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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1951-07-03 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 4650 · 2:05

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2–0. Vern Law earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Vern Law L: Bob Rush SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Hal Jeffcoat	4	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	0
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	0
Gene Hermanski	4	2	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	0
Randy Jackson	2	1	2
Eddie Miksis	4	0	0
Roy Smalley	3	1	0
Bob Rush	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Castiglione	4	0	1	0	0	1
Danny Murtaugh	3	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Howerton	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Garagiola	3	0	1	1	0	1
Jack Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	1
George Strickland	2	0	2	0	1	0
Vern Law	1	0	0	0	1	0
George Metkovich	1	0	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Rush	8.0	8	2	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Law	9.0	5	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hal Jeffcoat: 43
Phil Cavarretta: 31
Frank Baumholtz: 13

Bot 1

Pete Castiglione: S7
Danny Murtaugh: 64(1)3/GDP
Gus Bell: 43

Top 2

Gene Hermanski: 8
Smoky Burgess: 43
Randy Jackson: W
Eddie Miksis: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Ralph Kiner: S8
Bill Howerton: 31.1-2
Joe Garagiola: S9.2-H
Jack Phillips: 43(B)63(1)/GDP

Top 3

Roy Smalley: 63
Bob Rush: 9
Hal Jeffcoat: 6/L

Bot 3

George Strickland: W
Vern Law: W.1-2
Pete Castiglione: K
Danny Murtaugh: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Phil Cavarretta: 6/P
Frank Baumholtz: 6/P
Gene Hermanski: S8
Smoky Burgess: 63

Bot 4

Gus Bell: 8
Ralph Kiner: 63
Bill Howerton: D7
Joe Garagiola: K

Top 5

Randy Jackson: S6
Eddie Miksis: 46(1)3/GDP
Roy Smalley: S/89
Bob Rush: 5E3.1-2
Hal Jeffcoat: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jack Phillips: 9
George Strickland: S8
Vern Law: 14/SH.1-2
Pete Castiglione: 63

Top 6

Phil Cavarretta: S9
Frank Baumholtz: 9/L
Gene Hermanski: S4.1-2
Smoky Burgess: 31.2-3;1-2
Randy Jackson: IW
Eddie Miksis: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Danny Murtaugh: S3
Gus Bell: 43.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 63
Bill Howerton: K

Top 7

Roy Smalley: 63
Bob Rush: 7
Hal Jeffcoat: 63

Bot 7

Joe Garagiola: 13
Jack Phillips: K/C
George Strickland: S9
Vern Law: 6/P

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: 7
Frank Baumholtz: 8
Gene Hermanski: 8

Bot 8

Pete Castiglione: E6
Danny Murtaugh: 34/SH.1-2
Gus Bell: FC6.2X3(6542);B-2
George Metkovich: T9.2-H(UR)
Bill Howerton: 9

Top 9

Smoky Burgess: 7
Randy Jackson: 53
Eddie Miksis: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Pirate Friend, not in game, ejected by 1B umpire Conlan for arguing call at 1st
Kiner, Pirates Coaches Posedel and Stock ejected by 1B umpire Jocko Conlan for arguing call at 1st

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