Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 21, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1952 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Adams 3b 4 1 1 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 2 1 1
Greengrass cf 4 1 1 3
Abrams lf 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Landrith c 3 0 1 0
Podbielan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco rf 4 0 0 0
Bartirome 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomas cf 4 1 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 2
Garagiola c 4 0 1 1
  Davis pr 0 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 2 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
Koshorek 2b 3 0 1 0
Necciai p 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Cincinnati 010 000 300–461
Pittsburgh 000 000 003–370
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  W(3-5) 9.0 7 3 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Necciai  L(1-6) 7.1 6 4 4 1 4
  Dickson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Pollet   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
5
  E–Adams (20).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski, Pittsburgh 1. Koshorek-Groat-Bartirome.  2B–Cincinnati Adams (25), Pittsburgh Kiner (17).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (15,2nd inning off Necciai 0 on); Greengrass (4,7th inning off Necciai 2 on).  Team LOB–1.  Team–4.  CS–McMillan (5); Davis (2).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Guglielmo, 3B–Artie Gore.
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