Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 20, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1952 at Forbes 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Cox 3b 5 0 2 1
Reese ss 5 1 1 0
Robinson 2b 4 1 1 1
Pafko rf,lf 5 2 2 2
Shuba lf 4 1 1 2
  Furillo rf 0 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 2 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 1
Walker c 4 0 1 1
Wade p 3 0 0 0
  Black p 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bartirome 1b 5 0 2 3
Groat ss 5 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 0
Garagiola c 4 1 2 1
Merson 3b 4 1 1 0
Del Greco cf 4 1 2 1
Strickland 2b 4 1 1 0
Dickson p 3 0 1 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Koshorek ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Brooklyn 013 100 0308130
Pittsburgh 000 010 2205121
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Wade  W(10-5) 6.2 9 3 3 1 8
  Black  SV(8) 2.1 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(6-15) 7.0 10 7 7 1 3
  Wilks   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
1
3

  E–Groat (12).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Cox-Robinson-Hodges, Cox-Robinson-Hodges, Pittsburgh 1. Groat-Strickland-Bartirome.  2B–Brooklyn Walker (5,off Wilks), Pittsburgh Del Greco (9,off Wade); Garagiola (8,off Black).  3B–Brooklyn Snider (5,off Dickson).  HR–Brooklyn Shuba (4,3rd inning off Dickson 1 on 2 out); Robinson (10,8th inning off Dickson 0 on 0 out); Pafko (13,8th inning off Dickson 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Cox (9,2nd base off Dickson/Garagiola).  CS–Cox (7,2nd base by Dickson/Garagiola).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Augie Guglielmo.
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