Pirates @ Giants
July 16, 1951

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 6 11 1
Giants 7 7 2
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 6 11 1
Giants 7 7 2

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .500 .332
At Bats 4 217
Hits 2 62
• Singles 2 42
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 21

George Spencer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 1
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Polo Grounds - July 16, 1951
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Out
George Spencer
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Eddie Stanky
Hank Thompson
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
George Metkovich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 11 1 5
New York Giants 7 7 2 5
Winning Pitcher George Spencer
Losing Pitcher Bill Werle
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wes Westrum
Attendance 3,390
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Bill Werle. Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 George Spencer now pitching. Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores.
Top 8 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Kiner moves to third. Howerton moves to second.
Top 8 Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into right 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 Irvin is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark bunts towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bill Werle now pitching. Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione.
Top 7 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jack Phillips pinch hits for Junior Walsh. Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Thompson strikes out.
Top 6 Pete Reiser pinch hits for Monty Basgall. Reiser hits a fly ball towards center. Mays catches it and throws to third to double up Strickland.
Top 6 Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Strickland reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Garagiola hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Howerton hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 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 5 Junior Walsh now pitching. Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 5 Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Mel Queen. Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Stanky strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Westrum strikes out.
Top 4 Basgall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strickland strikes out.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howerton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive towards short. Strickland catches it and throws to first to double up Irvin.
Bottom 3 Irvin takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kiner is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castiglione scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to third.
Top 3 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky.
Top 3 Queen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Jansen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Basgall hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. Howerton moves to second.
Top 2 Howerton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Dark reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Stanky. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Stanky steals second.
Bottom 1 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lockman. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.