Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
July 25, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1952 at Braves Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Koshorek 3b 4 0 2 2
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 0 0
  Bartirome 1b 0 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
Merson 2b 4 0 1 1
McCullough c 4 1 2 0
Del Greco cf 3 1 1 0
Dickson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 1 2 0
Logan ss 4 1 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 2 1
Cooper c 3 0 0 1
Gordon lf 2 0 0 0
Crowe 1b 4 0 2 0
Dittmer 2b 4 0 1 0
Daniels rf 4 0 0 0
Spahn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Pittsburgh 002 100 000361
Boston 200 000 000290
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(7-15) 9.0 9 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
4
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(8-11) 9.0 6 3 3 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
6

  E–G. Bell (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Dickson-Groat-Metkovich.  2B–Pittsburgh Koshorek (12,off Spahn), Boston Crowe (9,off Dickson).  SH–Dickson 2 (2,off Spahn 2); Cooper (2,off Dickson).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Kiner (3,2nd base off Spahn/Cooper).  CS–Del Greco (5,Home by Spahn/Cooper).  U-HP–Lou Jorda, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Engeln.  T–2:11.  A–4,126.
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