Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
June 21, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1952 at Ebbets 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 14

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Castiglione 3b 4 1 0 0
Metkovich cf 4 1 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 1
Kiner lf 2 0 0 0
Garagiola c 3 0 1 1
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Strickland 2b 4 0 1 1
Bartirome 1b 2 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 0 0 0 0
Main p 1 0 0 0
  Merson ph 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 0 1 0 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Muir p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 5 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 3b 4 0 1 2
Reese ss 6 2 4 3
Robinson 2b 4 2 3 0
  Bridges 2b 0 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 1 0 0
Furillo rf 4 1 0 2
Snider cf 5 2 2 2
Hodges 1b 4 3 1 1
Pafko lf 4 2 4 4
Loes p 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 1 1 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 14 16 14
Pittsburgh 000 000 040451
Brooklyn 012 101 09x14162
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Main  L(1-6) 4.0 7 4 4 1 1
  LaPalme   3.0 4 1 1 2 1
  Wilks   0.2 3 5 1 0 0
  Kline   0.0 0 2 0 2 0
  Muir   0.1 2 2 0 3 0
Totals
8.0
16
14
6
8
2
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  W(7-3) 7.1 2 4 2 7 2
  Black   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Erskine  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
2
8
2

  E–Strickland (12), Hodges (1), Loes (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Groat-Strickland-Bartirome, Groat-Strickland-Bartirome, Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Reese-Hodges, Bridges-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (6,off Main).  3B–Brooklyn Shuba (1,off Wilks).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (13,2nd inning off Main 0 on 2 out); Pafko (11,8th inning off Wilks 1 on 1 out); Reese (2,8th inning off Wilks 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Loes 2 (5,off Main,off LaPalme).  HBP–Robinson (8,by Wilks).  IBB–Campanella (1,by Main).  Team–9.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:52.  A–13,335.
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