Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 4, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1951 at Shibe Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 6 2 3 0
Metkovich cf 5 1 2 1
Nelson lf 6 3 3 3
Kiner 1b 5 1 1 2
Bell rf 4 2 4 3
Westlake 3b 5 1 3 3
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
McCullough c 5 1 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Dickson p 1 1 1 0
Totals 43 12 17 12
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 5 0 3 1
Ashburn cf 5 1 2 1
Sisler lf 4 0 0 0
Ennis rf 4 0 2 0
Jones 3b 3 1 2 0
Hamner ss 4 1 1 2
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
Goliat 2b 4 1 1 0
Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Candini p 1 0 0 0
  Whitman ph 1 0 0 0
  Cristante p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Caballero ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Pittsburgh 203 010 05112170
Philadelphia 000 000 3014123
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W(1-1) 6.1 8 3 3 2 2
  Dickson   2.2 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  L(3-4) 2.1 7 5 5 1 0
  Candini   3.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Cristante   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Miller   2.0 6 6 5 2 0
Totals
9.0
17
12
11
4
3

  E–Sisler (3), Ennis (7), Hamner (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Schenz-Strickland-Kiner, Strickland-Schenz-Kiner, Philadelphia 1. Candini-Hamner-Waitkus.  2B–Pittsburgh Bell (11,off Cristante).  3B–Pittsburgh Bell (1,off Meyer); Nelson 2 (2,off Meyer,off Miller).  HR–Pittsburgh Westlake (14,3rd inning off Meyer 1 on 1 out); Bell (5,5th inning off Candini 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Hamner (6,7th inning off Friend 1 on 0 out); Ashburn (2,9th inning off Dickson 0 on 2 out).  SH–Dickson (1,off Miller).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U–Frank Dascoli, Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda.  T–2:20.  A–2,343.
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