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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Koshorek 3b 5 0 2 0
Groat ss 5 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 2 1 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 2 0
Garagiola c 4 0 1 0
Merson 2b 4 0 1 1
Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0
Main p 3 0 0 0
  Fisher ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 3b 4 2 2 1
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Shuba lf 4 0 1 1
  Williams pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Pafko rf 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Snider cf 2 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 1
Bridges 2b 2 0 0 1
Landrum p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Pittsburgh 000 001 000181
Brooklyn 110 100 01x460
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Main  L(2-9) 8.0 6 4 4 1 6
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
1
6
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Landrum  W(1-0) 9.0 8 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
5

  E–Main (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Koshorek (13,off Landrum); G. Bell (14,off Landrum), Brooklyn Hodges (17,off Main); Shuba (6,off Main).  HR–Brooklyn Morgan (6,1st inning off Main 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Bridges (2,off Main); Reese (8,off Main).  Team–4.  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Augie Guglielmo, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Jocko Conlan.
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