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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1951-07-04 · Day game · Forbes Field · 6 innings · Att: 16061 · cloudy, dry · Wind to LF · 1:57

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 16–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 7 in the 3rd. Bill Werle earned the win. Ralph Kiner went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
CIN	2	0	0	1	1	0	4	10
PIT	0	0	7	7	2		16	17

W: Bill Werle L: Willie Ramsdell SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	4	1	2	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	3	2	1	0	1	0
Johnny Wyrostek	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	3	0	1	2	0	0
Virgil Stallcup	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Usher	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	2	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Pramesa	3	0	2	0	0	0
Willie Ramsdell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Meeks	1	0	1	1	0	0
Kent Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Castiglione	4	2	1	1	1	0
Jack Phillips	2	2	1	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	2	2	1	1	0
Ralph Kiner	3	2	2	7	1	0
Bill Howerton	4	1	1	0	0	1
Clyde McCullough	3	2	2	2	1	0
Monty Basgall	4	3	3	0	0	0
George Strickland	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Werle	4	1	2	2	0	0
Rocky Nelson	2	0	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Ramsdell	2.2	5	1	0
Bud Byerly	0.1	2	0	0
Eddie Erautt	0.0	6	0	0
Kent Peterson	2.0	4	3	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Werle	5.2	10	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Adams: D7
Connie Ryan: W
Johnny Wyrostek: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Adcock: S7.3-H;2-H
Virgil Stallcup: 9
Bob Usher: 7/L

Bot 1

Pete Castiglione: E5/G
Jack Phillips: 8
Gus Bell: 4
Ralph Kiner: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Johnny Pramesa: 6
Willie Ramsdell: 13

Bot 2

Bill Howerton: 8
Clyde McCullough: S9
Monty Basgall: 8
George Strickland: 2/FL

Top 3

Bobby Adams: 2/FL
Connie Ryan: 4
Johnny Wyrostek: HP
Joe Adcock: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Bill Werle: S8
Pete Castiglione: S8.1-2
Jack Phillips: FC1/SH.2-H(E1/TH3)(UR)(NR);1-3;B-2
Gus Bell: W
Ralph Kiner: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Bill Howerton: 53
Clyde McCullough: 43
Monty Basgall: D8
George Strickland: S7.2-H
Bill Werle: D7.1-H
Pete Castiglione: 8

Top 4

Virgil Stallcup: 7
Bob Usher: 53
Ted Kluszewski: W
Johnny Pramesa: S7.1-2
Sammy Meeks: S8.2-H;1-2
Bobby Adams: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Jack Phillips: S8
Gus Bell: S3.1-3
Ralph Kiner: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Bill Howerton: S8
Clyde McCullough: HR/89.1-H
Monty Basgall: S7
George Strickland: 4
Bill Werle: 13.1-2
Pete Castiglione: W
Rocky Nelson: S4.2-H;1-3
Gus Bell: S8.3-H;1-3
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Bill Howerton: K

Top 5

Connie Ryan: D7
Johnny Wyrostek: S9.2-3
Joe Adcock: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H
Virgil Stallcup: S6
Bob Usher: S8.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 4

Bot 5

Clyde McCullough: W
Monty Basgall: S7.1-2
George Strickland: S7.2-3;1-2
Bill Werle: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Pete Castiglione: E8/F.3-H;1-2
Rocky Nelson: 7
Gus Bell: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Johnny Pramesa: S7
Kent Peterson: K
Bobby Adams: S8.1-2
Connie Ryan: 9

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
35 minute rain delay
lights turned on
game called for rain

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