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Braves 13 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
June 12, 1951

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, played on June 12, 1951 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 13 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJune 12, 1951 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 13 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 13
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 13
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherJohnny Sain  
Losing PitcherCliff Chambers  
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Game Winning RBIEarl Torgeson 

Game Info

DateJune 12, 1951 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Sain  
Home Starting PitcherCliff Chambers  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance16,054 
Time of Game2 hours 29 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: Frank Dascoli

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sam Jethroe  Left Fielder 
Luis Marquez  Center Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Sid Gordon  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Sibby Sisti  Second Baseman 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Johnny Sain  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hank Schenz  Second Baseman 
George Metkovich  Center Fielder 
Rocky Nelson  Left Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  First Baseman 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Third Baseman 
Pete Castiglione  Shortstop 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Cliff Chambers  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

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Braves 13 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
June 12, 1951

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/12/1951 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Jethroe S, lf         4  4  2  0   Schenz H, 2b          5  0  0  1   
Marquez L, cf         5  1  1  1   Metkovich G, cf       5  0  0  0   
Elliott B, 3b         5  1  3  2   Nelson R, lf          3  1  3  0   
Cooper W, c           5  1  2  2   Kiner R, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Gordon S, rf          4  4  2  1   Bell G, rf            5  0  1  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        5  0  1  2   Westlake W, 3b        4  1  1  1   
Sisti S, 2b           4  1  2  2   Castiglione P, ss     5  1  2  0   
Kerr B, ss            5  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  3  1   
Sain J, p             5  1  2  2   Chambers C, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Queen M, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Reiser P, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Strickland G, pr      0  0  0  0   
                                   Werle B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Restelli D, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Walsh J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Phillips J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   LaPalme P, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 13 15 12                        38  3 11  3

Boston           311 202 211 -- 13
Pittsburgh       000 200 001 --  3

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sain J (W)            9.0 11  3  3  4  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chambers C (L)        3.2  7  7  6  2  0
Queen M               0.1  1  0  0  0  1
Werle B               2.0  2  2  2  1  0
Walsh J               2.0  3  3  1  1  0
LaPalme P             1.0  2  1  1  2  0

E -- Fitz Gerald E, Walsh J, Westlake W
LOB -- Boston 11, Pittsburgh 13
2B -- Castiglione P, Fitz Gerald E, Cooper W, Westlake W
3B -- Jethroe S
HR -- Gordon S, Sain J
SB -- Jethroe S
SH -- Marquez L
HBP -- by Sain J (Westlake W), by Walsh J (Sisti S)
WP -- Queen M
T -- 2:29
A -- 16054

    

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