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Pirates 7 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1951

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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 July 15, 1951 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 15, 1951 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 7 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherMurry Dickson  
Losing PitcherDave Koslo  
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Game Winning RBIErv Dusak 

Game Info

DateJuly 15, 1951 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Friend  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 29 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Augie Donatelli
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: (none)
3B: Al Barlick

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Castiglione  Third Baseman 
Rocky Nelson  First Baseman 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Bill Howerton  Center Fielder 
Joe Garagiola  Catcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
George Strickland  Shortstop 
Bob Friend  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Williams  Second Baseman 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Pirates 7 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1951

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         Game of 7/15/1951, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b     6  2  2  1   Williams D, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Nelson R, 1b          4  0  0  1   Yvars S, ph           1  0  0  0   
Phillips J, 1b        2  0  0  0   Dark A, ss            6  0  0  0   
Bell G, rf            4  1  2  1   Mueller D, rf         4  1  2  1   
Kiner R, lf           4  0  1  0   Thomson B, lf         1  0  0  0   
Howerton B, cf        6  0  0  0   Irvin M, lf-rf        4  1  0  0   
Garagiola J, c        6  1  1  1   Lockman W, 1b         4  2  1  0   
Murtaugh D, 2b        2  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            5  1  2  2   
Dusak E, pr-2b        3  1  1  1   Thompson H, 3b        4  1  2  1   
Strickland G, ss      6  2  4  1   Westrum W, c          5  0  1  0   
Friend B, p           1  0  0  0   Maglie S, p           2  0  0  0   
Metkovich G, ph       1  0  0  0   Gettel A, p           1  0  0  0   
Walsh J, p            0  0  0  0   Koslo D, p            1  0  0  0   
Reiser P, ph          0  0  0  0   Rapp E, ph            0  0  0  0   
Wilks T, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Fitz Gerald E, ph     1  0  0  1                                      
Dickson M, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46  7 11  7                        42  6  8  4

Pittsburgh       002 000 202 001 --  7
New York         000 501 000 000 --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Friend B              4.0  6  5  4  1  3
Walsh J               2.0  1  1  1  2  1
Wilks T               2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Dickson M (W)         4.0  0  0  0  2  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S*             6.0  7  4  4  2  4
Gettel A              2.1  2  2  2  1  0
Koslo D (L)           3.2  2  1  1  3  4
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 7th

E -- Kiner R 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 5
2B -- Westrum W
3B -- Bell G, Thompson H, Mays W, Strickland G
HR -- Strickland G, Mueller D, Garagiola J, Castiglione P
SB -- Nelson R
CS -- Mueller D
SH -- Dickson M
T -- 3:29
A -- 0

    

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