St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 25, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1952 at Forbes Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Musial lf 5 2 3 0
Westlake cf 4 2 3 0
Slaughter rf 3 2 2 3
Bilko 1b 4 0 3 3
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Rice c 2 0 1 0
Staley p 4 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 5 0 1 0
Beard rf 4 2 2 0
  Walls ph 1 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 2 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Howerton cf 4 1 1 1
Garagiola c 4 0 2 1
Merson 2b 4 0 1 1
Koshorek ss 3 0 1 0
  Dusak ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
Muir p 1 0 0 0
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
  Mangan ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 1 0 0 0
  Wolfe p 0 0 0 0
  Strickland ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
St. Louis 000 330 0006122
Pittsburgh 000 001 030480
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(3-0) 7.1 7 4 3 2 3
  Brazle  SV(3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Muir  L(1-1) 4.2 9 6 6 2 2
  Werle   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kline   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Wolfe   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Wilks   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
6
3

  E–Slaughter (1), Staley (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Kline-Koshorek-Metkovich, Merson-Koshorek-Metkovich, Merson-Koshorek-Metkovich.  2B–St. Louis Westlake (1,off Muir); Bilko 2 (4,off Muir 2), Pittsburgh Smith (1,off Staley); Merson (3,off Brazle).  IBB–D. Rice (1,by Muir).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Kiner (1,by Staley).  Team–7.  CS–Westlake (1,2nd base by Muir/Garagiola).  U–Lon Warneke, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:20.  A–1,945.
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