Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 24, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1952 at Forbes 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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Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 1 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 2 1
Torgeson 1b 2 0 0 1
Cooper c 4 0 1 0
Gordon lf 4 0 1 0
  Cusick pr 0 1 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Daniels rf 0 0 0 0
  Thorpe pr,rf 3 0 1 0
Sisti 2b 4 0 1 1
Jester p 2 1 0 0
  Dittmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Spahn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Walls cf 5 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Metkovich 1b 3 1 1 0
  Bartirome 1b 0 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 2 2 2
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Senerchia 3b 4 1 3 1
Berardino 2b 3 0 1 0
McCullough c 3 0 2 1
Necciai p 4 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Boston 000 002 001381
Pittsburgh 200 001 01x4101
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jester  L(1-4) 6.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Johnson   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Necciai  W(1-2) 8.0 7 3 2 2 1
  Dickson  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
1

  E–Jethroe (8), Groat (20).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Necciai-Berardino-Metkovich, Walls-Berardino-Groat, Groat-Berardino-Metkovich.  2B–Pittsburgh Berardino (1,off Jester).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (28,1st inning off Jester 1 on 2 out); Senerchia (1,8th inning off Johnson 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Daniels (3,by Necciai).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Engeln.
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