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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1951-04-22 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 7254 · 60°F, cloudy, rain, wet · Wind to RF · 2:31

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Bill Werle earned the win. Gus Bell went 5-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	13
CIN	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	5	11

W: Bill Werle L: Ewell Blackwell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Artie Gore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Dillinger	5	1	2	0	0	0
George Metkovich	5	1	1	0	0	1
Gus Bell	5	3	5	1	0	0
Ralph Kiner	2	1	1	2	3	0
Wally Westlake	5	0	0	1	0	1
George Strickland	4	0	2	0	1	0
Monty Basgall	3	1	0	0	1	0
Clyde McCullough	4	0	1	0	0	1
Murry Dickson	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Werle	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	4	1	2	2	1	0
Lloyd Merriman	3	2	2	1	1	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	2	1	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	1	1	1
Joe Adcock	5	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Pramesa	4	0	0	0	0	1
Connie Ryan	4	1	3	0	0	0
Roy McMillan	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ewell Blackwell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Usher	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Murry Dickson	6.1	9	4	1
Bill Werle	2.2	2	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	8.1	13	6	3
Harry Perkowski	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Dillinger: S8
George Metkovich: K
Gus Bell: D9.1-3
Ralph Kiner: T8.3-H;2-H
Wally Westlake: 8.3-H
George Strickland: S8
Monty Basgall: 3/G

Bot 1

Bobby Adams: D/78
Lloyd Merriman: 43.2-3
Johnny Wyrostek: D8.3-H
Ted Kluszewski: W
Joe Adcock: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Clyde McCullough: K
Murry Dickson: W
Bob Dillinger: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Johnny Pramesa: 63
Connie Ryan: S6
Roy McMillan: PO1(23)
Roy McMillan: W
Ewell Blackwell: 63

Top 3

George Metkovich: 13
Gus Bell: S8
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Wally Westlake: K
George Strickland: 8

Bot 3

Bobby Adams: 3
Lloyd Merriman: W
Johnny Wyrostek: S6.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 5
Joe Adcock: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Monty Basgall: 43
Clyde McCullough: 6
Murry Dickson: S4
Bob Dillinger: D7.1-3
George Metkovich: 63

Bot 4

Johnny Pramesa: K
Connie Ryan: S8
Roy McMillan: 8
Ewell Blackwell: S8.1-2
Bobby Adams: D7/78.2-H;1-H;BX3(76153)

Top 5

Gus Bell: D8
Ralph Kiner: 53
Wally Westlake: 7
George Strickland: 8/L

Bot 5

Lloyd Merriman: HR/9
Johnny Wyrostek: 9623/AP
Ted Kluszewski: 13
Joe Adcock: 3

Top 6

Monty Basgall: W
Clyde McCullough: 23.1-2
Murry Dickson: 7
Bob Dillinger: E5.2-H(NR)(UR)
George Metkovich: SB2
George Metkovich: 8

Bot 6

Johnny Pramesa: 8
Connie Ryan: 8
Roy McMillan: E4/G
Ewell Blackwell: 9/L

Top 7

Gus Bell: HR/89
Ralph Kiner: W
Wally Westlake: 2/FL/FDP.1X2(26)
George Strickland: W
Monty Basgall: 4/L

Bot 7

Bobby Adams: 13
Lloyd Merriman: S7
Johnny Wyrostek: W.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: S8.2-H;1-3
Joe Adcock: FC5.3XH(526);1-2
Johnny Pramesa: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Clyde McCullough: S7
Bill Werle: 4(1)3/GDP
Bob Dillinger: 5

Bot 8

Connie Ryan: S7
Roy McMillan: 34/SH.1-2
Ewell Blackwell: 13
Bobby Adams: IW
Bob Usher: 5

Top 9

George Metkovich: S8
Gus Bell: D9.1-3
Ralph Kiner: IW
Wally Westlake: 4/IF.3-H(E4)(NR);2-H(E4/TH3)(NR)(UR);1-2
George Strickland: S7.2-3
Danny Murtaugh: 6
Ed FitzGerald: 9

Bot 9

Johnny Wyrostek: 23
Ted Kluszewski: K
Joe Adcock: 63

Notes & reviews

missed bunt
Johnny Wyrostek out on appeal for missing 1B on an apparent double
Bobby Adams dropped the infield fly and then his throw struck Gus Bell on the back

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