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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1950-05-21 Β· Day game Β· Polo Grounds V Β· Att: 34972 Β· 2:53

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 8–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 2nd. Cliff Chambers earned the win and Bill Werle picked up the save. Ralph Kiner went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
PIT230101100814
NY1010104000614

W: Cliff Chambers   L: Sheldon Jones   SV: Bill Werle

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Stewart Β· 1B: Artie Gore Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Jocko Conlan Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Pete Castiglione401100
Dale Coogan422110
Ralph Kiner413310
Marv Rickert401200
Nanny Fernandez401010
Wally Westlake421010
Danny Murtaugh513000
Clyde McCullough210010
Cliff Chambers311000
Johnny Hopp101100
Vic Lombardi100000
George Strickland000000
Ray Mueller100000
Bill Werle100001

New York Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eddie Stanky502200
Whitey Lockman510100
Monte Irvin202030
Bobby Thomson501100
Bill Rigney300001
Al Dark511000
Sam Calderone524100
Tookie Gilbert311020
Jack Maguire100001
Jack Lohrke101100
Wes Westrum010010
Hank Thompson202000
Dave Koslo100000
Spider Jorgensen100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Cliff Chambers5.0852
Woody Main0.2200
Vic Lombardi0.1100
Bill Werle3.0310

New York Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Sheldon Jones1.0410
Sal Maglie0.2200
Andy Hansen0.1000
Kirby Higbe2.0300
Jack Kramer2.0300
Clint Hartung0.0210
Dave Koslo3.0031

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Pete Castiglione: 53
  • Dale Coogan: S9
  • Ralph Kiner: T8.1-H
  • Marv Rickert: 34.3-H#
  • Nanny Fernandez: 43

Bot 1

  • Eddie Stanky: 53
  • Whitey Lockman: 53
  • Monte Irvin: W
  • Bobby Thomson: E5.1-3;B-2#
  • Bill Rigney: 43

Top 2

  • Wally Westlake: S7
  • Danny Murtaugh: S9.1-3
  • Clyde McCullough: W.1-2
  • Cliff Chambers: 4/P
  • Pete Castiglione: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Dale Coogan: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
  • Ralph Kiner: S9.3-H;1-2
  • Marv Rickert: 31

Bot 2

  • Al Dark: T7
  • Sam Calderone: S7.3-H
  • Tookie Gilbert: S9.1-2
  • Jack Maguire: K
  • Eddie Stanky: 4/P
  • Whitey Lockman: 5/P

Top 3

  • Nanny Fernandez: 9
  • Wally Westlake: 63
  • Danny Murtaugh: D7
  • Clyde McCullough: 8

Bot 3

  • Monte Irvin: W
  • Bobby Thomson: 64(1)3/GDP
  • Bill Rigney: 53

Top 4

  • Cliff Chambers: S7
  • Pete Castiglione: 3/SH.1-2
  • Dale Coogan: 13
  • Ralph Kiner: S7.2-H;B-2(E7)
  • Marv Rickert: 43

Bot 4

  • Al Dark: 8
  • Sam Calderone: D9
  • Tookie Gilbert: 4/P
  • Jack Lohrke: S8.2-H
  • Eddie Stanky: S9.1-3
  • Whitey Lockman: 31

Top 5

  • Nanny Fernandez: S8
  • Wally Westlake: 8
  • Danny Murtaugh: 46(1)/FO
  • Clyde McCullough: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

  • Monte Irvin: W
  • Bobby Thomson: S8.1-3
  • Bill Rigney: K
  • Al Dark: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 6

  • Cliff Chambers: 63
  • Pete Castiglione: 63
  • Dale Coogan: S9
  • Ralph Kiner: E6.1-2
  • Marv Rickert: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
  • Nanny Fernandez: 9

Bot 6

  • Sam Calderone: S8
  • Tookie Gilbert: W.1-2
  • Wes Westrum: W.2-3;1-2
  • Eddie Stanky: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Whitey Lockman: 36(1)/FO.3-H
  • Monte Irvin: S8.1-3
  • Bobby Thomson: 8/F.3-H
  • Hank Thompson: S7.1-2
  • Al Dark: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

  • Wally Westlake: W
  • Danny Murtaugh: S9.1-2
  • Johnny Hopp: S9.2-H;1-3
  • Vic Lombardi: 1(B)4(1)/LDP
  • Pete Castiglione: 13

Bot 7

  • Sam Calderone: 31
  • Tookie Gilbert: 43
  • Dave Koslo: 3/FL

Top 8

  • Dale Coogan: W
  • Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
  • George Strickland: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Nanny Fernandez: W
  • Wally Westlake: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 8

  • Eddie Stanky: 4/P
  • Whitey Lockman: 13
  • Monte Irvin: S8
  • Bobby Thomson: 9

Top 9

  • Danny Murtaugh: 43
  • Ray Mueller: 43
  • Bill Werle: K/C

Bot 9

  • Hank Thompson: S8
  • Al Dark: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
  • Sam Calderone: S8
  • Tookie Gilbert: W.1-2
  • Spider Jorgensen: 2/FL