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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 15, 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 July 15, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Werle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,945 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Augie Donatelli |
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 |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Erv Dusak | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Bill Werle | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Noble | Catcher |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1951
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Hearn
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Hearn
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Castiglione moves to third. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howerton vs. Hearn
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Werle
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Werle
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Hearn
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Hearn
Dusak hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Hearn
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werle vs. Hearn
Werle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Werle
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noble vs. Werle
Noble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Werle
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields the ball and throws to second. Strickland drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Strickland. Lockman scores. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hearn vs. Werle
Hearn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Hearn
Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hearn
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howerton vs. Hearn
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Werle
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Werle
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Werle
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Hearn
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Hearn
Dusak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Hearn
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werle vs. Hearn
Werle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Werle
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Werle
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Werle
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Werle
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Werle
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Hearn
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Hearn
Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Castiglione scores. Metkovich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Noble fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howerton vs. Hearn
Howerton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Hearn
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dusak vs. Hearn
Dusak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Werle
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Werle
Dark hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Howerton. Dark reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Werle
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Walsh
Junior Walsh now pitching.
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Walsh
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Walsh
Mays hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Hearn
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Hearn
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Junior Walsh.
Nelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Hearn
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hearn
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Noble hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. LaPalme
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. LaPalme
Hearn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. LaPalme
Williams 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 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Hearn
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Hearn
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dusak misplays the ball. That's an error on Dusak. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. Dark scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noble vs. LaPalme
Noble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. LaPalme
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noble moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Hearn
Dusak strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Hearn
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Hearn
Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Hearn
Castiglione hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Friend
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Friend
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Friend
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dusak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hearn
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hearn
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1951, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 5 1 2 0 Williams D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Metkovich G, 1b 5 1 3 0 Dark A, ss 5 2 2 1
Bell G, rf 5 0 2 2 Thomson B, lf 5 1 3 2
Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, rf 5 0 0 0
Howerton B, cf 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 2 1 0
McCullough C, c 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 2 3
Dusak E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Noble R, c 4 0 2 1
Strickland G, ss 4 0 1 0 Rigney B, 3b 3 0 2 1
Werle B, p 2 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 4 0 1 0
Walsh J, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 1 1 1
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
Garagiola J, ph 1 0 0 0
Friend B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 10 3 38 8 15 8
Pittsburgh 000 021 000 -- 3
New York 010 130 30x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Werle B (L)* 4.0 10 5 5 0 1
Walsh J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
LaPalme P 1.2 5 3 0 1 0
Wilks T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Friend B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Dark A, Strickland G, Dusak E
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 8
2B -- Thomson B, Williams D, Dark A
3B -- Bell G, Mays W
HR -- Mays W, Thomson B, Nelson R
WP -- Friend B
T -- 2:31
A -- 17945
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