Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 23, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1951 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 5 3 2 0
Reese ss 4 1 3 2
  Cox 3b 0 1 0 0
Pafko cf 4 1 1 1
  Thompson cf 1 1 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0
  Terwilliger 2b 0 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 1 2
Furillo rf 5 2 2 3
Campanella c 5 1 3 1
Bridges 3b,ss 5 1 2 3
Newcombe p 5 0 1 0
Totals 43 13 16 12
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 3 0 0 0
Dusak cf 4 0 0 0
Nelson 1b 3 1 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
Howerton rf 2 0 0 0
Garagiola c 3 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 0 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 0 0
  Schenz 2b 0 0 0 0
  Reiser ph 0 0 0 1
Strickland ss 2 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0
Werle p 2 0 0 0
  Walsh p 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 1 1
Brooklyn 400 012 11413160
Pittsburgh 000 000 001112
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(9-4) 9.0 1 1 1 7 5
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
7
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Werle  L(3-1) 6.0 11 8 8 1 0
  Walsh   2.0 3 4 3 2 2
  LaPalme   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
13
11
3
2

  E–Schenz (3), Walsh (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Strickland-Murtaugh.  PB–Garagiola (3).  2B–Brooklyn Williams 2 (2,off Werle 2); Furillo (12,off Walsh); Thompson (1,off Walsh).  HR–Brooklyn Furillo (8,1st inning off Werle 2 on 2 out); Bridges (1,6th inning off Werle 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U–Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–2:34.  A–9,937.
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