Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – 0 Boston Braves
6 May 1951 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | Cliff Chambers | 1 in 880 games |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Cliff Chambers | 1 in 193 games |
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Metkovich | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Wally Westlake | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Strickland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monty Basgall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Chambers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Chambers | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sam Jethroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Earl Torgeson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sid Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Olmo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Estock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luis Marquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Estock | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Chet Nichols | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |