Pirates @ Giants
August 29, 1951

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Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .313
OBP .333 .456
At Bats 2 367
Hits 0 115
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 29
Walks 1 95
RBI’s 0 79

Jim Hearn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Polo Grounds - August 29, 1951
Out
Jim Hearn
Ray Noble
Whitey Lockman
Eddie Stanky
Bobby Thomson
Al Dark
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Ralph Kiner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 3 1 3
New York Giants 3 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Hearn
Losing Pitcher Murry Dickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Whitey Lockman
Attendance 7,678
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Danny Murtaugh now playing second base. Dark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Castiglione hits a line drive towards third. Thomson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tom Saffell pinch runs for Bill Howerton. Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Bill Howerton pinch hits for Dick Cole. Howerton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Noble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas strikes out.
Top 6 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. McCullough settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCullough.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Noble for a passed ball. Strickland moves to third.
Top 5 Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cole bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second.
Top 5 Ray Noble now catching. Strickland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hearn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Sal Yvars. Thompson hits a fly ball towards cemter. Thomas catches it and throws to home to double up Lockman. Thomson moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores.
Bottom 4 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Kiner trying to get to third. Mueller throws the ball in to Thomson, who tags Kiner for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Thomas. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Stanky applying the tag.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hearn scores.
Bottom 3 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hearn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hearn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Yvars hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hearn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out.
Top 3 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Irvin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Irvin reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Cole strikes out.
Top 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bell scores.
Top 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a line drive towards the mound. Dickson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to second.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.