Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 31, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Koshorek 3b 6 0 1 2
Groat ss 5 0 1 0
Metkovich 1b 5 0 1 0
  Bartirome 1b 1 0 0 0
Kiner lf 5 1 2 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 0
Merson 2b 4 1 1 0
McCullough c 3 1 1 1
Del Greco cf 4 1 0 0
Hogue p 4 1 2 2
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Garagiola ph 0 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 10 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 3 0 0 0
  Morgan pr,3b 1 0 0 0
  Bridges pr,3b 1 2 1 0
Reese ss 3 1 1 1
Robinson 2b 6 0 2 1
Pafko 3b,rf 4 0 1 1
Campanella c 5 1 2 0
Shuba lf 4 2 3 1
Snider cf 3 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 1
Rutherford p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 1 0 1 0
  Holmes ph 1 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Cox ph 0 0 0 0
  Labine pr 0 0 0 0
  Black p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 6
Pittsburgh 060 000 000 006101
Brooklyn 021 000 003 017143
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hogue   8.0 10 4 2 4 4
  Friend   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Fisher   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  LaPalme  L(1-2) 1.2 2 1 1 4 0
Totals
10.2
14
7
5
10
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rutherford   1.0 4 6 3 1 1
  King   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Schmitz   5.0 3 0 0 3 1
  Loes   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Black  W(6-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
10
6
3
6
3

  E–Koshorek (15), Robinson (8), Pafko (3), Campanella (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 5. Groat-Merson-Metkovich, Koshorek-Merson-Metkovich, Merson-Groat-Metkovich, Groat-Merson-Bartirome, Groat-Merson-Bartirome, Brooklyn 2. Pafko-Hodges, Robinson-Reese-Hodges.  PB–McCullough (1).  2B–Brooklyn Shuba (5,off Hogue).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (21,9th inning off Hogue 0 on 0 out).  SH–Groat (6,off King); McCullough (3,off Black); Snider (5,off LaPalme); Reese (7,off LaPalme).  IBB–Kiner (5,by King); Garagiola (3,by Black); Hodges (8,by LaPalme); Pafko (5,by LaPalme); Campanella (3,by LaPalme).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Furillo (4,by Hogue).  Team–12.  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Augie Guglielmo, 3B–Artie Gore.
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