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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 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 2, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,986 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | 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 |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Erskine
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a line drive into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Friend
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Erskine
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Friend
Snider bunts towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Furillo moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Furillo scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Erskine
Basgall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Erskine
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Basgall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Basgall moves to third. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Metkovich vs. Erskine
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges throws to second for one, and Reese throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Basgall scores. Castiglione scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Friend
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
There goes Reese. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Strickland. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Snider scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Erskine
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basgall vs. Erskine
Basgall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Basgall reaches third base with a triple. Strickland goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Howerton vs. Erskine
Bill Howerton pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Howerton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Queen
Mel Queen now pitching.
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Queen
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Queen covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Queen
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Erskine
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Queen
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Queen
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Queen
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Queen
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Furillo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Queen
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Erskine
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Basgall vs. Erskine
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Queen
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Queen
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Queen
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Erskine vs. Queen
Erskine bunts towards the mound. Queen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Queen
Furillo 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
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Erskine
Tom Saffell pinch hits for Mel Queen.
Saffell bunts towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Erskine
Metkovich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Walsh
Junior Walsh now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Walsh
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Walsh
Wayne Terwilliger pinch hits for Jackie Robinson.
Terwilliger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Walsh
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. Terwilliger moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Walsh
Don Thompson pinch runs for Andy Pafko.
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Walsh
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erskine
Wayne Terwilliger now playing second base. Don Thompson now playing left field.
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Erskine
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Erskine
Basgall hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Walsh
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Walsh
Erskine hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Walsh
Furillo 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
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Erskine
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Junior Walsh.
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Erskine
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1951 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Furillo C, rf 5 3 2 0 Castiglione P, 3b 5 1 3 0
Reese P, ss 4 4 3 2 Nelson R, 1b 5 0 2 0
Snider D, cf 5 1 3 1 Metkovich G, cf 4 0 0 1
Robinson J, 2b 4 1 0 1 Kiner R, lf 4 0 1 0
Terwilliger W, ph-2b 1 1 1 0 Bell G, rf 3 1 0 0
Pafko A, lf 5 0 3 4 Garagiola J, c 4 1 1 2
Thompson D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 2 1 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 1 Basgall M, 2b 4 1 2 1
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Friend B, p 1 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Howerton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 5 0 0 0 Queen M, p 0 0 0 0
Saffell T, ph 1 0 0 0
Walsh J, p 0 0 0 0
Reiser P, ph 1 0 0 0
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42 10 14 9 35 5 9 4
Brooklyn 202 301 020 -- 10
Pittsburgh 002 100 020 -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W) 9.0 9 5 4 3 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 4.0 9 7 5 3 1
Queen M 3.0 2 1 1 1 0
Walsh J 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
E -- Reese P, Strickland G, Castiglione P
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Hodges G, Pafko A
3B -- Basgall M
HR -- Reese P, Garagiola J
SB -- Reese P
T -- 2:17
A -- 10986
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