Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
August 1, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1952 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants 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, New York Giants 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Koshorek 3b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 2 2 1
Bell rf 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 1 1
Garagiola c 4 0 2 0
Merson 2b 4 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0
Bartirome 1b 3 0 1 0
Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  McCullough ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 1 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 1
Thompson 3b 3 1 0 0
Irvin rf 2 1 1 1
  Mueller rf 2 0 0 0
Rhodes lf 4 1 1 3
Thomson cf 3 1 1 0
Westrum c 3 1 2 2
Hearn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 7
Pittsburgh 000 000 210371
New York 411 001 00x781
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L(1-2) 2.0 5 6 6 2 2
  Friend   4.0 3 1 1 0 0
  LaPalme   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
2
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  W(12-3) 9.0 7 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
4

  E–Bartirome (8), Williams (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Friend-Groat-Bartirome, New York 1. Hearn-Dark-Lockman.  3B–New York Thomson (8,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Groat (1,8th inning off Hearn 0 on 1 out), New York Rhodes (7,1st inning off Fisher 2 on 2 out); Westrum (14,2nd inning off Fisher 0 on 0 out); Lockman (8,3rd inning off Fisher 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–2.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:15.  A–10,458.
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