New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 3, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1952 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 1 1
Lockman 1b 2 1 0 0
Thomson 3b 4 0 1 0
Thompson lf 0 1 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 1
Mueller rf 3 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 4 0 1 0
Maglie p 4 1 1 0
Totals 29 3 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Koshorek ss 5 0 1 0
Beard rf 4 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Merson 3b,2b 4 2 2 1
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 4 0 3 1
Strickland 2b 1 0 0 0
  Smith 3b 1 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 0 0 0 0
  Hall pr 0 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
Kline p 2 0 0 0
  Garagiola ph 1 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Castiglione 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
New York 000 002 100–350
Pittsburgh 010 001 000–271
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  W(4-0) 9.0 7 2 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  L(0-2) 7.0 4 3 2 6 1
  Friend   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Main   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
7
3
  E–Kiner (4), Kiner (4).  DP–New York 2. Strickland-Koshorek-Metkovich, Koshorek-Strickland-Metkovich, Pittsburgh 2. Strickland-Koshorek-Metkovich, Koshorek-Strickland-Metkovich.  2B–Pittsburgh Merson (6).  HR–Pittsburgh Merson (3,6th inning off Maglie 0 on).  SH–Thompson (2).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Strickland (1).  Team–10.  SB–Del Greco (1); Del Greco (1).  U–Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Larry Goetz.
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