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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 24, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 24, 1951 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 24, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul LaPalme |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 17,858 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Lon Warneke |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | 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 |
| Paul LaPalme | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 24, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. LaPalme
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Maglie
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Maglie
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. LaPalme
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. LaPalme
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. LaPalme
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Maglie
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPalme vs. Maglie
LaPalme strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. LaPalme
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Maglie
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Maglie
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Kiner scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Maglie
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to third. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a fly ball towards right. Mueller catches it and throws to second to double up Garagiola. Bell scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maglie vs. LaPalme
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basgall vs. Maglie
Basgall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPalme vs. Maglie
LaPalme hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. LaPalme
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. LaPalme
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. LaPalme
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Maglie
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Maglie
Reiser strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reiser out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. LaPalme
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. LaPalme
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson fields the ball and throws to LaPalme covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. LaPalme
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. LaPalme
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. LaPalme
Maglie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Basgall vs. Maglie
Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. LaPalme
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. LaPalme
Davey Williams pinch runs for Eddie Stanky.
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Williams scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Friend
Irvin 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 8
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Maglie
Davey Williams now playing second base.
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Maglie
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Friend
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Friend
Hank Schenz pinch runs for Wes Westrum.
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Friend
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller 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 9
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Maglie
Sal Yvars now catching.
Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Friend
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Friend
Williams 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 -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Friend
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yvars vs. Friend
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Maglie
Bill Howerton pinch hits for Monty Basgall.
Howerton is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/24/1951 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams D, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Nelson R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 3 0 Reiser P, cf 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 0 2 1 Kiner R, lf 4 1 1 0
Irvin M, lf 5 0 1 0 Bell G, rf 2 1 1 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 1 0 Garagiola J, c 3 0 1 2
Schenz H, pr 0 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 1
Yvars S, c 1 0 0 0 Basgall M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 1 3 0 Howerton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 1 1 2 LaPalme P, p 2 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0 Friend B, p 1 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 12 3 32 3 4 3
New York 000 000 210 1 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 300 000 0 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 10.0 4 3 1 2 10
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme P* 7.0 8 3 3 1 4
Friend B (L) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Dark A
DP -- New York 2, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 7, Pittsburgh 2
2B -- Kiner R, Dark A
HR -- Thomson B
SH -- Garagiola J
WP -- Maglie S
T -- 2:15
A -- 17858
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