmitz J, p          0  0  0  0   Walsh J, p            0  0  0  0   
King C, p             1  0  0  0   Saffell T, ph         0  1  0  0   
Williams D, ph        1  0  0  0   Werle B, p            1  1  1  1   
Podbielan B, p        0  0  0  0   Wilks T, p            0  0  0  0   
Abrams C, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  9 12  8                        30 12  9 11

Brooklyn         115 000 002 --  9
Pittsburgh       200 401 41x -- 12

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Branca R*             3.0  3  6  6  5  1
Schmitz J             0.2  0  0  0  1  0
King C (L)            3.1  5  5  4  3  1
Podbielan B           1.0  1  1  1  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dickson M             2.1 10  7  6  2  1
Queen M               1.2  0  0  0  1  3
Walsh J               2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Werle B (W)+          2.0  2  2  1  0  1
Wilks T (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Metkovich G, Hodges G, Phillips J, Strickland G, Basgall M
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Cox B, Bell G, Werle B, Castiglione P, Phillips J, Reese P
HR -- Hodges G, Strickland G, Kiner R
SH -- Branca R, Castiglione P 2, Strickland G
HBP -- by Branca R (Garagiola J)
WP -- King C
T -- 2:54
A -- 19502

    

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