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Pirates 3 @ Phillies 2
Shibe Park
August 25, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 25, 1951 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 25, 1951 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherDon Carlsen  
Losing PitcherJim Konstanty  
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Game Winning RBIGus Bell 

Game Info

DateAugust 25, 1951 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Carlsen  
Home Starting PitcherBubba Church  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance5,276 
Time of Game3 hours 1 minute 
UmpiresHP: Scotty Robb
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: (none)
3B: Dusty Boggess

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Castiglione  Third Baseman 
George Metkovich  First Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Center Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Joe Garagiola  Catcher 
George Strickland  Shortstop 
Dick Cole  Second Baseman 
Don Carlsen  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Putsy Caballero  Second Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Bubba Church  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

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Pirates 3 @ Phillies 2
Shibe Park
August 25, 1951

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         Game of 8/25/1951 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b     4  0  1  0   Waitkus E, 1b         5  1  1  0   
Metkovich G, 1b       2  1  1  0   Ashburn R, cf         5  0  2  1   
Phillips J, 1b        2  0  0  0   Nicholson B, rf       5  0  1  1   
Howerton B, ph        1  0  0  0   Ennis D, lf           6  0  0  0   
Nelson R, 1b          1  0  1  0   Jones W, 3b           5  0  1  0   
Thomas F, cf          3  0  0  0   Hamner G, ss          6  0  4  0   
Kiner R, lf           3  1  1  1   Caballero P, 2b       6  0  0  0   
Bell G, rf            4  0  0  2   Seminick A, c         4  0  0  0   
Garagiola J, c        6  0  1  0   Church B, p           1  1  1  0   
Strickland G, ss      5  0  1  0   Heintzelman K, p      0  0  0  0   
Cole D, 2b            4  0  1  0   Sisler D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Carlsen D, p          5  1  2  0   Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Brown T, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Konstanty J, p        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  3  9  3                        46  2 10  2

Pittsburgh       010 100 000 001 --  3
Philadelphia     001 000 100 000 --  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Carlsen D (W)        12.0 10  2  1  4  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Church B*             3.0  4  2  2  3  0
Heintzelman K         3.0  2  0  0  3  1
Hansen A              2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Konstanty J (L)       4.0  2  1  1  2  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th

E -- Carlsen D 2, Strickland G, Waitkus E
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 4
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, Philadelphia 14
2B -- Hamner G, Strickland G
HR -- Kiner R
SB -- Ashburn R, Hamner G
CS -- Thomas F
SH -- Castiglione P 2, Heintzelman K, Ashburn R
PB -- Seminick A
T -- 3:01
A -- 5276

    

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