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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1951-06-21 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 5682 · 2:26

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 5 in the 1st. Robin Roberts earned the win. Tommy Brown went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	11
PIT	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	12

W: Robin Roberts L: Paul LaPalme SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lon Warneke · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	1	0	1	0
Richie Ashburn	5	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Jones	3	3	2	1	1	0
Granny Hamner	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	2	1	1	1	0
Del Ennis	5	1	2	0	0	0
Tommy Brown	2	2	1	4	1	0
Andy Seminick	4	0	1	2	0	1
Robin Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	3
Putsy Caballero	2	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Castiglione	5	0	2	0	0	0
George Metkovich	5	3	3	2	0	0
Gus Bell	5	0	3	2	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Howerton	3	0	0	0	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Strickland	4	0	0	0	0	1
Clyde McCullough	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Maguire	1	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Walsh	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	2	1	1	0	0	0
Rocky Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Schenz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	1	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	9.0	12	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul LaPalme	3.0	5	3	2
Junior Walsh	4.0	4	1	1
Mel Queen	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Waitkus: W
Richie Ashburn: S9.1-2
Willie Jones: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Granny Hamner: 9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bill Nicholson: W
Del Ennis: 3/P
Tommy Brown: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Andy Seminick: 63

Bot 1

Pete Castiglione: 43
George Metkovich: D7
Gus Bell: D7.2-H
Ralph Kiner: 63
Bill Howerton: 6/P

Top 2

Robin Roberts: K
Eddie Waitkus: 3/G
Richie Ashburn: 3/G

Bot 2

Danny Murtaugh: 8
George Strickland: K
Clyde McCullough: 63

Top 3

Willie Jones: S7
Granny Hamner: 7
Bill Nicholson: 8
Del Ennis: S7.1-3;B-2
Tommy Brown: W
Andy Seminick: S7.3-H;2-H;1-H(NR)
Robin Roberts: K/C

Bot 3

Jack Maguire: 13
Pete Castiglione: S9
George Metkovich: 54(1)/FO
Gus Bell: S8.1-3
Ralph Kiner: S8.3-H;1-2
Bill Howerton: 9

Top 4

Eddie Waitkus: S/89
Richie Ashburn: 46(1)/FO
Willie Jones: 7
Granny Hamner: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Danny Murtaugh: S7
George Strickland: 7
Clyde McCullough: 64(1)/FO
Junior Walsh: 63

Top 5

Bill Nicholson: HR/9
Del Ennis: S8
Tommy Brown: 7
Andy Seminick: K/C
Robin Roberts: 13

Bot 5

Pete Castiglione: S7
George Metkovich: 64(1)3/GDP
Gus Bell: 8

Top 6

Eddie Waitkus: 43
Richie Ashburn: 63
Willie Jones: W
Granny Hamner: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Ralph Kiner: 4/P
Bill Howerton: W
Danny Murtaugh: 3/P
George Strickland: 8

Top 7

Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Del Ennis: 9
Putsy Caballero: S7
Andy Seminick: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Ed FitzGerald: D/78
Rocky Nelson: 5/FL
Pete Castiglione: 53
George Metkovich: S9.2-H
Gus Bell: D/78.1-H
Ralph Kiner: 8

Top 8

Robin Roberts: K
Eddie Waitkus: 99
Richie Ashburn: 99

Bot 8

Bill Howerton: 99
Hank Schenz: 99
George Strickland: 99

Top 9

Willie Jones: HR/7
Granny Hamner: S
Bill Nicholson: 99
Del Ennis: 99
Putsy Caballero: 99

Bot 9

Ed FitzGerald: 99
Pete Reiser: D7
Pete Castiglione: 99
George Metkovich: S8.2-H
Gus Bell: 99

Notes & reviews

Danny Murtaugh took the throw in and collided with umpire Dusty Boggess allowing the runners to advance a base
Andy Seminick rounded 1B too far and Tommy Brown scored while Seminick returned to 1B safely

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