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May 23, 1951

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Dodgers 11 15 3
Pirates 2 6 1
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Dodgers 11 15 3
Pirates 3 6 1

Gus Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .282
OBP .667 .344
At Bats 2 117
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 14

Don Newcombe Season Stats

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3 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 23, 1951
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Out
Don Newcombe
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Billy Cox
Pee Wee Reese
Cal Abrams
Don Thompson
Carl Furillo
Gus Bell
Ralph Kiner
Pete Reiser
George Metkovich
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. Metkovich scores. Reiser moves to third. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Metkovich moves to third. Reiser moves to second.
Bottom 9 Reiser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 9 Reiser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hodges.
Bottom 9 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cox hits a line drive towards third. Westlake reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Hodges scores.
Top 9 Furillo bunts towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 9 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 9 Ed Fitz Gerald now catching. Bill Koski now pitching. Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dale Long pinch hits for Bill Werle. Long strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Westlake strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Reiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out.
Top 6 Furillo hits a line drive towards short. Castiglione reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Reiser. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third.
Top 6 Werle spins and fires to second, and Abrams is picked off.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake juggles the ball. That's an error on Westlake.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second.
Top 6 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a line drive towards third. Cox catches it and throws to first to double up Werle.
Bottom 5 Werle hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Bill Werle now pitching. Thompson strikes out.
Top 5 Campanella is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores. Robinson moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 5 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. Reese moves to third.
Top 5 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second.
Top 5 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westlake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Bell is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kiner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castiglione scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Queen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hodges strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Kiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murtaugh for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Newcombe covering. Safe.
Top 2 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Abrams takes first base on ball four. Newcombe moves to second.
Top 2 Newcombe takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Westlake fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Metkovich strikes out. The ball gets by Campanella. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Castiglione. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Castiglione takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Campanella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.
Top 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Abrams. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Castiglione applying the tag.
Top 1 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.