Pittsburgh Pirates 12 – 4 Philadelphia Phillies
4 June 1951 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 4-for-4 | Gus Bell | 1 in 693 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Rocky Nelson | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 36 | final score 12–4 | 1 in 374 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Schenz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Metkovich | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rocky Nelson | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Ralph Kiner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gus Bell | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Wally Westlake | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| George Strickland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Friend | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Murry Dickson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 43 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Murry Dickson | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Waitkus | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richie Ashburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Dick Sisler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Del Ennis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Jones | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Granny Hamner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Andy Seminick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Goliat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milo Candini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Whitman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Putsy Caballero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Meyer | 2.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Milo Candini | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Leo Cristante | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |