Boston Braves catcher Walker Cooper goes 5 for 5 in a 12 – 3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Surkont wins his fifth game, scattering 10 hits and giving up home runs to Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake in the late innings.

On May 18, 1951 — Boston Braves catcher Walker Cooper goes 5 for 5 in a 12 – 3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Surkont wins his fifth game, scattering 10 hits and giving up home runs to Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake in the late innings.

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Boston Braves catcher Walker Cooper goes 5 for 5 in a 12 – 3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Surkont wins his fifth game, scattering 10 hits and giving up home runs to Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake in the late innings.

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Jim Wynn homers off Tom Seaver with two outs in the ninth to tie New York, 1-1. Bob Aspromonte’s two-run opposite-field double in the 12th wins it for Houston. Tom Dukes, who fanned two with the bases full of Mets in the 11th, picks up the 3-1 victory.

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