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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 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 August 6, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1950 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 17,182 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
Danny O'Connell | Shortstop |
Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1950
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
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--
Bell vs. Maglie
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Maglie
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Castiglione moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Maglie
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Maglie
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Dickson
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
There goes Castiglione. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Maglie
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center 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: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Maglie
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Maglie
Dickson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Maglie
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Dickson
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Dickson
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Maglie
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Maglie
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a popup towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Dickson
Irvin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dickson
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Maglie
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Maglie
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dickson
There goes Mueller. The throw from Mueller and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Maglie
O'Connell hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Maglie
Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beard vs. Maglie
Ted Beard pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murtaugh moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Maglie
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
McCullough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1950, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Castiglione P, 3b 5 0 3 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 1 0 Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0 Hopp J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 1 Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Westlake W, cf 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 O'Connell D, ss 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 2 1 1 0 Mueller R, c 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 1 1 2 Beard T, ph 1 0 1 0 Maglie S, p 3 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 3 0 0 0 McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 7 0 29 3 6 3 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 000 001 20x -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (L) 8.0 6 3 3 2 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Maglie S (W) 9.0 7 0 0 4 7 E -- Castiglione P DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 4 HR -- Thomson B CS -- Castiglione P, Mueller D PB -- Westrum W T -- 2:01 A -- 17182
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