Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 16, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 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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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 5 3 4 1
Ashburn cf 4 1 2 1
Wyrostek rf 5 3 3 2
Ennis lf 5 0 1 1
Hamner ss 5 1 3 0
Jones 3b 5 0 2 0
Burgess c 5 0 1 2
Waitkus 1b 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 4 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 16 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 5 1 1 0
Groat ss 5 2 2 0
Metkovich 1b 5 1 2 3
Kiner lf 4 1 3 1
  Koshorek pr 0 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 1 1 2
Garagiola c 2 0 1 0
  McCullough c 3 0 2 0
Merson 3b 5 1 1 0
Strickland 2b 4 0 1 0
Dickson p 3 0 1 1
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 15 7
Philadelphia 001 002 1228160
Pittsburgh 000 201 2027153
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(13-6) 8.1 13 7 7 1 4
  Hansen  SV(3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(6-14) 8.0 12 6 6 1 3
  Wilks   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
1
3

  E–Groat (10), Garagiola (7), Strickland (17), Groat (10), Garagiola (7), Strickland (17).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Del Greco-Groat, Pittsburgh 1. Del Greco-Groat.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (15); Wyrostek 2 (7); Burgess (19), Pittsburgh Groat (1).  3B–Philadelphia Wyrostek (6).  HR–Philadelphia Ryan (7,7th inning off Dickson 0 on), Pittsburgh Metkovich (3,9th inning off Roberts 1 on); Kiner (16,4th inning off Roberts 0 on); G. Bell (12,6th inning off Roberts 0 on).  SH–Ashburn (5).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Ashburn (9).  CS–Ennis (3).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Augie Donatelli.
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