Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
September 12, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1952 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Boston Braves 16

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bartirome 1b 4 0 2 0
Groat ss 3 0 0 0
Bell G. rf 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Hall cf 3 0 0 0
Senerchia 3b 4 0 0 0
Koshorek 2b 3 0 2 0
McCullough c 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph,c 3 0 0 0
Necciai p 1 0 0 0
  Hogue p 0 0 0 0
  Walls ph 0 0 0 0
  Dunn p 0 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell B. p 0 0 0 0
  Garagiola ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 3 1 0 1
Logan ss 4 1 3 3
Mathews 3b 6 0 1 0
Gordon lf 5 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 3 4 1 1
Dittmer 2b 4 4 3 3
Burris c 5 2 3 4
Daniels rf 4 2 1 2
Johnson p 4 1 1 2
Totals 38 16 15 16
Pittsburgh 000 000 000050
Boston 036 311 20x16150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Necciai  L(1-5) 2.2 3 8 8 8 1
  Hogue   1.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Dunn   2.0 4 2 2 2 0
  Bell   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
16
16
11
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(6-1) 9.0 5 0 0 5 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. McCullough-Senerchia, Boston 1. Logan-Torgeson.  2B–Pittsburgh Koshorek (16,off Johnson), Boston Logan (18,off Hogue); Burris (4,off Dunn); Dittmer (6,off B. Bell).  HR–Boston Daniels (2,2nd inning off Necciai 1 on 1 out); Dittmer (6,4th inning off Hogue 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  SB–Jethroe (25,2nd base off Necciai/McCullough); Logan (1,2nd base off B. Bell/Fitz Gerald); Jethroe (25,2nd base off Necciai/McCullough); Logan (1,2nd base off B. Bell/Fitz Gerald).  CS–Jethroe (8,3rd base by Necciai/McCullough); Jethroe (8,3rd base by Necciai/McCullough).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:32.  A–2,608.
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