Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 4 0 1 1
Metkovich 1b 4 1 1 0
  Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Howerton cf 4 0 3 1
  Dusak cf 0 0 0 0
Garagiola c 4 1 1 0
Strickland ss 4 1 1 0
Basgall 2b 4 0 0 1
Pollet p 2 0 1 1
  Reiser ph 1 1 1 0
  Wilks p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 5 0 1 0
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 1 2 1
Robinson 2b 3 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Campanella c 4 0 2 1
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
  Thompson lf 1 0 1 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
Podbielan p 3 0 1 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 000 020 0204102
Brooklyn 000 102 0003121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(3-6) 7.0 9 3 3 1 4
  Wilks  SV(1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  L(1-2) 9.0 10 4 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
2

  E–Castiglione 2 (14), Snider (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Strickland-Basgall-Metkovich, Strickland-Basgall-Metkovich.  PB–Garagiola (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Howerton (13,off Podbielan); Strickland (8,off Podbielan), Brooklyn Robinson (21,off Pollet); Hodges (14,off Pollet).  3B–Pittsburgh Reiser (2,off Podbielan).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (21,4th inning off Pollet 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Kiner (4,by Podbielan).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–Robinson (15,3rd base off Pollet/Garagiola).  CS–Hodges (5,2nd base by Pollet/Garagiola).  U–Bill Stewart, Artie Gore, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:25.  A–18,097.
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