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Pirates 5 @ Phillies 6
Shibe Park
May 9, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 9, 1951 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1951 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 6 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherJim Konstanty  
Losing PitcherJoe Muir  
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Game Winning RBIEddie Pellagrini 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1951 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Friend  
Home Starting PitcherRuss Meyer  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance14,134 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou Jorda
1B: Frank Dascoli
2B: (none)
3B: Larry Goetz

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
George Metkovich  Center Fielder 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  First Baseman 
Wally Westlake  Third Baseman 
Ted Beard  Left Fielder 
George Strickland  Second Baseman 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Bob Friend  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Eddie Pellagrini  Second Baseman 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Dick Sisler  Left Fielder 
Del Ennis  Right Fielder 
Mike Goliat  Third Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Del Wilber  Catcher 
Russ Meyer  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

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Pirates 5 @ Phillies 6
Shibe Park
May 9, 1951

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         Game of 5/9/1951 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Rojek S, ss           4  0  2  0   Ashburn R, cf         5  1  1  0   
Metkovich G, cf       2  0  0  0   Pellagrini E, 2b      5  1  2  2   
Reiser P, lf          2  0  0  0   Hamner G, ss          4  0  1  0   
Bell G, rf            4  1  1  0   Sisler D, lf          4  2  2  3   
Kiner R, 1b           3  1  0  0   Ennis D, rf           4  0  2  0   
Westlake W, 3b        5  1  2  2   Goliat M, 3b          5  0  1  0   
Beard T, lf-cf        5  1  1  0   Waitkus E, 1b         4  1  2  1   
Strickland G, 2b      4  1  1  1   Wilber D, c           4  0  0  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      5  0  0  0   Meyer R, p            3  1  0  0   
Friend B, p           0  0  0  0   Konstanty J, p        0  0  0  0   
Saffell T, ph         0  0  0  0   Jones W, ph           0  0  0  0   
Koski B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Restelli D, ph        1  0  1  1                                      
Walsh J, p            1  0  0  0                                      
Werle B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Castiglione P, ph     1  0  0  0                                      
Muir J, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5  8  4                        38  6 11  6

Pittsburgh       000 320 000 0 --  5
Philadelphia     230 000 000 1 --  6
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Friend B              2.0  9  5  2  0  0
Koski B               1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Walsh J               5.1  0  0  0  3  2
Werle B               0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Muir J (L)            0.2  2  1  1  1  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R               8.1  7  5  4  7  5
Konstanty J (W)       1.2  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Westlake W 2, Goliat M, Pellagrini E
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Philadelphia 12
2B -- Restelli D
HR -- Sisler D, Westlake W
SB -- Ashburn R
CS -- Rojek S
SH -- Meyer R, Rojek S, Hamner G, Wilber D
PB -- Wilber D
T -- 2:55
A -- 14134

    

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