Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 19, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 2b 3 2 1 1
Adams 3b 5 3 3 2
Wyrostek cf,rf 3 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 0 3 3
Sisler rf 5 0 0 0
  Borkowski cf 0 0 0 0
Adcock lf 4 0 1 0
Seminick c 4 2 2 2
McMillan ss 5 1 0 0
Wehmeier p 5 0 2 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 3 0 1 0
Beard rf 5 1 1 1
Metkovich 1b 2 0 1 0
  Bartirome 1b 2 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 1
Garagiola c 4 0 2 0
Hall 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith 3b 0 0 0 0
Merson 2b 3 1 1 1
Koshorek ss 4 0 1 0
Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Wolfe p 0 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 0 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph 0 1 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Mangan ph 1 0 0 0
  Waugh p 0 0 0 0
  Castiglione ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Cincinnati 250 010 0109130
Pittsburgh 010 010 010381
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  W(1-0) 9.0 8 3 3 4 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Queen  L(0-1) 1.1 4 5 5 1 2
  Wolfe   0.2 2 2 2 2 0
  LaPalme   3.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Main   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Waugh   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
5
5

  E–Koshorek (2), Koshorek (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2. LaPalme-Koshorek-Metkovich, Koshorek-Merson-Bartirome, Pittsburgh 2. LaPalme-Koshorek-Metkovich, Koshorek-Merson-Bartirome.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (1,off Wolfe), Pittsburgh Garagiola 2 (2,off Wehmeier 2).  3B–Cincinnati Adcock (1,off Waugh), Pittsburgh Beard (1,off Wehmeier).  HR–Cincinnati Hatton (2,1st inning off Queen 0 on 0 out); Adams (2,1st inning off Queen 0 on 0 out); Seminick (2,5th inning off LaPalme 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Merson (1,2nd inning off Wehmeier 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Adcock (1,by Wolfe); Del Greco (1,by Wehmeier).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  SB–Seminick (1,2nd base off Queen/Garagiola).  CS–Koshorek (2,2nd base by Wehmeier/Seminick).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Scotty Robb.  T–2:57.  A–10,271.
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