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Pirates
7
@ Giants
4
Scores OFFON
Polo Grounds
May 3, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 3, 1951 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 7 to 4.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | May 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 7 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 9 Errors: 1 Left On Base: 6 |
| Home Team |
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 10 Errors: 2 Left On Base: 10 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Mel Queen |
| Losing Pitcher | —Sheldon Jones |
| Save | —Bill Werle |
| Game Winning RBI | —Pete Castiglione |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | May 3, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Queen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,649 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Scotty Robb |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup click to expand contents
| 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 |
| Mel Queen | Pitcher |
| Milt Stock | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
7
@ Giants
4
Scores OFFON
Polo Grounds
May 3, 1951
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- Pirates, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westlake vs. Gettel
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. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1951 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 5 3 3 1 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 1 1
Metkovich G, cf 5 1 2 0 Lockman W, lf 5 0 1 0
Bell G, rf 5 1 1 1 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 3 0
Kiner R, 1b 3 0 1 1 Irvin M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Reiser P, lf 3 0 0 1 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 1 Dark A, ss 5 0 0 0
Westlake W, ph 1 0 0 1 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 1
Rojek S, ss 0 0 0 0 Maguire J, ph 1 0 1 1
Basgall M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Noble R, c 5 0 1 0
Beard T, ph 1 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 2 0 0 0
Murtaugh D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Wilson A, ph 1 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 4 0 2 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Dillinger B, pr 0 1 0 0 Jorgensen S, ph 1 1 1 1
Fitz Gerald E, c 0 0 0 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Queen M, p 3 1 0 0 Bowman R, p 0 0 0 0
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0 Gettel A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 9 6 39 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 102 000 4 -- 7
New York 000 100 101 1 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Queen M (W) 9.1 9 4 4 5 5
Werle B (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L 7.0 6 3 3 2 5
Kennedy M 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Jones S (L)* 0.0 2 4 3 0 0
Bowman R 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Gettel A 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 10th
E -- Mueller D, Castiglione P, Irvin M
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 10
2B -- Thomson B, McCullough C
HR -- Stanky E, Jorgensen S
CS -- Stanky E, Bell G
SH -- Queen M
WP -- Queen M
T -- 2:59
A -- 9649
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