Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 25, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1951 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione ss 4 2 2 0
Metkovich cf 5 1 4 5
Reiser lf 5 0 1 0
Kiner 1b 3 3 2 1
Bell rf 5 0 0 0
Westlake 3b 4 1 1 1
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 1 0
McCullough c 4 1 1 2
Dickson p 4 2 2 1
Totals 38 10 14 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 2 0
Baumholtz rf 3 0 0 0
  Borkowski rf 1 0 0 0
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 1 1 1
Fondy 1b 3 0 1 0
Walker c 1 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat pr 0 0 0 0
  Owen c 2 0 0 0
Cusick ss 3 0 0 0
Hiller p 2 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 010 115 02010140
Chicago 010 000 000151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(6-3) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hiller  L(4-3) 5.2 11 8 8 2 0
  Kelly   2.1 3 2 2 2 2
  Lown   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
4
2

  E–Jackson (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Castiglione-Murtaugh-Kiner, Chicago 1. Terwilliger-Cusick-Fondy.  2B–Pittsburgh Kiner (8,off Hiller); Metkovich (10,off Kelly).  3B–Pittsburgh McCullough (1,off Hiller).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (9,4th inning off Hiller 0 on 0 out); Metkovich (2,5th inning off Hiller 0 on 2 out), Chicago Pafko (9,2nd inning off Dickson 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  CS–Reiser (1,2nd base by Hiller/Walker); Metkovich (1,2nd base by Kelly/Owen).  U–Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:00.  A–8,143.
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