Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 19, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1951 at Forbes Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 5 1 1 2
Marquez cf 1 0 0 0
  Jethroe pr,cf 2 2 2 1
Marshall rf 4 1 0 0
Elliott 3b 3 0 1 1
Cooper c 5 0 1 2
Gordon lf 3 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0
Mauch ss 2 1 0 0
Bickford p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione ss 4 0 0 0
Metkovich cf 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 1 2 0
Kiner 1b 4 0 3 0
Westlake 3b 4 1 1 1
Beard lf 4 0 0 0
Strickland 2b 4 0 0 0
McCullough c 3 0 2 0
Law p 2 0 0 0
  Reiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Boston 101 200 002670
Pittsburgh 000 101 000281
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  W(6-2) 9.0 8 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L(1-2) 7.0 4 4 3 4 2
  Werle   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
5
5
2

  E–Kiner (6).  DP–Boston 2. Hartsfield-Torgeson, Jethroe-Hartsfield-Mauch.  2B–Boston Cooper (2,off Law); Torgeson (4,off Law); Gordon (3,off Werle); Jethroe (3,off Werle), Pittsburgh McCullough (3,off Bickford).  HR–Boston Hartsfield (3,4th inning off Law 1 on 2 out), Pittsburgh Westlake (11,4th inning off Bickford 0 on 0 out).  SH–Mauch (1,off Law); Bickford (3,off Werle).  HBP–Marquez (2,by Law); Marshall (1,by Werle).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Jethroe (5,3rd base off Law/McCullough).  CS–Jethroe (1,2nd base by Law/McCullough).  U–Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess, Lon Warneke.  T–2:01.  A–13,217.
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