Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
August 28, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1951 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 5 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 3 0 1 0
  Saffell rf 1 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 1 2 0
Kiner lf 1 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Garagiola c 1 0 0 0
  McCullough ph,c 1 1 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Cole 2b 3 0 0 0
Pollet p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 0
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 1 0
  Williams 2b 0 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Irvin lf 4 0 0 0
Thomson 3b 4 0 3 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Yvars c 3 0 0 0
Mueller rf 3 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 1 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 020230
New York 000 000 000063
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(5-10) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(4-10) 7.0 3 1 0 7 3
  Koslo   1.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Kennedy   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
0
8
3

  E–Stanky (17), Mueller (4), Jones (1).  DP–New York 2. Dark-Stanky-Lockman, Thomson-Stanky-Lockman.  2B–New York Thomson 2 (21,off Pollet 2).  HBP–Garagiola (2,by Jones).  IBB–Cole (2,by Koslo).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:35.  A–8,803.
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