Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 10, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 10, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 3 2 2 0
Thorpe rf 4 2 1 2
Torgeson 1b 3 1 1 2
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
St. Claire c 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 2 0 0 0
  Sisti ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Hartsfield 2b 2 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Cusick 3b 1 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Spahn p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 1 0 0 0
  Daniels ph 1 0 0 0
  Bickford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 4 1 1 1
Del Greco cf 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 3 1 1 0
Kiner lf 2 2 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 1 1
Merson 2b 4 1 0 1
Strickland ss 3 1 1 2
Bartirome 1b 4 0 1 0
Kline p 2 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Wilks p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 7 6
Boston 002 030 000562
Pittsburgh 510 010 00x771
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(6-4) 2.0 4 6 6 2 0
  Jones   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Burdette   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Bickford   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   4.2 3 5 5 4 5
  LaPalme   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Wilks  W(3-2) 4.1 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
6
5

  E–Hartsfield (7), Logan (2), Merson (7).  DP–Boston 1. Burdette-Logan-Torgeson, Pittsburgh 1. Strickland-Merson-Bartirome.  PB–Fitz Gerald (1).  2B–Boston Torgeson (7,off Kline), Pittsburgh G. Bell (6,off Spahn).  3B–Boston Jethroe (5,off Kline).  HR–Boston Thorpe (3,5th inning off Kline 1 on 2 out), Pittsburgh Strickland (3,1st inning off Spahn 1 on 2 out); Castiglione (3,2nd inning off Spahn 0 on 1 out); Kiner (9,5th inning off Burdette 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Jethroe (4,by Kline); G. Bell (1,by Spahn).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Kiner (2,by Spahn).  Team–4.  SB–Bartirome (3,2nd base off Burdette/St. Claire); Bartirome (3,2nd base off Burdette/St. Claire).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Lou Jorda.  T–2:23.  A–10,934.
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