Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
June 1, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Murtaugh 2b 4 1 1 1
Metkovich cf 4 0 0 0
Reiser lf 3 1 2 0
Kiner 1b 4 0 0 1
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Westlake 3b 3 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
McCullough c 3 0 1 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Chambers p 2 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Castiglione ph 1 0 0 0
  Koski p 0 0 0 0
  Restelli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 2 2 0
Lockman 1b 5 2 2 3
Mays cf 5 0 0 0
Westrum c 5 2 2 2
Dark ss 4 0 2 0
Thomson lf 4 1 2 3
Irvin rf 3 0 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 0 0
Maglie p 4 1 2 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
Pittsburgh 000 010 010252
New York 004 020 02x8131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers  L(3-4) 4.1 11 6 6 1 2
  Friend   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Koski   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
3
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  W(8-2) 9.0 5 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
4

  E–Kiner (9), Westlake (8), Thompson (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Murtaugh-Kiner-Strickland-McCullough.  2B–New York Lockman (8,off Chambers); Dark 2 (11,off Chambers,off Koski); Maglie (1,off Chambers).  3B–Pittsburgh Reiser (1,off Maglie).  HR–Pittsburgh Murtaugh (1,5th inning off Maglie 0 on 0 out), New York Thomson (8,5th inning off Chambers 1 on 1 out); Lockman (3,8th inning off Koski 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U–Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–2:15.  A–16,875.
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