Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
July 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1951 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Braves 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 5 1 0 0
Dusak cf 1 0 0 0
  Reiser ph,cf 3 2 1 0
Bell rf 5 1 1 2
Kiner lf 4 1 3 2
Phillips 1b 4 0 2 2
McCullough c 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 1 0
Basgall 2b 3 1 1 0
Law p 0 0 0 0
  Walsh p 0 0 0 0
  Murtaugh ph 1 0 1 0
  Queen p 2 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 0 0
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Logan ss 4 1 2 0
Jethroe cf 4 2 3 1
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 0
Gordon lf 4 3 3 1
Marshall rf 3 2 2 2
St. Claire c 4 1 1 2
Sisti 2b 3 1 2 2
Spahn p 4 0 1 2
Totals 34 11 15 10
Pittsburgh 000 140 0016101
Boston 630 000 11x11151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L(3-4) 0.1 0 5 5 4 0
  Walsh   1.2 5 4 4 2 1
  Queen   5.0 8 1 1 1 2
  Werle   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
8
4
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(10-8) 9.0 10 6 4 5 7
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
5
7

  E–Queen (1), Sisti (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Strickland-Basgall-Phillips, Strickland-Basgall-Phillips, Boston 1. Sisti-Logan-Torgeson.  2B–Pittsburgh Murtaugh (3,off Spahn); Kiner 2 (21,off Spahn 2); Strickland (9,off Spahn); Phillips (2,off Spahn), Boston St. Claire (8,off Walsh); Marshall (10,off Werle).  3B–Boston Marshall (2,off Walsh).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (24,4th inning off Spahn 0 on 1 out), Boston Jethroe (10,2nd inning off Walsh 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Jethroe (8,by Law).  Team–8.  CS–Jethroe (3,2nd base by Queen/Fitz Gerald).  U–Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:34.  A–5,767.
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