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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 16, 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 September 16, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: Lon Warneke |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Smith | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Jack Merson | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 16, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Pollet
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Pollet
Pollet fires to first and picks off Dark. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner 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: ---
Smith vs. Jansen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Jansen
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky 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: ---
Thomas vs. Jansen
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin 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: ---
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson misplays the ball. That's an error on Merson. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Pollet
Noble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merson vs. Jansen
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Pollet
Jansen bunts in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Pollet
Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Jansen
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pollet vs. Jansen
Pollet bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Jansen
Smith 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Jansen
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noble vs. Pollet
Noble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jansen
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Pollet
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Pollet
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Jansen
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Jansen
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Jansen
Pollet hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller 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: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Pollet
Noble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jansen
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Jansen
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jansen
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Pollet
Jansen bunts in front of the plate. Garagiola juggles the ball. That's an error on Garagiola. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Pollet
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Jansen moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jansen scores. Stanky scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Pollet
There goes Dark. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman bunts towards the mound. Pollet fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noble vs. Werle
Noble hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Jansen
Merson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Werle
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Werle
Jansen hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Werle
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Jansen
Tom Saffell pinch hits for George Strickland.
Saffell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Jansen
Harry Fisher pinch hits for Bill Werle.
Fisher hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jansen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Jansen
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dick Cole now playing shortstop. Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Noble vs. LaPalme
Noble hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jansen
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jansen
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1951, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 1 1 1 Smith D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 2 2 Metkovich G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 2 1 1 Thomas F, cf 4 0 0 0
Irvin M, lf 5 1 3 1 Kiner R, lf 3 1 1 1
Lockman W, 1b 5 0 2 1 Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Garagiola J, c 3 0 1 0
Noble R, c 5 0 1 1 Merson J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 0 Strickland G, ss 2 0 1 0
Jansen L, p 2 1 0 0 Saffell T, ph 1 0 0 0
Cole D, ss 0 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 1 0 0 0
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0
Fisher H, ph 1 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 7 28 1 3 1
New York 000 101 401 -- 7
Pittsburgh 000 000 100 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (L) 6.1 10 6 5 1 2
Werle B 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
LaPalme P 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Merson J, Smith D, Garagiola J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Pittsburgh 4
HR -- Thomson B, Kiner R
SB -- Dark A
SH -- Jansen L 2, Pollet H
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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