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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 1, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 1, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Chambers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Erv Palica |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,716 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Monty Basgall | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Cliff Chambers | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Brown | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Rocky Bridges | Third Baseman |
| Erv Palica | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 1, 1951
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Palica
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges juggles the ball. That's an error on Bridges. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Palica
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Palica
Bell hits a fly ball towards left. Brown catches it and throws to second to double up Castiglione. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Palica
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Palica
Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Palica
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Chambers
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Chambers
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Chambers
Snider hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Palica
Basgall hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Palica
McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Chambers vs. Palica
Chambers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCullough moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Castiglione vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. Chambers moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Metkovich vs. King
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chambers
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chambers
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Chambers
Campanella is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Chambers
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. King
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. King
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. King
Reiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. King
Strickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Strickland reaches second base with a double. Reiser goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Basgall vs. King
Basgall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Chambers
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Chambers
King bunts towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Chambers
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Chambers
Furillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Furillo reaches third base with a triple. King goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Chambers
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Furillo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Chambers
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. King
McCullough hits a fly ball towards left. Brown settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brown. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Chambers vs. King
Chambers hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCullough moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Castiglione vs. King
Castiglione hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Castiglione reaches second base with a double. McCullough scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. King
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Castiglione scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. King
Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson catches it and throws to second with Reese covering, to double up Metkovich. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chambers
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Chambers
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Chambers
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Chambers
Bridges takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Chambers
Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Clyde King.
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching. Gene Hermanski now playing left field.
Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Labine
Reiser bunts towards the mound. Labine juggles the ball. That's an error on Labine. Kiner moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Labine
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Basgall vs. Labine
Basgall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Basgall reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores. Reiser moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Labine
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Chambers vs. Labine
Chambers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Chambers
Hermanski 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 -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Chambers
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Chambers
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Chambers
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Labine
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Labine
Metkovich bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Labine
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Labine
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chambers
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Chambers
Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Chambers
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Chambers
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Chambers
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Miksis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Branca
Ralph Branca now pitching.
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Branca
Strickland bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Basgall vs. Branca
Branca spins and fires to second, and Reiser is picked off. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Branca
Basgall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Chambers
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Chambers
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Chambers
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Branca
McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Branca
Chambers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Branca
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Branca
Metkovich hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Chambers
Robinson 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 -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Chambers
Hodges hits a line drive into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Chambers
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Chambers
There's a wild pitch. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Chambers
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Branca
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 -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Branca
Reiser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Branca
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Chambers
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Chambers
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Chambers
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Chambers
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Chambers
Snider hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Basgall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1951 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 4 1 2 1 Brown T, lf 2 0 0 0
Metkovich G, cf 4 1 2 1 Hermanski G, lf 3 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 5 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 5 1 1 1
Kiner R, 1b 5 2 2 2 Snider D, cf 5 0 2 1
Reiser P, lf 4 1 3 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 4 0 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Basgall M, 2b 4 0 1 1 Campanella R, c 3 0 1 0
McCullough C, c 4 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 1 0
Chambers C, p 4 0 2 0 Bridges R, 3b 2 0 1 0
Palica E, p 0 0 0 0
King C, p 1 1 0 0
Edwards B, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Miksis E, ph 1 0 0 0
Branca R, p 0 0 0 0
Abrams C, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 15 6 33 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 201 210 000 -- 6
Brooklyn 002 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers C (W) 9.0 6 2 2 5 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Palica E (L) 1.1 5 2 2 0 0
King C 2.2 5 3 2 1 0
Labine C 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Branca R 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Bridges R, Brown T, Labine C
DP -- Brooklyn 4
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Reiser P 2, Strickland G, Castiglione P, Metkovich G, Kiner R, Basgall M
3B -- Furillo C
HR -- Kiner R
SH -- Metkovich G, Strickland G
HBP -- by Chambers C (Campanella R)
WP -- Chambers C
T -- 2:38
A -- 6716
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