Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 2b 3 0 2 0
  Bridges pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Pafko lf 4 2 2 1
Snider cf 3 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 2 1 3
Reese ss 4 0 2 1
Branca p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Koshorek ss 4 0 0 0
Bartirome 1b 4 0 0 0
Howerton rf 3 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Garagiola c 2 0 0 0
Merson 2b 3 0 1 0
Del Greco cf 3 0 1 0
Castiglione 3b 2 1 1 0
Friend p 1 0 1 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Beard ph 0 0 0 0
  Waugh 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 4 0
Brooklyn 010 310 000580
Pittsburgh 000 000 01x143
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Branca  W(2-1) 8.0 4 1 1 3 7
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L(1-4) 5.0 7 5 5 3 2
  Main   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
6

  E–Koshorek (6), Garagiola (2), Merson (4).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Hodges-Reese, Pittsburgh 1. Merson-Koshorek-Bartirome.  2B–Brooklyn Cox (6,off Friend), Pittsburgh Del Greco (3,off Branca); Castiglione (1,off Branca).  3B–Brooklyn Reese (1,off Friend).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (1,4th inning off Friend 2 on 0 out); Pafko (7,5th inning off Friend 0 on 2 out).  SH–Branca (1,off Friend).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Reese (2,2nd base off Main/Garagiola).  CS–Hodges (2,2nd base by Main/Garagiola).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:02.  A–3,652.
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