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Braves 15 @ Pirates 14
Forbes Field
July 23, 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 July 23, 1951 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 15 to 14.

Game Summary

DateJuly 23, 1951 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 15 H: 22 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 15
Hits: 22
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 14 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 14
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherPhil Paine  
Losing PitcherVern Law  
SaveBob Chipman  
Game Winning RBIRoy Hartsfield 

Game Info

DateJuly 23, 1951 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Cole  
Home Starting PitcherBob Friend  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance8,112 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: Lon Warneke

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy Hartsfield  Second Baseman 
Sam Jethroe  Center Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Dave Cole  Pitcher 
Tommy Holmes  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

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

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Braves 15 @ Pirates 14
Forbes Field
July 23, 1951

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         Game of 7/23/1951 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b      5  2  3  1   Castiglione P, 3b     4  1  2  0   
Jethroe S, cf         6  2  4  1   Nelson R, 1b          5  1  1  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        5  2  1  2   Reiser P, cf          3  3  1  0   
Elliott B, 3b         3  2  1  2   Kiner R, lf           3  4  2  2   
Marquez L, ph-lf      1  0  0  0   Bell G, rf            5  1  2  2   
Gordon S, lf-3b       6  2  2  0   Garagiola J, c        4  2  2  4   
Marshall W, rf        6  2  5  3   Strickland G, ss      4  2  1  3   
Cooper W, c           3  1  3  3   Basgall M, 2b         2  0  0  0   
Sisti S, pr           0  1  0  0   Howerton B, ph        1  0  0  1   
St. Claire E, c       1  0  0  0   Murtaugh D, 2b        2  0  0  0   
Logan J, ss           3  1  2  2   Friend B, p           0  0  0  0   
Cole D, p             1  0  1  1   Walsh J, p            0  0  0  0   
Sain J, p             2  0  0  0   Metkovich G, ph       1  0  1  1   
Estock G, p           0  0  0  0   Werle B, p            1  0  0  0   
Addis B, ph           1  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, ph     1  0  0  1   
Paine P, p            0  0  0  0   Law V, p              1  0  0  0   
Holmes T, ph          0  0  0  0   Wilks T, p            0  0  0  0   
Chipman B, p          0  0  0  0   Phillips J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 15 22 15                        38 14 12 14

Boston           720 200 310 -- 15
Pittsburgh       601 043 000 -- 14

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cole D*               0.0  1  4  4  3  0
Sain J+               4.0  7  7  6  3  0
Estock G              1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Paine P (W)           2.0  3  3  3  1  1
Chipman B (S)         2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Friend B              0.1  4  5  5  1  0
Walsh J               0.2  3  2  2  0  0
Werle B               4.0  7  4  4  3  2
Law V (L)             2.1  5  4  4  3  1
Wilks T               1.2  3  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 5th

E -- Hartsfield R
DP -- Boston 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Boston 10, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Marshall W, Jethroe S
3B -- Logan J, Strickland G, Jethroe S
HR -- Cooper W, Garagiola J, Kiner R, Torgeson E
SB -- Fitz Gerald E, Jethroe S
SH -- Logan J
T -- 3:04
A -- 8112

    

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