New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Giants 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomson 3b 3 1 2 1
Thompson lf 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 3 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Diering cf 2 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 1 0
Maglie p 1 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 5 1 2 3
Del Greco cf 5 0 1 0
Metkovich rf 4 0 2 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 0
  Dusak lf 0 0 0 0
Garagiola c 3 0 0 0
Merson 2b 3 2 1 0
Strickland ss 2 2 0 0
Bartirome 1b 3 2 3 2
Dickson p 4 0 1 1
Totals 33 8 11 6
New York 001 000 000173
Pittsburgh 030 201 20x8110
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  L(9-2) 4.0 6 5 3 3 3
  Spencer   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Wilhelm   2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
8
6
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(3-8) 9.0 7 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
6

  E–Lockman (5), Mueller (1), Westrum (5).  PB–Westrum (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Bartirome 2 (6).  3B–New York Williams (1).  HR–New York Thomson (7,3rd inning off Dickson 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Bartirome (3).  Team–7.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Tom Gorman.
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