Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1951 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 2 1 1 1
Ryan 2b 3 0 1 2
Post cf 3 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Adcock lf 3 0 0 0
  Merriman lf 0 0 0 0
Usher rf 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Howell c 4 1 1 1
Wehmeier p 2 1 1 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 3 1 0 0
Metkovich 1b 5 0 1 0
Bell rf 5 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 1 3 1
Merson 2b 4 1 1 2
McCullough c 4 0 1 0
Cole ss 3 0 1 0
  Garagiola ph 1 0 0 0
  Castiglione ss 0 0 0 0
Yochim p 0 0 0 0
  Werle p 2 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Cincinnati 040 000 000–461
Pittsburgh 100 020 000–380
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  W(7-10) 9.0 8 3 3 4 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Yochim  L(1-1) 1.2 4 4 4 3 0
  Werle   6.1 2 0 0 3 1
  Wilks   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
6
2
  E–Wehmeier (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Smith-Metkovich, Smith-Merson-Metkovich, Smith-Merson-Metkovich.  2B–Cincinnati Usher (12), Pittsburgh McCullough (9); Cole (4).  3B–Cincinnati Ryan (4); Howell (1), Pittsburgh Bell (12).  HR–Pittsburgh Merson (1,5th inning off Wehmeier 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  CS–Kluszewski (3).  U–Tom Gorman, Al Barlick, Lee Ballanfant.
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