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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1951-04-17 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 25894 Β· 40Β°F Β· 2:25

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 3rd. Murry Dickson earned the win and Bill Werle picked up the save. Wally Westlake went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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SLN30000010048
PIT0031010057

W: Murry Dickson   L: Tom Poholsky   SV: Bill Werle

Umpires β€” HP: Lou Jorda Β· 1B: Frank Dascoli Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Larry Goetz Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Peanuts Lowrey411010
Red Schoendienst411110
Enos Slaughter402000
Stan Musial211020
Don Richmond300101
Steve Bilko401100
Joe Garagiola401000
Solly Hemus211020
Tom Poholsky200001
Hal Rice000010
Larry Ciaffone200000
Del Rice100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bob Dillinger411000
George Metkovich211120
Gus Bell402100
Ralph Kiner400000
Wally Westlake411200
George Strickland300010
Monty Basgall400000
Clyde McCullough300000
Murry Dickson222100
Bill Werle100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tom Poholsky6.0710
Bob Habenicht1.0010
Ted Wilks1.0010

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Murry Dickson6.0472
Bill Werle3.0400

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Peanuts Lowrey: S1
  • Red Schoendienst: W.1-2
  • Enos Slaughter: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Stan Musial: IW
  • Don Richmond: E6.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2
  • Steve Bilko: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-1(E6/TH)
  • Joe Garagiola: 43

Bot 1

  • Bob Dillinger: 9
  • George Metkovich: W
  • Gus Bell: S9.1-3
  • Ralph Kiner: 5/FL
  • Wally Westlake: 4/P

Top 2

  • Solly Hemus: W
  • Tom Poholsky: K/C
  • Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)/FO
  • Red Schoendienst: 3/G

Bot 2

  • George Strickland: 7
  • Monty Basgall: 5/P
  • Clyde McCullough: 5/P

Top 3

  • Enos Slaughter: S9
  • Stan Musial: 64(1)/FO
  • Don Richmond: K/DP.1X2(26)

Bot 3

  • Murry Dickson: S8
  • Bob Dillinger: S5/BG.1-2
  • George Metkovich: S9.2-H;1-3
  • Gus Bell: S8/P.3-H;1-2
  • Ralph Kiner: 54(1)/FO.2-3
  • Wally Westlake: 8.3-H
  • George Strickland: 53

Top 4

  • Steve Bilko: 63
  • Joe Garagiola: 3/G
  • Solly Hemus: 7

Bot 4

  • Monty Basgall: 43
  • Clyde McCullough: 53
  • Murry Dickson: HR/7
  • Bob Dillinger: 3/FL

Top 5

  • Tom Poholsky: 8
  • Peanuts Lowrey: 13
  • Red Schoendienst: S9
  • Enos Slaughter: 13

Bot 5

  • George Metkovich: 43
  • Gus Bell: 4/P
  • Ralph Kiner: 8

Top 6

  • Stan Musial: W
  • Don Richmond: 3/GDP.1X2(3636)
  • Steve Bilko: D7
  • Joe Garagiola: 5/FL

Bot 6

  • Wally Westlake: HR/7
  • George Strickland: 53
  • Monty Basgall: 63
  • Clyde McCullough: 7

Top 7

  • Solly Hemus: W
  • Hal Rice: W.1-2
  • Peanuts Lowrey: W.2-3;1-2
  • Red Schoendienst: 7/F.3-H
  • Enos Slaughter: 9/F
  • Stan Musial: HP.2-3;1-2
  • Larry Ciaffone: 99(1)/FO

Bot 7

  • Bill Werle: 99
  • Bob Dillinger: 99
  • George Metkovich: W
  • Gus Bell: 99

Top 8

  • Steve Bilko: 99
  • Joe Garagiola: S
  • Solly Hemus: S.1-2
  • Del Rice: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 8

  • Ralph Kiner: 99
  • Wally Westlake: 99
  • George Strickland: W
  • Monty Basgall: 99

Top 9

  • Peanuts Lowrey: 99
  • Red Schoendienst: 99
  • Enos Slaughter: S3
  • Stan Musial: S.1-2
  • Larry Ciaffone: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

  • Heavy snow was falling
  • Sun now showing
  • pbp account ends here. Rest is deduced
  • Debut game for Larry Ciaffone
  • Debut game for Bob Habenicht