Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 24, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis ss 5 1 2 1
Ramazzotti 2b 5 0 2 1
Edwards c 5 0 1 1
  Hacker pr 0 0 0 0
  Atwell c 0 0 0 0
Sauer lf 3 2 1 1
Serena 3b 5 0 2 0
Fondy 1b 4 1 2 1
Jeffcoat cf 4 1 1 0
Hermanski rf 3 2 2 1
Minner p 2 0 1 1
  Leonard p 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 4 0 1 1
Del Greco cf 5 1 1 1
Kiner lf 2 0 0 0
  Davis pr 0 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 0 1 0
Merson 2b 5 0 1 1
McCullough c 4 0 1 0
Strickland ss 4 2 2 1
Bartirome 1b 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
  Metkovich 1b 2 1 1 0
Pollet p 0 0 0 0
  Carlsen p 1 0 1 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
  Dickson ph 1 1 1 1
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Garagiola ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago 010 123 0007140
Pittsburgh 000 010 4005101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Minner  W(4-1) 6.2 9 5 5 4 2
  Leonard   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Klippstein  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  L(1-6) 4.1 8 4 4 1 1
  Carlsen   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Main   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  LaPalme   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Kline   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
3
4

  E–Castiglione (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Ramazzotti-Fondy, Pittsburgh 2. Strickland-Merson-Bartirome, Del Greco-Merson.  2B–Chicago Jeffcoat (3,off LaPalme), Pittsburgh G. Bell (3,off Minner); Dickson (2,off Minner).  3B–Chicago Fondy (1,off Pollet).  HR–Chicago Sauer (9,2nd inning off Pollet 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Strickland (1,5th inning off Minner 0 on 1 out).  SH–Minner (1,off Pollet).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  CS–Miksis (2,2nd base by Main/McCullough).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:54.  A–3,118.
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