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Pirates 8 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1950

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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 21, 1950 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 21, 1950 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherCliff Chambers  
Losing PitcherSheldon Jones  
SaveBill Werle  
Game Winning RBIRalph Kiner 

Game Info

DateMay 21, 1950 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherCliff Chambers  
Home Starting PitcherSheldon Jones  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance34,972 
Time of Game2 hours 53 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Artie Gore
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Castiglione  Shortstop 
Dale Coogan  First Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Marv Rickert  Right Fielder 
Nanny Fernandez  Third Baseman 
Wally Westlake  Center Fielder 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Cliff Chambers  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Right Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Bill Rigney  Third Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Sam Calderone  Catcher 
Tookie Gilbert  First Baseman 
Sheldon Jones  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1950

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/21/1950, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Castiglione P, ss     4  0  1  1   Stanky E, 2b          5  0  2  2   
Coogan D, 1b          4  2  2  1   Lockman W, lf         5  1  0  1   
Kiner R, lf           4  1  3  3   Irvin M, rf           2  0  2  0   
Rickert M, rf         4  0  1  2   Thomson B, cf         5  0  1  1   
Strickland G, ph      0  0  0  0   Rigney B, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Saffell T, cf         0  0  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        2  0  2  0   
Fernandez N, 3b       4  0  1  0   Dark A, ss            5  1  1  0   
Westlake W, cf-rf     4  2  1  0   Calderone S, c        5  2  4  1   
Murtaugh D, 2b        5  1  3  0   Gilbert T, 1b         3  1  1  0   
McCullough C, c       2  1  0  0   Jones S, p            0  0  0  0   
Hopp J, ph            1  0  1  1   Maglie S, p           0  0  0  0   
Schenz H, pr          0  0  0  0   Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0   
Mueller R, c          1  0  0  0   Maguire J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Chambers C, p         3  1  1  0   Higbe K, p            0  0  0  0   
Main W, p             0  0  0  0   Lohrke J, ph          1  0  1  1   
Lombardi V, p         1  0  0  0   Kramer J, p           0  0  0  0   
Werle B, p            1  0  0  0   Westrum W, ph         0  1  0  0   
                                   Hartung C, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Koslo D, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Jorgensen S, ph       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  8 14  8                        39  6 14  6

Pittsburgh       230 101 100 --  8
New York         010 104 000 --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chambers C (W)*       5.0  8  5  5  5  2
Main W                0.2  2  1  1  0  0
Lombardi V            0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Werle B (S)           3.0  3  0  0  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S (L)+          1.0  4  5  5  1  0
Maglie S              0.2  2  0  0  0  0
Hansen A              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Higbe K               2.0  3  1  1  0  0
Kramer J              2.0  3  1  0  0  0
Hartung C#            0.0  2  1  1  1  0
Koslo D               3.0  0  0  0  3  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
  # Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Fernandez N, Lockman W, Dark A
DP -- Pittsburgh 3, New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 12
2B -- Murtaugh D, Calderone S
3B -- Kiner R, Dark A
SH -- Castiglione P, Strickland G
T -- 2:53
A -- 34972

    

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