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Pirates 12 @ Dodgers 11
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 26, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 12 to 11.

Game Summary

DateAugust 26, 1951 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 12 H: 12 E: 4 LOB: 3
Runs: 12
Hits: 12
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 11 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 11
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherVern Law  
Losing PitcherClyde King  
SaveMurry Dickson  
Game Winning RBIBill Howerton 

Game Info

DateAugust 26, 1951 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherHowie Pollet  
Home Starting PitcherDon Newcombe  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lon Warneke
1B: Larry Goetz
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Jorda

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 
Joe Garagiola  Catcher 
George Strickland  Shortstop 
Dick Cole  Second Baseman 
Howie Pollet  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Andy Pafko  Left Fielder 
Billy Cox  Third Baseman 
Don Newcombe  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Pirates 12 @ Dodgers 11
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1951

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/26/1951, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b     4  3  3  3   Furillo C, rf         5  0  1  1   
Metkovich G, 1b       3  1  1  1   Reese P, ss           6  2  1  1   
Phillips J, 1b        1  0  0  0   Snider D, cf          5  1  2  2   
Bell G, rf            5  1  1  2   Robinson J, 2b        5  0  0  0   
Kiner R, lf           5  1  1  1   Hodges G, 1b          3  2  1  1   
Howerton B, cf        4  2  3  3   Campanella R, c       5  3  3  1   
Dickson M, p          1  0  1  0   Pafko A, lf           4  1  1  0   
Garagiola J, c        3  1  0  0   Thompson D, pr        0  0  0  0   
McCullough C, c       1  0  0  0   Cox B, 3b             4  1  2  3   
Strickland G, ss      2  2  0  0   Newcombe D, p         2  1  0  0   
Cole D, 2b            2  0  0  0   King C, p             0  0  0  0   
Saffell T, ph         1  0  0  1   Walker R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Murtaugh D, 2b        0  0  0  0   Erskine C, p          0  0  0  0   
Pollet H, p           0  0  0  0   Podbielan B, p        0  0  0  0   
Law V, p              2  1  1  0   Abrams C, ph          0  0  0  1   
Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Wilks T, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Thomas F, ph-cf       1  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 12 12 12                        40 11 11 10

Pittsburgh       002 001 810 -- 12
Brooklyn         061 110 101 -- 11

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pollet H              1.2  3  6  2  3  1
Law V (W)             4.1  5  3  3  0  2
Wilks T               1.0  1  1  1  1  1
Dickson M (S)         2.0  2  1  0  1  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newcombe D*           6.0  5  6  6  3  3
King C (L)            1.0  4  5  5  1  0
Erskine C             1.0  2  1  1  1  0
Podbielan B           1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Strickland G, Howerton B, Castiglione P, Dickson M
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 9
2B -- Howerton B, Campanella R 2, Law V, Reese P, Cox B
HR -- Castiglione P 2, Cox B, Howerton B
CS -- Thomas F
SH -- Cox B, Murtaugh D
HBP -- by Pollet H (Newcombe D)
T -- 2:59
A -- 0

    

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