BOXSCORE: 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1951 New York-AL Yankees 8/29/1951
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
D.Mitchell LF 5 1 1 2 .276 R.Ashburn CF 5 1 2 1 .328
R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 1 0 .305 B.Goodman 2B 3 1 1 1 .283
Y.Berra C 4 0 1 0 .297 S.Gordon RF 4 0 1 0 .283
B.Thomson CF 4 1 1 1 .271 R.Kiner 1B 3 1 0 0 .258
M.Irvin RF 3 0 1 0 .307 R.Jackson 3B 4 1 1 3 .327
M.Vernon 1B 4 1 1 0 .340 D.Ennis LF 3 0 1 0 .330
A.Dark SS 3 0 0 0 .303 G.Hamner SS 4 0 0 0 .230
B.Brown 3B 1 0 0 0 .211 M.Batts C 4 1 1 0 .230
V.Law P 0 0 0 0 .467 M.Surkont P 2 0 0 0 .210
E.Blackwell P 2 1 0 1 .290 M.Parnell P 1 0 0 0 .250
A-W.Jones PH,3B 1 0 1 0 .275
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Totals 32 4 7 4 Totals 33 5 7 5
A-Pinch Hit For Blackwell In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 7 2
Yankees......... 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 7 1
Pirates (78-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
E.Blackwell 8 6 4 4 4 0 1 119 2.95 A1 D8
V.Law LOSS(2-2) 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 1.69 D9
Totals 8 1/3 7 5 5 4 0 2
Yankees (70-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Surkont 7 2/3 5 4 3 3 1 2 116 2.82 A1 D5
M.Parnell WIN(11-4) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.51 D6
Totals 9 7 4 3 3 1 2
ATTENDANCE- 63,762 DATE- Sunday, August 29th 1951 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Yankees: 2
ERRORS- A.Dark, E.Blackwell, B.Goodman
DOUBLES- Y.Berra(18th), B.Goodman(17th)
HOME RUNS- D.Mitchell(5th), B.Thomson(25th), R.Ashburn(2nd), R.Jackson(3rd)
RBIs- D.Mitchell-2(29th), B.Thomson(75th), E.Blackwell, R.Ashburn(56th),
B.Goodman(42nd), R.Jackson-3(10th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Blackwell
WALKS- M.Irvin, A.Dark, B.Brown, B.Goodman, R.Kiner, D.Ennis, M.Surkont
HIT BY PITCH- B.Brown-2
STRIKE OUTS- A.Dark
GIDP- E.Blackwell
2-out RBI- R.Jackson-3, D.Mitchell-2, B.Goodman, B.Thomson
RLISP 2-out- S.Gordon, M.Batts-2, D.Mitchell, A.Dark
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 0 for 3 Yankees: 2 for 6
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Yogi Berra blocked the plate, saving a run!
Richie Ashburn lofted one into the 'cheap seats' at Yankee Stadium as the
Pittsburgh Pirates lost a heartbreaker to New York-AL Yankees by the score of
5 to 4.
The game was decided in the bottom of the 9th inning. After an out was
recorded, Ashburn blasted a solo shot giving New York-AL the victory and
sending the 63,762 home-town fans home happy. Both teams totaled 7 hits on
the afternoon.
The win went to Mel Parnell(11-4) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings.
Vern Law(2-2) absorbed the loss in relief. It was another victory for New
York-AL at Yankee Stadium. Now their winning streak stands at 6 games.
SCORESHEET: 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1951 New York-AL Yankees
D.Mitche-A1 A1:F/9 B1:HR>1# C1:G/31 D1:FO/3 E1:F/9
b#
R.Schoen-A1 A2:F/9 B2:Si *6*:FO/3 *8*:G/13 E2:L/6
Y.Berra-A1 A3:G/13 B3:G/3 C3:Do D3:G/43
B.Thomso-A1 *2*:P/3 *4*:P/3 C4:L-DP/4 D4:HR>b#
>2o
M.Irvin-A1 A5:G/63 B5:W>b1 *7*:F/8 D5:Si
M.Vernon-A1 A6:G/43 B6:F/9 C6:E/4 D6:Si>13
A.Dark-A1 *3*:K B7:P/6 C7:W>12 b D7:Force/
1 54>1o b1
B.Brown-A1 A8:HBP *5*:W>b1 C8:HBP>23 *9*:G/43
V.Law-E3 12
E.Blackw-A1 A9:Force/ B9:G-DP/6 C9:SF/9>3 D9:Si
W.Jones-D9 56>1o b1 43>1o # 23
R.Ashbur-A1 A1:G/43 B1:E/1>12 C1:Si>12 D1:G/31 E1:HR>b#
B.Goodma-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:P/4 C2:Do>2# D2:G/13
1o
S.Gordon-A1 A3:F/8 B3:FO/2 *5*:Si *7*:F/8
R.Kiner-A1 A4:W>12 b *3*:F/9 C4:Force/ D4:L/5
1 54>1o b1
R.Jackso-A1 A5:HR>2# B5:G/63 C5:P/6 D5:F/8
1# b#
D.Ennis-A1 A6:W>b1 B6:G/53 C6:Si>12 *8*:G/63
G.Hamner-A1 A7:L/3 *4*:F/8 C7:E/6>23 D7:G/53
12
M.Batts-A1 *2*:G/63 B8:Si C8:G/63 D8:G/53
M.Surkon-A1 A9:W>b1 B9:L/4 *6*:F/7 *9*:FO/2
M.Parnel-D6