Pittsburgh Pirates 8 – 0 Boston Braves
5 June 1951 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 8-21-1 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 223,931 games |
| 29 | final score 8–0 | 1 in 168 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Johnny Sain | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Schenz | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Metkovich | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Rocky Nelson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Gus Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wally Westlake | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Strickland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul LaPalme | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 46 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul LaPalme | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luis Marquez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Torgeson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sid Gordon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sibby Sisti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luis Olmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Mauch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sain | 4.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Cole | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Donovan | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Estock | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |