Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 21, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1952 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 3 0 0 0
Dusak cf 4 0 0 0
Metkovich lf 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 2 1 0
Garagiola c 3 1 2 1
  Smith pr 0 0 0 0
Merson 2b 4 0 1 2
Bartirome 1b 4 0 1 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 1 0 0 0
Dickson p 3 0 2 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 1
Hamner ss 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Ennis rf 3 1 0 0
Jones 3b 3 3 3 0
Ryan 2b 3 1 1 1
Mayo lf 3 1 1 1
Waitkus 1b 3 1 1 1
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 7 4
Pittsburgh 000 200 001374
Philadelphia 050 001 01x770
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(1-7) 8.0 7 7 3 3 3
Totals
8.0
7
7
3
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(7-1) 9.0 7 3 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
6

  E–Castiglione (2), Dusak (2), Bartirome (1), Dickson (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Ryan-Waitkus.  2B–Pittsburgh Merson (9,off Roberts); G. Bell (1,off Roberts).  3B–Philadelphia W. Jones (2,off Dickson).  SH–Castiglione (1,off Roberts); Ryan (2,off Dickson).  Team LOB–5.  Team–3.  CS–Ashburn (4,2nd base by Dickson/Garagiola); Ashburn (4,2nd base by Dickson/Garagiola).  U–Bill Stewart, Augie Guglielmo, Jocko Conlan.
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