Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 4, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 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 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 3b 2 2 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 2 1
Snider cf 4 2 1 2
Robinson 2b 3 2 3 1
Campanella c 5 0 2 2
Pafko lf 2 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 5 0 2 0
Furillo rf 5 0 0 0
Erskine p 5 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 4 0 0 1
Del Greco cf 3 1 1 0
Bell rf 5 1 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 2 2
Garagiola c 4 0 2 1
Merson 2b 4 0 1 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Bartirome 1b 3 1 1 0
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 1 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Brooklyn 202 010 0207121
Pittsburgh 200 001 001491
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  W(4-1) 8.0 9 4 3 5 6
  Loes  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L(3-6) 5.0 9 5 4 6 2
  LaPalme   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Wilks   2.0 2 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
10
7

  E–Snider (2), Strickland (6).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Hodges-Reese, Hodges-Reese-Robinson, Reese-Robinson-Hodges, Pittsburgh 1. Strickland-Merson-Bartirome.  2B–Brooklyn Morgan (2,off Friend); Robinson (7,off Friend), Pittsburgh Kiner (7,off Erskine); Metkovich (5,off Erskine).  HR–Brooklyn Robinson (5,5th inning off Friend 0 on 0 out); Snider (5,8th inning off Wilks 1 on 2 out), Pittsburgh Kiner (8,1st inning off Erskine 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  CS–Reese (2,2nd base by Friend/Garagiola); Campanella (1,2nd base by Friend/Garagiola).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:45.  A–14,421.
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