St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 31, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 0 0
Lowrey 3b 4 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 0
Musial cf 3 0 2 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 1 1
Rice H. lf 4 1 2 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice D. c 4 0 3 1
  Glaviano pr 0 0 0 0
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Benson ph 1 0 0 0
  Yuhas p 0 0 0 0
  Miggins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Walls cf 3 1 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 3 2 1 0
  Bartirome 1b 0 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 3 4
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Senerchia 3b 4 0 2 0
Berardino 2b 3 0 1 0
Dickson p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
St. Louis 100 100 000292
Pittsburgh 103 000 00x481
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L(3-2) 5.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Yuhas   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(13-18) 9.0 9 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
2

  E–Lowrey 2 (4), Berardino (4).  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (36); D. Rice (26), Pittsburgh Berardino (3).  3B–St. Louis H. Rice (5).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (30,3rd inning off Miller 2 on).  SH–Miller (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Metkovich (5); Metkovich (5).  CS–Senerchia (1); Senerchia (1).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Augie Donatelli.
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