New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 26, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1952 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Giants 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mueller rf 6 1 2 1
Dark ss 5 2 3 2
Lockman 1b 5 3 3 2
Thompson 3b 5 0 0 1
Thomson cf 5 2 3 1
Rhodes lf 4 1 1 1
Westrum c 3 2 1 0
Williams 2b 5 2 2 3
Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Spencer p 1 1 1 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 1
  Lanier p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 14 16 12
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Walls cf 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 5 1 2 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 1 0
  Bartirome 1b 1 0 1 0
Kiner lf 5 1 0 0
Bell rf 3 2 1 0
Garagiola c 3 2 2 3
Senerchia 3b 4 1 2 2
Berardino 2b 4 0 1 2
Dickson p 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
  Main p 1 0 0 0
  Necciai p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Dunn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
New York 305 000 060–14160
Pittsburgh 403 000 000–7112
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   1.0 3 4 4 2 0
  Spencer   1.2 4 3 3 0 1
  Wilhelm  W(12-3) 4.1 3 0 0 0 3
  Lanier  SV(5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(12-18) 2.2 9 8 8 1 0
  Kline   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Main   4.1 3 4 4 1 3
  Necciai   0.2 3 2 1 0 0
  Dunn   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
14
13
2
3
  E–Kiner (8), Necciai (2).  DP–New York 1. Dark-Lockman.  2B–New York Dark (21); Lockman (14), Pittsburgh Senerchia (2); Berardino (2).  3B–Pittsburgh Garagiola (4).  HR–New York Williams (12,3rd inning off Dickson 2 on).  HBP–Westrum (3).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  SB–Thomson (5); Rhodes (1); Westrum (1).  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Bill Jackowski.
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