Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1951 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 4 0 0 0
Connors 1b 4 0 0 1
Baumholtz cf 4 0 0 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Hermanski rf 3 1 1 0
Ramazzotti ss 3 0 0 0
Owen c 1 1 0 0
Minner p 2 0 1 2
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 0 0 0 0
  Dubiel p 0 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 5 1 2 0
Howerton rf 3 2 1 1
Thomas cf 4 1 1 1
Kiner lf 4 3 2 1
Phillips 1b 3 0 2 3
McCullough c 4 0 2 2
Murtaugh 2b 4 0 2 0
Cole ss 3 0 0 0
Queen p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 8 13 8
Chicago 020 000 010–331
Pittsburgh 200 102 30x–8131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  L(6-12) 6.0 11 7 6 1 2
  Lown   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Dubiel   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
2
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Queen  W(5-7) 9.0 3 3 3 7 9
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
7
9
  E–Connors (7), Murtaugh (8).  DP–Chicago 1. Jackson-Miksis-Connors, Pittsburgh 1. Phillips.  2B–Pittsburgh Thomas (1); Kiner 2 (26); Phillips (4); Murtaugh (5).  HR–Pittsburgh Howerton (9,1st inning off Minner 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Cole (2).  Team–5.  U–Dusty Boggess, Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli.
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