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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1951-07-28 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 6848 · 2:18
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 8–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 6th. Murry Dickson earned the win. Sid Gordon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
W: Murry Dickson L: Warren Spahn SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Scotty Robb · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roy Hartsfield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Jethroe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Earl Torgeson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Elliott | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Sid Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Willard Marshall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walker Cooper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Logan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Warren Spahn | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Addis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Castiglione | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Reiser | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Kiner | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jack Phillips | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Garagiola | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 George Strickland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Monty Basgall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Murry Dickson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed FitzGerald | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Murtaugh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Metkovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
 Bob Chipman | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Paine | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murry Dickson | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roy Hartsfield: 7
- Sam Jethroe: 6
- Earl Torgeson: W
- Bob Elliott: 4/F
Bot 1
- Pete Castiglione: 4
- Pete Reiser: K
- Gus Bell: 3
Top 2
- Sid Gordon: 63
- Willard Marshall: E4
- Walker Cooper: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Ralph Kiner: T8/F
- Jack Phillips: 7.3-H
- Joe Garagiola: 8/L
- George Strickland: 63
Top 3
- Johnny Logan: 63
- Warren Spahn: S
- Roy Hartsfield: S/BR.1X2(3)
- Sam Jethroe: T/89.1-H
- Earl Torgeson: 13
Bot 3
- Monty Basgall: 3
- Murry Dickson: S
- Pete Castiglione: 43.1-2
- Pete Reiser: K
Top 4
- Bob Elliott: K
- Sid Gordon: K
- Willard Marshall: S
- Walker Cooper: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Gus Bell: HP
- Ralph Kiner: PO1(1343)
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Jack Phillips: S.1-2#
- Joe Garagiola: W.2-3;1-2
- George Strickland: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
- Monty Basgall: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Johnny Logan: 7
- Warren Spahn: S
- Roy Hartsfield: K
- Sam Jethroe: W.1-2
- Earl Torgeson: 9
Bot 5
- Murry Dickson: S
- Pete Castiglione: 16(1)/FO
- Pete Reiser: 4
- Gus Bell: 43
Top 6
- Bob Elliott: W
- Sid Gordon: HR/78XD.1-H
- Willard Marshall: S
- Walker Cooper: K
- Johnny Logan: 23/SH.1-2#
- Warren Spahn: D7.2-H
- Roy Hartsfield: 53
Bot 6
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Jack Phillips: W.1-2
- Joe Garagiola: 56(1)/BG/FO.2-3
- George Strickland: S7.3-H;1-2
- Ed FitzGerald: WP.2-3;1-2
- Ed FitzGerald: D/78.3-H;2-H
- Murry Dickson: 8
- Pete Castiglione: S7.2-H
- Pete Reiser: S7.1-2#
- Gus Bell: 31
Top 7
- Sam Jethroe: 3
- Earl Torgeson: K
- Bob Elliott: W
- Sid Gordon: K
Bot 7
- Ralph Kiner: 2
- Jack Phillips: 8
- Joe Garagiola: 43
Top 8
- Willard Marshall: 9
- Walker Cooper: S7
- Bob Addis: 7
- Tommy Holmes: 4
Bot 8
- George Strickland: 6
- Danny Murtaugh: S7
- Murry Dickson: FC4.1-2(E4/TH)
- Pete Castiglione: HP.2-3;1-2
- George Metkovich: 4/34D.3-H;2-3
- Gus Bell: S.3-H(UR);1-2#
- Ralph Kiner: 63
Top 9
- Roy Hartsfield: 13
- Sam Jethroe: K/C
- Earl Torgeson: 8
Notes & reviews
- the ball caromed off the 1B bag and hit Warren Spahn