Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 5, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bartirome 1b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Metkovich cf 3 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Merson 3b 3 0 1 0
Strickland 2b 3 0 1 0
McCullough c 3 0 2 0
Main p 1 0 0 0
  Castiglione ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 2 2 1
Musial cf 4 1 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 2 3
Sisler 1b 4 0 1 0
Rice H. lf 4 0 1 0
Rice D. c 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Brazle p 4 1 2 0
Totals 37 5 11 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 000053
St. Louis 104 000 00x5110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Main  L(2-7) 7.0 11 5 5 0 0
  Kline   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
0
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brazle  W(6-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
5

  E–Groat (7), Merson (9), Strickland (14).  DP–St. Louis 1. Schoendienst-Hemus-Sisler.  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (19,off Main); Brazle (1,off Main); Slaughter (8,off Main).  SH–Main (2,off Brazle).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Sisler (2,2nd base off Main/McCullough); Sisler (2,2nd base off Main/McCullough).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–1:48.  A–15,625.
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