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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1950-05-05 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 31785 · 2:33

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 6th. Mel Queen earned the win and Bill Werle picked up the save. Tookie Gilbert went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	10
PIT	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		5	5

W: Mel Queen L: Sheldon Jones SV: Bill Werle

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Scotty Robb · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	5	1	2	1	0	0
Whitey Lockman	5	0	1	0	0	0
Don Mueller	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Thomson	2	1	1	0	3	0
Hank Thompson	2	1	0	0	2	0
Tookie Gilbert	3	1	2	3	1	0
Al Dark	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sheldon Jones	2	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Weatherly	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Milne	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Rigney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Maguire	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ted Beard	3	2	1	0	1	1
Johnny Hopp	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	0	0	1	1
Nanny Fernandez	3	1	1	1	1	0
Wally Westlake	4	0	1	1	0	1
Danny Murtaugh	4	0	0	1	0	1
Pete Castiglione	2	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde McCullough	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Queen	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheldon Jones	5.0	5	3	2
Sal Maglie	2.0	0	2	3
Jack Kramer	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Queen	7.0	7	6	1
Murry Dickson	1.0	3	0	1
Bill Werle	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: HR/7
Whitey Lockman: 7/F
Don Mueller: S8
Bobby Thomson: W.1-2
Hank Thompson: 2/FL
Tookie Gilbert: W.2-3;1-2
Al Dark: 23/G

Bot 1

Ted Beard: 7/L
Johnny Hopp: 3/G
Ralph Kiner: 6/P

Top 2

Wes Westrum: W
Sheldon Jones: 24/SH.1-2
Eddie Stanky: 8
Whitey Lockman: 31

Bot 2

Nanny Fernandez: 5/FL
Wally Westlake: K/C
Danny Murtaugh: K

Top 3

Don Mueller: 6/L
Bobby Thomson: S7
Hank Thompson: PO1(13)
Hank Thompson: W
Tookie Gilbert: 16(1)/FO

Bot 3

Pete Castiglione: 7
Clyde McCullough: 8
Mel Queen: 4/P

Top 4

Al Dark: 6/P
Wes Westrum: 9
Sheldon Jones: K/C

Bot 4

Ted Beard: W
Johnny Hopp: W.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Nanny Fernandez: S9.3-H
Wally Westlake: WP.1-2
Wally Westlake: S7.2-H
Danny Murtaugh: CS2(26)

Top 5

Eddie Stanky: 8
Whitey Lockman: 6/P
Don Mueller: S4
Bobby Thomson: 6/P

Bot 5

Danny Murtaugh: 9
Pete Castiglione: 9
Clyde McCullough: D8
Mel Queen: 9

Top 6

Hank Thompson: 2/FL
Tookie Gilbert: S4
Al Dark: 8
Wes Westrum: S7.1-2
Sheldon Jones: 13

Bot 6

Ted Beard: S9.B-2(E9/TH1)
Johnny Hopp: D9/9L.2-H
Ralph Kiner: W
Nanny Fernandez: W.2-3;1-2
Wally Westlake: FC6.3-H(E6/THH);2-3;1-2;B-1
Danny Murtaugh: 143.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Pete Castiglione: IW
Clyde McCullough: 4/P
Mel Queen: K

Top 7

Eddie Stanky: 43
Whitey Lockman: 8
Roy Weatherly: 8

Bot 7

Ted Beard: K
Johnny Hopp: 8
Ralph Kiner: K

Top 8

Bobby Thomson: W
Hank Thompson: W.1-2
Tookie Gilbert: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Al Dark: S7
Wes Westrum: 54(1)3/GDP
Pete Milne: K/C

Bot 8

Nanny Fernandez: 13
Wally Westlake: 9
Danny Murtaugh: 8

Top 9

Eddie Stanky: S7
Whitey Lockman: S9.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Bill Rigney: 13
Bobby Thomson: IW
Jack Maguire: 6(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

throw in from outfield hit Beard
Pitcher tried for forceout but 2bman Stanky was off bag so no out at second, but he did get batter
Lockman hurt groin in 6th and left here
Lockman advance to 2nd when throw from RF hit Stanky as he slid into 3rd

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