Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 11 Boston Braves
21 July 1951 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Bob Elliott | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | George Strickland | 1 in 107 games |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | Vern Bickford | 1 in 511 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Boston Braves | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Metkovich | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Gus Bell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Bill Howerton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe Garagiola | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Strickland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Monty Basgall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Rocky Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Friend | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Reiser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Vern Law | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Wilks | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Logan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Jethroe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Earl Torgeson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Sid Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Willard Marshall | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Ebba St. Claire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sibby Sisti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vern Bickford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Bickford | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |