Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 2, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 4 1 3 2
Metkovich cf 4 0 2 1
Bell rf 5 1 1 0
Kiner 1b 5 0 1 0
Reiser lf 3 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
  Beard ph 1 0 1 1
  Rojek ss 0 0 0 0
Basgall 2b 3 0 0 0
McCullough c 2 1 0 0
Dickson p 4 1 2 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Hermanski lf 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 0 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 2 1
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 1 1 0
Reese ss 3 1 1 0
Bridges 3b 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Miksis 3b 1 0 0 0
Newcombe p 2 0 0 1
  Haugstad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 2
Pittsburgh 100 010 1104101
Brooklyn 000 020 010351
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(3-0) 9.0 5 3 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
4
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(2-1) 7.1 8 4 4 3 6
  Haugstad   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
7

  E–Kiner (2), Reese (5).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Miksis-Robinson-Hodges.  2B–Pittsburgh Castiglione (5,off Newcombe); Metkovich (5,off Newcombe); Bell (5,off Newcombe); Beard (1,off Newcombe).  3B–Brooklyn Robinson (1,off Dickson).  HR–Pittsburgh Castiglione (1,1st inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out).  SH–Castiglione (1,off Newcombe).  HBP–McCullough (1,by Newcombe).  IBB–Reiser (1,by Newcombe).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  CS–Robinson (2,Home by Dickson/McCullough); Reese (4,2nd base by Dickson/McCullough).  U–Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:25.  A–6,238.
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