Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1951 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 17, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 7 2 3 2
Ashburn cf 6 1 4 2
Sisler lf 5 1 2 3
  Whitman lf 2 0 0 0
Ennis rf 6 2 2 1
Jones 3b 1 0 0 0
  Pellagrini 3b 4 2 2 1
Hamner ss 6 2 3 2
Seminick c 4 3 1 0
Goliat 2b 4 2 3 4
Meyer p 3 2 0 2
Totals 48 17 20 17
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione ss 3 0 2 0
Metkovich cf 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 1 0
Kiner 1b 3 0 0 0
  Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0
Westlake 3b 4 0 0 0
Restelli lf 4 0 1 0
Strickland 2b 2 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 0 0 0 0
  Walsh p 0 0 0 0
  Long ph 1 0 0 0
McCullough c 2 0 1 0
  Reiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 0 0 0 0
Dickson p 2 0 0 0
  Koski p 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Murtaugh ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Philadelphia 000 120 82417201
Pittsburgh 000 000 000053
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  W(3-1) 9.0 5 0 0 4 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(5-3) 6.1 12 8 6 1 4
  Koski   0.0 1 3 3 3 0
  Friend   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Walsh   2.0 6 6 5 4 0
Totals
9.0
20
17
14
8
4

  E–Waitkus (3), Restelli 2 (2), Dickson (1).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Ashburn-Hamner-Pellagrini, Goliat-Hamner-Waitkus, Hamner-Goliat-Waitkus.  2B–Philadelphia Sisler (5,off Dickson).  HR–Philadelphia Goliat (2,9th inning off Walsh 2 on 1 out).  SH–Meyer (3,off Dickson).  IBB–Seminick (3,by Koski).  Team LOB–13.  Team–7.  U–Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant.
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