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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 6, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 6, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 6, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 6, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 24,532 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Red Munger | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
George Metkovich | Left Fielder |
Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
Bill Howerton | Center Fielder |
Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
Monty Basgall | Second Baseman |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 6, 1951
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Dickson
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Dickson
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Dickson
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Dickson
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Munger
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Munger
There goes Castiglione. The throw from Rice to Hemus and they have Castiglione trapped. The throw over to Musial, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Munger
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Munger
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Munger
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Dickson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Dickson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dickson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Munger
Howerton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Munger
Garagiola strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Munger
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Dickson
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Dickson
Munger hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Dickson
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Rice for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Munger
Strickland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Munger
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Munger
Castiglione strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Munger
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Dickson
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Dickson
Musial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howerton. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Dickson
Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Dickson
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Dickson
Rice takes first base on ball four. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Dickson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Munger
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Munger
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howerton vs. Munger
Howerton hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Munger
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Hemus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Dickson
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Dickson
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Dickson
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Dickson
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Munger
Basgall hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Munger
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Munger
Dickson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Munger
Castiglione hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Dickson
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Dickson
Westlake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howerton who is chasing the ball. Westlake reaches third base with a triple. Musial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Dickson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall misplays the ball. That's an error on Basgall. Westlake scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Dickson
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Slaughter trying to get to home. Bell throws the ball in to Garagiola who tags Slaughter who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dickson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Dickson
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munger vs. Dickson
Munger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Munger
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Munger
Metkovich hits a popup towards the mound. Munger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Munger
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howerton vs. Munger
Howerton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garagiola vs. Munger
Garagiola strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Dickson
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Dickson
Schoendienst bunts towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Basgall covering, for the out. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Dickson
Musial hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Dickson
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Dickson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Munger
Basgall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Munger
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Munger
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Basgall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Munger
Castiglione hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilks
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilks
Rice hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Munger
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Wally Westlake now playing left field.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Munger
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Munger
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howerton vs. Munger
Howerton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munger vs. Wilks
Munger hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Wilks
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basgall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Wilks
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Munger
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Munger
Basgall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Munger
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Munger
Jack Phillips pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Basgall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castiglione vs. Munger
Erv Dusak pinch runs for Jack Phillips.
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Basgall scores. Dusak moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Munger
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/6/1951 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Hemus S, ss 3 0 0 0 Castiglione P, 3b 5 0 2 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 5 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 2 3 0 Metkovich G, lf 4 0 1 0 Westlake W, cf-lf 3 1 2 2 Bell G, rf 4 0 2 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0 Howerton B, cf 4 0 1 0 Rice H, lf 3 0 1 0 Garagiola J, c 4 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 0 0 0 0 Basgall M, 2b 4 1 2 0 Johnson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 1 Rice D, c 3 0 1 0 Dickson M, p 2 0 0 0 Munger R, p 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0 Phillips J, ph 1 0 1 0 Dusak E, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 7 2 37 2 11 2 St.Louis 000 102 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh 001 000 001 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Munger R (W) 9.0 11 2 2 1 5 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (L) 7.0 7 3 3 5 3 Wilks T 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Basgall M DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Musial S, Bell G 3B -- Westlake W HR -- Strickland G CS -- Castiglione P SH -- Schoendienst R T -- 2:07 A -- 24532
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