Pirates @ Dodgers
August 27, 1951

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 2 0
Dodgers 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 2 0
Dodgers 5 8 0

Bill Howerton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .266
OBP .333 .344
At Bats 2 203
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 26

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 3
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Ebbets Field - August 27, 1951
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Ralph Branca
Rube Walker
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Andy Pafko
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Bill Howerton
George Metkovich
Pete Castiglione

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 2 0 5
Brooklyn Dodgers 5 8 0 3
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Mel Queen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Carl Furillo
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to third. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 9 Bell strikes out.
Top 9 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 9 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Wilks fires to first and has Robinson trapped. There's the throw to Castiglione who tags Robinson for the out.
Bottom 8 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese scores.
Bottom 8 Snider bunts towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pete Castiglione now playing shortstop. Jack Phillips now playing third base. Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Ted Wilks now pitching. Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Frank Thomas pinch hits for Mel Queen. Thomas strikes out.
Top 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Dick Cole. Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tom Saffell pinch hits for George Strickland. Saffell strikes out.
Top 8 Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Furillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Walker strikes out.
Top 7 Howerton hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Hodges. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Hodges steals second.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Snider hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Queen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Branca hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cole hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Kiner for the double play.
Top 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Furillo strikes out.
Top 3 Metkovich strikes out.
Top 3 Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Queen hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Bottom 2 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cole strikes out.
Top 2 Strickland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howerton takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Top 2 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Pafko strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Hodges. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Hodges steals second.
Bottom 1 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out.