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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1952-06-17 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 11317 · 2:27

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 6–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 7th. Woody Main earned the win. Gus Bell went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	6	8
NY1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Woody Main L: Hal Gregg SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Babe Pinelli · 3B: Bill Engeln · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Bartirome	5	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Castiglione	4	1	2	1	1	0
George Metkovich	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	0	1	0
Gus Bell	3	2	3	4	1	0
Clyde McCullough	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Merson	3	0	1	1	1	0
George Strickland	4	1	1	0	0	1
Woody Main	3	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	5	0	1	0	0	1
Whitey Lockman	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Thomson	5	1	1	2	0	1
Hank Thompson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	0	1	1
Don Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Dark	3	0	0	0	1	0
Wes Westrum	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hal Gregg	3	1	1	0	0	1
George Wilson	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Woody Main	9.0	8	3	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Gregg	9.0	8	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Bartirome: K/C
Pete Castiglione: S7.BX2(76)
George Metkovich: 3/G

Bot 1

Davey Williams: 7
Whitey Lockman: 13
Bobby Thomson: 63

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: 53
Gus Bell: W
Clyde McCullough: WP.1-2
Clyde McCullough: 8
Jack Merson: S8.2-H
George Strickland: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Hank Thompson: 43
Bob Elliott: K
Don Mueller: T7
Al Dark: W
Wes Westrum: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Woody Main: 63
Tony Bartirome: 43
Pete Castiglione: 63

Bot 3

Hal Gregg: S8
Davey Williams: WP.1-2
Davey Williams: K/C
Whitey Lockman: 8
Bobby Thomson: HR/9.2-H
Hank Thompson: S8
Bob Elliott: 8

Top 4

George Metkovich: 3/FL
Ralph Kiner: S7
Gus Bell: S8.1-2
Clyde McCullough: 53.2-3;1-2
Jack Merson: I
George Strickland: K

Bot 4

Don Mueller: 3/FL
Al Dark: 63
Wes Westrum: E5
Hal Gregg: 53

Top 5

Woody Main: 3/FL
Tony Bartirome: 5/P
Pete Castiglione: W
George Metkovich: 8

Bot 5

Davey Williams: S8
Whitey Lockman: FC1.1-2(E1)
Bobby Thomson: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Hank Thompson: 43

Top 6

Ralph Kiner: 8
Gus Bell: S9
Clyde McCullough: 5/FL
Jack Merson: 4/P

Bot 6

Bob Elliott: S8
Don Mueller: 6/P
Al Dark: 463.1-2
Wes Westrum: I
Hal Gregg: K

Top 7

George Strickland: S8
Woody Main: FC3/SH.1-2
Tony Bartirome: 3/P
Pete Castiglione: S8.2-H;1-2
George Metkovich: 43.2-3;1-2
Ralph Kiner: I
Gus Bell: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Clyde McCullough: K/C

Bot 7

Davey Williams: 7
Whitey Lockman: 8/8D/F
Bobby Thomson: K/C

Top 8

Jack Merson: 43
George Strickland: 8
Woody Main: 3/L

Bot 8

Hank Thompson: 43
Bob Elliott: W
Don Mueller: 3/G.1-2
Al Dark: 3/FL

Top 9

Tony Bartirome: 43
Pete Castiglione: 7
George Metkovich: 3/G

Bot 9

Wes Westrum: 5/FL
George Wilson: S8
Davey Williams: 5/FL
Whitey Lockman: S8.1-3
Bobby Thomson: 8/8D/F