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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 17, 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 July 17, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Podbielan |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,097 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Howerton | Center Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Monty Basgall | Second Baseman |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Dick Williams | Left Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Bud Podbielan | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 17, 1951
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Podbielan
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Podbielan
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Podbielan covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Podbielan
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Podbielan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Pollet
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Pollet
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Pollet
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Pollet
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
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Podbielan
Howerton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Podbielan
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Pollet
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Castiglione. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Pollet
There goes Hodges. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Basgall applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Pollet
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams bunts towards the mound. Pollet fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Pollet
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Podbielan
Basgall hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Podbielan
Pollet hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Podbielan
Castiglione hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Pollet
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Pollet
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Pollet
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Podbielan
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Podbielan
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Metkovich trying to get to third. Snider throws the ball in to Cox, who tags Metkovich for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Howerton vs. Podbielan
Howerton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Howerton reaches second base with a double. There goes Bell trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Pollet
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pollet
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Pollet
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Pollet
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Podbielan
Strickland hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Garagiola moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Basgall vs. Podbielan
Basgall hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garagiola scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pollet vs. Podbielan
Pollet hits a line drive into center field. Snider picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Snider. Strickland scores. Pollet moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Podbielan
Castiglione hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Podbielan
Metkovich hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Pollet
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Pollet
Podbielan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Pollet
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Podbielan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Pollet
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Podbielan
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Podbielan
Howerton 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
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Pollet
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pollet
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Pollet
There goes Robinson. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Robinson steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Pollet
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Pollet
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Pollet
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Podbielan vs. Pollet
Podbielan 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
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Podbielan
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Podbielan
Basgall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Pollet
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Pollet
Reese hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Pollet
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Podbielan
Don Thompson now playing left field. Pete Reiser pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Reiser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Reiser reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Castiglione vs. Podbielan
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reiser scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Podbielan
Metkovich bunts towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Podbielan
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Howerton vs. Podbielan
Howerton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich scores. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching. Erv Dusak now playing center field.
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilks
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilks
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Wilks
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Wilks
Rube Walker pinch hits for Billy Cox.
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Podbielan
Rocky Bridges now playing third base.
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Podbielan
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Podbielan
Wilks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wilks
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Bud Podbielan. Jack Phillips now playing first base.
Edwards 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, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilks
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilks
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Wilks
The ball gets by Garagiola for a passed ball. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Wilks
Snider 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1951 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Furillo C, rf 5 0 1 0
Metkovich G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0
Phillips J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 1 2 1
Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Howerton B, cf 4 0 3 1 Campanella R, c 4 0 2 1
Dusak E, cf 0 0 0 0 Williams D, lf 3 0 1 0
Garagiola J, c 4 1 1 0 Thompson D, lf 1 0 1 0
Strickland G, ss 4 1 1 0 Cox B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Basgall M, 2b 4 0 0 1 Walker R, ph 1 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 2 0 1 1 Bridges R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Reiser P, ph 1 1 1 0 Podbielan B, p 3 0 1 0
Wilks T, p 1 0 0 0 Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 38 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 000 020 020 -- 4
Brooklyn 000 102 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W) 7.0 9 3 3 1 4
Wilks T (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan B (L) 9.0 10 4 4 1 2
E -- Castiglione P 2, Snider D
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn 9
2B -- Howerton B, Strickland G, Robinson J, Hodges G
3B -- Reiser P
HR -- Snider D
SB -- Robinson J
CS -- Hodges G
PB -- Garagiola J
T -- 2:25
A -- 18097
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