Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 15, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1951 at Forbes 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 4 1 1 0
Reese ss 5 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 1 1 1
Robinson 2b 2 1 1 1
Campanella c 3 0 2 0
Pafko lf 4 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Cox 3b 4 1 1 0
Branca p 1 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 0
  Terwilliger pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 4 0 2 1
Metkovich 1b 5 0 0 1
Thomas cf 5 2 3 1
Kiner lf 3 2 1 0
Bell rf 3 3 2 0
McCullough c 1 1 0 0
  Garagiola ph,c 2 1 1 1
Merson 2b 5 1 4 6
Strickland ss 3 1 2 1
Queen p 2 0 0 0
  Saffell ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilks p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 15 11
Brooklyn 100 020 001490
Pittsburgh 022 001 24x11152
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  L(13-8) 3.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Podbielan   2.1 1 1 1 3 1
  King   2.1 6 6 6 2 0
  Schmitz   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
9
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Queen  W(6-9) 6.0 6 3 3 4 6
  Wilks  SV(5) 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
7

  E–Kiner (18), Strickland (35).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Campanella-Reese, Pittsburgh 2. Merson-Strickland-Metkovich, Merson-Metkovich.  2B–Pittsburgh Thomas (7,off Branca); Kiner (30,off King); Merson (2,off Schmitz).  3B–Brooklyn Furillo (4,off Queen), Pittsburgh Merson (1,off Branca).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (29,1st inning off Queen 0 on 2 out); Robinson (17,5th inning off Queen 0 on 2 out), Pittsburgh Thomas (2,8th inning off King 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Garagiola (4,off King).  Team–10.  CS–Bell (5,2nd base by Branca/Campanella); Kiner (1,2nd base by Podbielan/Campanella); Smith (1,2nd base by King/Campanella).  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:37.  A–11,098.
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