Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 9, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1951 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 5 0 0 0
Metkovich cf 4 0 2 0
Nelson lf 4 1 2 0
Kiner 1b 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 1
Westlake 3b 4 1 2 3
Castiglione ss 4 0 0 0
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Dickson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Hermanski lf 3 1 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 2 0
Snider cf 3 0 2 1
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 2 0
Campanella c 4 0 2 0
Cox 3b 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
  King p 1 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 0 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Pittsburgh 000 200 020490
Brooklyn 100 000 000182
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(7-5) 9.0 8 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
1
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L(6-4) 3.2 6 2 1 0 1
  King   4.1 3 2 2 0 3
  Palica   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
0
4

  E–Robinson (2), Hodges (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Schenz-Kiner, Castiglione-Schenz-Kiner, Dickson-Castiglione-Kiner.  2B–Pittsburgh Metkovich (14,off Newcombe); Bell (12,off Newcombe), Brooklyn Snider (8,off Dickson).  3B–Brooklyn Snider (4,off Dickson).  HR–Pittsburgh Westlake (15,8th inning off King 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Reese (3,2nd base off Dickson/McCullough).  CS–Reese (5,2nd base by Dickson/McCullough).  U–Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:14.  A–11,462.
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