Pirates @ Giants
May 3, 1951

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Pirates 7 9 1
Giants 3 9 2
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Pirates 7 9 1
Giants 3 9 2

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .197
OBP .250 .296
At Bats 4 71
Hits 1 14
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 10

Mel Queen Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Polo Grounds - May 3, 1951
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Walk
Mel Queen
Ed Fitz Gerald
Ralph Kiner
Danny Murtaugh
Pete Castiglione
Stan Rojek
Pete Reiser
George Metkovich
Gus Bell
Bobby Thomson
Hank Thompson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Thomson takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Stan Rojek now playing shortstop. Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Ted Beard pinch hits for Monty Basgall. Beard strikes out.
Top 10 Wally Westlake pinch hits for George Strickland. Al Gettel now pitching. Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich scores. That run is unearned.
Top 10 Reiser takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Top 10 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Roger Bowman now pitching. Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castiglione scores.
Top 10 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin juggles the ball. That's an error on Irvin. Queen scores. Castiglione moves to third. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 10 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dillinger scores. Queen moves to third.
Top 10 Bob Dillinger pinch runs for Clyde McCullough. Queen bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Dillinger moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 10 Sheldon Jones now pitching. McCullough hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. McCullough reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Stanky strikes out.
Bottom 9 Spider Jorgensen pinch hits for Monty Kennedy. Jorgensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Noble hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Basgall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Strickland strikes out.
Top 9 Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Bell. The throw from Noble and he is out, Stanky applying the tag.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Monty Kennedy now pitching. Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stanky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Artie Wilson pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Queen hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Noble hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione.
Top 6 Basgall strikes out.
Top 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell scores. Kiner moves to third.
Top 6 Reiser takes first base on ball four. Castiglione scores. Bell moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Top 6 Kiner is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Bell hits a line drive into right field. Mueller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mueller. Castiglione moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third.
Bottom 5 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jansen strikes out.
Top 5 Queen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Basgall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Noble hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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. Irvin scores.
Bottom 4 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Irvin moves to third.
Bottom 4 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Reiser strikes out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman throws the ball in to Stanky who tags Kiner, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Castiglione scores. Metkovich moves to third.
Top 4 Bell strikes out.
Top 4 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 4 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Stanky. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Strickland applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Queen strikes out.
Top 3 McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Basgall hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jansen strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Noble moves to second.
Bottom 2 Noble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Strickland strikes out.
Top 2 Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.