Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 17, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1952 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 3 2 1 0
Metkovich 1b 4 2 2 3
  Bartirome 1b 1 0 1 0
Bell rf 5 0 3 1
Kiner lf 5 0 0 0
  Davis lf 0 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 1 0
Garagiola c 1 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Berardino 2b 3 0 0 0
Pollet p 3 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Furillo rf 3 0 1 0
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 2b 3 0 0 0
Pafko lf 3 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 2 0
Morgan 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker c 4 0 3 1
Wade p 1 0 0 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
  Negray p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 200 000 011490
Brooklyn 000 000 100160
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet  W(7-16) 8.0 6 1 1 4 5
  Dickson  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Wade  L(11-9) 5.0 4 2 2 3 1
  Negray   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Black   2.0 4 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Berardino-Groat-Bartirome.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges (26,off Pollet); Walker (8,off Pollet).  HR–Pittsburgh Metkovich 2 (7,1st inning off Wade 1 on 0 out,8th inning off Black 0 on 0 out).  SH–Pollet (2,off Wade).  IBB–Garagiola 2 (6,by Negray,by Black).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  CS–Groat (5,2nd base by Wade/Walker).  U-HP–Augie Guglielmo, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Jocko Conlan.
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