Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 30, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 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 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Koshorek 3b 4 0 1 1
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
  Strickland ss 0 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 1 0
  Bartirome 1b 0 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Garagiola c 3 1 1 0
Merson 2b 3 2 2 2
Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0
Pollet p 2 0 1 0
  Friend p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 3b 5 1 2 1
Reese ss 4 0 1 1
Furillo rf 5 0 1 1
Pafko lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0
Williams cf 3 1 1 0
  Shuba ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Bridges 2b 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Erskine p 2 1 1 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 001 000 020 0362
Brooklyn 000 001 011 1480
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet   8.1 6 3 3 3 2
  Friend  L(4-16) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.2
8
4
4
4
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine   8.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Black  W(5-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
6
3
3
3
6

  E–Metkovich (4), Pollet (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Koshorek-Merson-Metkovich, Merson-Bartirome, Brooklyn 2. Erskine-Reese-Hodges, Reese-Robinson-Hodges.  PB–Campanella (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Metkovich (16,off Erskine); Merson (19,off Erskine), Brooklyn Reese (12,off Pollet).  HR–Pittsburgh Merson (5,3rd inning off Erskine 0 on 0 out), Brooklyn Campanella (11,9th inning off Pollet 0 on 1 out).  SH–Merson (2,off Black).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  CS–Koshorek (6,2nd base by Erskine/Campanella); Metkovich (3,Home by Erskine/Campanella).  SB–Reese (19,3rd base off Pollet/Garagiola).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Augie Guglielmo.  T–2:48.  A–5,110.
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