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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1952-07-25 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 4126 · 73°F, night · 2:11

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 3rd. Murry Dickson earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Murry Dickson L: Warren Spahn 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
Clem Koshorek	4	0	2	2	0	0
Dick Groat	4	0	0	0	0	2
George Metkovich	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ralph Kiner	3	1	0	0	1	2
Gus Bell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Merson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Del Greco	3	1	1	0	1	0
Murry Dickson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	4	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Logan	4	1	2	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	4	0	2	1	0	2
Walker Cooper	3	0	0	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	2	0	0	0	2	0
George Crowe	4	0	2	0	0	1
Jack Dittmer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Daniels	4	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Murry Dickson	9.0	9	2	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	6	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clem Koshorek: 13
Dick Groat: 53
George Metkovich: 43

Bot 1

Sam Jethroe: S8
Johnny Logan: S9.1-3
Eddie Mathews: S8.3-H;1-3
Walker Cooper: 7.3-H
Sid Gordon: PO1(13)
Sid Gordon: W
George Crowe: S9.1-3(E9)
Jack Dittmer: 9

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: K
Gus Bell: 63
Jack Merson: 3

Bot 2

Jack Daniels: 5/FL
Warren Spahn: 8
Sam Jethroe: 23/BG

Top 3

Clyde McCullough: S8
Bobby Del Greco: S9.1-2
Murry Dickson: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Clem Koshorek: D7.3-H;2-H
Dick Groat: K
George Metkovich: K

Bot 3

Johnny Logan: S
Eddie Mathews: K
Walker Cooper: 63.1-2
Sid Gordon: 8

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: W
Gus Bell: 6
Jack Merson: SB2
Jack Merson: WP.2-3
Jack Merson: S8.3-H
Clyde McCullough: S.1-2
Bobby Del Greco: 5(2)/G/FO.1-2
Murry Dickson: K

Bot 4

George Crowe: K
Jack Dittmer: S
Jack Daniels: 9
Warren Spahn: 43

Top 5

Clem Koshorek: 63
Dick Groat: 63
George Metkovich: 43

Bot 5

Sam Jethroe: S
Johnny Logan: 16(1)3/GDP
Eddie Mathews: K

Top 6

Ralph Kiner: K
Gus Bell: W
Jack Merson: 64(1)/FO
Clyde McCullough: 13

Bot 6

Walker Cooper: 7
Sid Gordon: W
George Crowe: D9.1-3
Jack Dittmer: 8
Jack Daniels: 43

Top 7

Bobby Del Greco: W
Murry Dickson: 34/SH.1-2
Clem Koshorek: S/BG.2-3
Dick Groat: K
George Metkovich: CSH(262)

Bot 7

Warren Spahn: K
Sam Jethroe: 9
Johnny Logan: 3/FL

Top 8

George Metkovich: 31
Ralph Kiner: 9
Gus Bell: 7

Bot 8

Eddie Mathews: S
Walker Cooper: 14/SH.1-2
Sid Gordon: CS3(25)
Sid Gordon: 53

Top 9

Jack Merson: 43
Clyde McCullough: 3/FL
Bobby Del Greco: 3/G

Bot 9

George Crowe: 9/L
Jack Dittmer: 4
Jack Daniels: 13

Notes & reviews

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