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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 24, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on June 24, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erv Palica |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 31,435 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
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 |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Erv Palica | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 24, 1951
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Palica
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Palica
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Palica
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Palica
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Friend
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Palica
Howerton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Palica
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Palica
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Friend
Palica strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Palica
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Palica
Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Palica
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Palica
Nelson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to home to get Snider. Robinson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Friend
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palica vs. Friend
Palica strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Palica
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Palica
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Howerton vs. Palica
Howerton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Palica
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howerton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Palica
Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. Howerton moves to third. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Strickland hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Reiser vs. King
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Howerton scores. Garagiola moves to third. Murtaugh moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Castiglione vs. King
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Queen
Mel Queen now pitching.
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Queen
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Queen
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Queen
Robinson 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
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. King
Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. King
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. King
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Howerton vs. King
Howerton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. King
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Murtaugh vs. King
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Queen
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Queen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Queen
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Queen
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. King
Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Strickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. King
George Metkovich pinch hits for Mel Queen.
Metkovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. King
Castiglione hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Castiglione reaches second base with a double. Strickland scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. King
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Branca
Ralph Branca now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castiglione scores. Nelson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Howerton vs. Branca
Howerton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Branca
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Branca hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilks
Furillo hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilks
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Branca
Murtaugh hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Branca
Strickland hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilks vs. Branca
Wilks strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilks
Hank Schenz now playing second base.
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilks
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilks
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Wilks
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Branca
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Branca
Nelson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Branca
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilks
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilks
Roy Campanella pinch hits for Billy Cox.
Campanella hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wilks
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Edwards strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1951, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Castiglione P, 3b 5 1 2 1
Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 5 1 3 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 2 0 Bell G, rf 5 1 3 2
Robinson J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 2 2 1 Howerton B, cf 4 1 1 1
Pafko A, lf 3 1 1 3 Garagiola J, c 3 0 1 0
Walker R, c 4 0 1 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Schenz H, 2b 0 0 0 0
Campanella R, ph 1 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 4 1 1 0
Palica E, p 2 0 0 0 Friend B, p 1 0 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0 Reiser P, ph 0 0 0 1
Branca R, p 1 0 0 0 Queen M, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0 Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilks T, p 1 0 0 0
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35 4 8 4 35 5 12 5
Brooklyn 000 301 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 203 00x -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Palica E 3.1 5 2 2 1 0
King C (L) 2.0 4 3 3 3 0
Branca R 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B 4.0 5 3 3 1 3
Queen M 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Wilks T (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Snider D, Walker R, Nelson R, Strickland G, Castiglione P
3B -- Bell G
HR -- Pafko A, Hodges G
T -- 2:16
A -- 31435
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