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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1952-05-13 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 2831 · 57°F, night · 2:14

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1. Vern Bickford earned the win. Eddie Mathews went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vern Bickford L: Howie Pollet SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lon Warneke · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Pete Castiglione	5	1	2	0	0
Tony Bartirome	3	0	0	0	1
George Metkovich	4	0	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	0	0	0	1
Joe Garagiola	3	0	1	1	1
Jack Merson	4	0	3	0	0
Bobby Del Greco	3	0	1	0	1
Clem Koshorek	4	0	2	0	0
Howie Pollet	3	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hartsfield	4	1	2	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	3	1	1	1	1	1
Earl Torgeson	4	0	1	1	0	2
Sid Gordon	2	0	1	0	2	0
Pete Whisenant	3	0	1	0	1	1
Bob Thorpe	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Burris	4	0	0	1	0	1
Jack Cusick	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vern Bickford	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Pollet	8.0	6	4	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	9.0	9	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Castiglione: S7
Tony Bartirome: 9
George Metkovich: SB2
George Metkovich: 53
Ralph Kiner: W
Joe Garagiola: S9.2-H;1X3(935)

Bot 1

Roy Hartsfield: 53
Eddie Mathews: HR/9
Earl Torgeson: K/C
Sid Gordon: 13

Top 2

Jack Merson: 63
Bobby Del Greco: 8
Clem Koshorek: S/G
Howie Pollet: 43

Bot 2

Pete Whisenant: K/C
Bob Thorpe: 63
Paul Burris: K

Top 3

Pete Castiglione: 9
Tony Bartirome: W
George Metkovich: 6
Ralph Kiner: 63

Bot 3

Jack Cusick: 53
Vern Bickford: 53
Roy Hartsfield: S/G
Eddie Mathews: 2/FL

Top 4

Joe Garagiola: 43
Jack Merson: S
Bobby Del Greco: S.1-2#
Clem Koshorek: 9
Howie Pollet: 7

Bot 4

Earl Torgeson: 43
Sid Gordon: W
Pete Whisenant: W.1-2
Bob Thorpe: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Paul Burris: 6

Top 5

Pete Castiglione: S
Tony Bartirome: 13/SH.1-2
George Metkovich: 43.2-2#
Ralph Kiner: 43

Bot 5

Jack Cusick: K
Vern Bickford: 53
Roy Hartsfield: S
Eddie Mathews: W.1-2
Earl Torgeson: S9.2-H;1-2#
Sid Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
Pete Whisenant: 7

Top 6

Joe Garagiola: W
Jack Merson: S8.1-3
Bobby Del Greco: W.1-2
Clem Koshorek: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Howie Pollet: 13

Bot 6

Bob Thorpe: 4
Paul Burris: E5
Jack Cusick: 9/L
Vern Bickford: 63

Top 7

Pete Castiglione: 13
Tony Bartirome: 43
George Metkovich: 63

Bot 7

Roy Hartsfield: 5/FL
Eddie Mathews: K
Earl Torgeson: K

Top 8

Ralph Kiner: 8
Joe Garagiola: 43
Jack Merson: D
Bobby Del Greco: 63

Bot 8

Sid Gordon: S
Pete Whisenant: S.1-3
Bob Thorpe: 36(1)/FO
Paul Burris: 8.3-H
Jack Cusick: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Clem Koshorek: S/BG
Ed FitzGerald: 46(1)/FO
Pete Castiglione: 8
Tony Bartirome: 8