Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 6 0 1 0
Saffell cf 5 1 2 2
Nelson 1b 4 2 2 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 2
Bell rf 5 2 3 3
Garagiola c 4 0 1 1
Strickland ss 4 1 1 0
Basgall 2b 5 2 2 0
Dickson p 4 1 1 1
  Wilks p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 14 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 3 3 1
Lowrey cf 4 0 1 1
Musial lf 5 1 3 4
Jones 1b 5 0 1 0
Westlake rf 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 0 0
Rice D. c 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 0 1 0 0
  Sarni c 1 0 0 0
Poholsky p 0 0 0 0
  Bokelmann p 2 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
  Rice H. ph 1 0 0 1
  Munger p 0 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 400 013 101–10142
St. Louis 100 000 402–7113
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(15-10) 6.2 9 5 2 1 1
  Wilks   2.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
4
1
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky  L(4-10) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Bokelmann   5.1 7 4 1 2 2
  Brazle   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Munger   2.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
14
10
7
4
5
  E–Saffell (2), Basgall (8), Lowrey (8), Schoendienst (7), Bokelmann (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Nelson-Strickland.  PB–Garagiola (9).  2B–St. Louis Hemus (8); Musial (18); Schoendienst (20).  3B–Pittsburgh Nelson (4); Bell (9); Dickson (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Bell (13,9th inning off Munger 0 on), St. Louis Musial (25,9th inning off Wilks 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Lowrey (11).  HBP–Hemus (2).  Team–6.  CS–Saffell (1).  SB–Hemus (3).  U–Augie Donatelli, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.
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