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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1951-07-04 · Day game · Forbes Field · 78°F, cloudy, dry · Wind to LF · 2:10

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Bob Friend earned the win and Ted Wilks picked up the save. Pete Castiglione went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Friend L: Ewell Blackwell SV: Ted Wilks

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Merriman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Connie Ryan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	4	0	1	0	0	1
Virgil Stallcup	3	1	2	1	0	0
Dixie Howell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ewell Blackwell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Castiglione	4	1	1	2	0	0
Rocky Nelson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ralph Kiner	2	1	0	0	2	0
Bill Howerton	4	0	2	2	0	1
Joe Garagiola	2	0	0	0	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	1	1	0	0	0
George Strickland	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Friend	3	0	1	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	5.0	4	2	2
Herm Wehmeier	2.0	2	1	2
Bud Byerly	1.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	8.1	8	1	1
Ted Wilks	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Merriman: K
Connie Ryan: W
Johnny Wyrostek: PB.1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: PO2(15)
Johnny Wyrostek: 53

Bot 1

Pete Castiglione: 5
Rocky Nelson: 63
Gus Bell: 8

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: 41
Grady Hatton: 7
Joe Adcock: 63

Bot 2

Ralph Kiner: 63
Bill Howerton: S4
Joe Garagiola: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Virgil Stallcup: HR/7
Dixie Howell: 53
Ewell Blackwell: 63
Lloyd Merriman: 43

Bot 3

Danny Murtaugh: 9
George Strickland: K/C
Bob Friend: K/C

Top 4

Connie Ryan: 53
Johnny Wyrostek: S7.B-2(E7)
Ted Kluszewski: 3/G.2-3
Grady Hatton: 43

Bot 4

Pete Castiglione: 63
Rocky Nelson: S7
Gus Bell: 7
Ralph Kiner: WP.1-2
Ralph Kiner: W
Bill Howerton: D9.2-H;1-H
Joe Garagiola: IW
Danny Murtaugh: 7

Top 5

Joe Adcock: 5
Virgil Stallcup: S8
Dixie Howell: 2
Ewell Blackwell: 63

Bot 5

George Strickland: 63
Bob Friend: D7
Pete Castiglione: 13.2-3
Rocky Nelson: 5/FL

Top 6

Lloyd Merriman: 31
Connie Ryan: 8
Johnny Wyrostek: 1/G

Bot 6

Gus Bell: 2/FL
Ralph Kiner: W
Bill Howerton: K/C
Joe Garagiola: 9

Top 7

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Grady Hatton: D9
Joe Adcock: S7.2-3
Virgil Stallcup: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Danny Murtaugh: S9
George Strickland: 2/FL
Bob Friend: K
Pete Castiglione: HR/7.1-H
Rocky Nelson: 4

Top 8

Bobby Adams: 6/L
Barney McCosky: S8
Lloyd Merriman: 3/G.1-2
Connie Ryan: FC6.2X3(65)

Bot 8

Gus Bell: K
Ralph Kiner: 8
Bill Howerton: 43

Top 9

Johnny Wyrostek: S9
Ted Kluszewski: 9
Grady Hatton: S9.1-3
Joe Adcock: PO3(152).1-2
Joe Adcock: K

Notes & reviews

Protest=V $the Reds protested both games because Ralph Kiner played; he had been suspended for three days but the Pirates claimed that they were not informed until after the start of the first game
rain started
Ewell Blackwell left with tired legs

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