Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 15, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 4 1 0 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 1 1
Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 3 1 2 2
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Merson 2b 3 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Dickson p 2 0 0 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Main p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 3 0 2 0
Ashburn cf 3 1 0 1
Hamner ss 4 1 1 2
Ennis lf 4 0 2 1
Burgess c 4 0 1 1
Wyrostek rf 4 0 1 0
Ryan 2b 4 1 2 0
Caballero 3b 4 2 3 1
Fox p 1 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 0 0 0 0
  Lohrke pr 0 1 0 0
  Konstanty p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 12 6
Pittsburgh 001 000 200340
Philadelphia 001 000 50x6121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(4-9) 6.0 10 4 4 3 1
  Wilks   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Main   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
4
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fox  W(1-5) 7.0 4 3 2 0 1
  Konstanty  SV(2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
0
1

  E–Hamner (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Strickland-Metkovich, Merson-Strickland-Metkovich, Del Greco-Strickland-Metkovich.  2B–Pittsburgh Kiner (9,off Fox), Philadelphia Caballero (1,off Dickson); Ryan (6,off Dickson).  3B–Pittsburgh Metkovich (3,off Fox).  HR–Pittsburgh G. Bell (6,7th inning off Fox 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–1.  IBB–Ashburn (1,by Wilks).  Team–6.  SB–Ashburn (5,2nd base off Dickson/Fitz Gerald); Ashburn (5,2nd base off Dickson/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–1:55.  A–12,525.
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