Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
April 16, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1951 at Crosley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 5 0 2 0
Metkovich cf 5 1 3 0
Bell rf 4 1 0 0
Kiner 1b 3 0 1 0
Westlake lf 4 1 2 1
Strickland ss 4 1 2 1
Basgall 2b 3 0 0 0
McCullough c 3 0 1 0
Chambers p 2 0 1 1
  Werle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 4 0 0 0
Usher cf 5 0 1 2
Wyrostek rf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 2 0
Adcock lf 3 0 1 0
Scheffing c 4 1 1 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 2 1
Stallcup ss 4 0 1 0
Blackwell p 0 0 0 0
  Meeks ph 1 0 0 0
  Perkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Pramesa ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 0 1 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 1 0 1 0
  McMillan pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 013 000 0004122
Cincinnati 000 010 200392
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers  W(1-0) 6.2 8 3 3 1 1
  Werle   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell  L(0-1) 3.0 7 4 3 1 3
  Perkowski   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Fox   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Smith   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
3
6

  E–Kiner (1), McCullough (1), Usher 2 (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Strickland-Basgall-Kiner, Cincinnati 3. Hatton-Adams-Kluszewski, Adams-Stallcup, Adams-Stallcup.  2B–Pittsburgh Metkovich (1,off Blackwell); Strickland (1,off Blackwell); Dillinger (1,off Smith), Cincinnati Scheffing (1,off Chambers); Hatton 2 (2,off Chambers 2); Usher (1,off Chambers).  SH–Chambers (1,off Fox); Adcock (1,off Chambers).  HBP–Basgall (1,by Blackwell).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  CS–Dillinger (1,2nd base by Perkowski/Scheffing).  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Frank Dascoli.  T–2:18.  A–30,441.
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