Dodgers @ Pirates
August 1, 1951

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Bottom 4 R H E
Dodgers 7 10 0
Pirates 2 1 1
Bottom 4 R H E
Dodgers 7 10 0
Pirates 4 2 1

George Strickland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .224
OBP 1.000 .329
At Bats 0 245
Hits 0 55
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 36
RBI’s 1 25

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 2 3
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Forbes Field - August 1, 1951
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Home Run
Ralph Branca
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Wayne Terwilliger
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Andy Pafko
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
George Strickland
Joe Garagiola
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Strickland hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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Bottom 4 Garagiola is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Campanella strikes out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pafko strikes out.
Top 3 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Mel Queen now pitching. Reese strikes out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field. Metkovich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metkovich. Cox scores. Terwilliger scores. Branca goes all the way around to score. Furillo moves to second.
Top 3 Branca hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second.
Top 3 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cox moves to second.
Top 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reese takes first base on ball four. Terwilliger moves to third. Furillo moves to second.
Top 2 Furillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Branca bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Terwilliger moves to second.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cox scores.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Cox reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Basgall strikes out.
Bottom 1 Strickland takes first base on ball four. Metkovich scores. Kiner moves to third. Garagiola moves to second.
Bottom 1 Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to third. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson scores.
Bottom 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to third. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hodges strikes out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. Furillo scores.
Top 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall fields it and throws to second for the out. Furillo moves to third.
Top 1 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second.
Top 1 Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.