Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 16, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davis rf 4 0 2 0
  Bell rf 1 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 4 1 3 0
Kiner lf 3 1 2 0
Hall 3b 5 1 1 1
Merson 2b 5 1 2 1
Koshorek ss 3 0 1 0
  McCullough ph 1 0 0 0
Mangan c 3 0 1 1
  Garagiola c 0 1 0 0
Pollet p 3 0 0 0
  Suchecki p 0 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 1 1
  Main p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 3 2 1 1
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 2 2
Musial lf 4 1 2 3
Westlake cf 2 0 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 2 0
  Glaviano pr 0 1 0 0
  Fusselman c 1 0 1 0
Rice c 3 0 1 0
  Kazak 3b 1 1 0 0
Chambers p 1 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Bokelmann p 0 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 000 002 021–5131
St. Louis 100 000 50x–6102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  L(0-1) 6.2 8 6 6 2 1
  Suchecki   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Main   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
2
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers  W(1-0) 7.0 10 2 2 3 5
  Bokelmann   1.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Brazle  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
5
5
  E–Mangan (1), Johnson (1), Chambers (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Koshorek-Merson-Metkovich, St. Louis 1. Hemus-Bilko.  2B–Pittsburgh Kiner (1); Merson (1); Howerton (1), St. Louis Hemus (1); Schoendienst (1); Musial (1).  3B–Pittsburgh Del Greco (1).  HR–St. Louis Musial (1,1st inning off Pollet 0 on).  SH–Metkovich (1); Chambers (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  SB–Davis (1); Kiner (1); Westlake (1).  CS–Musial (1).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.
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