Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 19, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1951 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 2b 4 0 0 0
Jethroe cf 4 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 2
Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0
Cooper c 3 0 2 0
Marshall rf 4 1 2 0
Addis lf 3 0 1 1
Kerr ss 2 0 0 0
  St. Claire ph 1 0 0 0
  Logan ss 0 0 0 0
Nichols p 2 0 0 0
  Holmes ph 1 0 0 0
  Paine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Phillips 1b 3 2 2 0
Thomas cf 4 1 2 3
Kiner lf 2 1 1 1
Bell rf 3 1 1 2
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Merson 2b 4 0 1 0
Cole ss 4 2 2 1
Dickson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 7
Boston 010 000 002370
Pittsburgh 110 030 02x790
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nichols  L(10-7) 7.0 8 5 5 3 3
  Paine   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(19-15) 9.0 7 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Gordon-Sisti-Torgeson, Pittsburgh 1. Cole-Phillips.  2B–Boston Cooper (14,off Dickson), Pittsburgh Phillips (6,off Nichols); Thomas (9,off Nichols).  HR–Boston Torgeson (22,9th inning off Dickson 1 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Cole (1,2nd inning off Nichols 0 on 1 out); Bell (16,8th inning off Paine 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Dickson (4,off Nichols).  Team–4.  U–Tom Gorman, Al Barlick, Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:45.  A–2,793.
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