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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1952-07-26 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2006 · 2:17

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 6–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Howie Pollet earned the win. Sid Gordon went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	6	12
BSN	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	12

W: Howie Pollet L: Virgil Jester SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Clem Koshorek	4	2	1	0
Dick Groat	5	1	5	2
George Metkovich	5	0	1	2
Ralph Kiner	5	1	0	0
Gus Bell	4	1	1	2
Joe Garagiola	4	0	1	0
Jack Merson	4	0	0	0
Bobby Del Greco	4	0	0	0
Howie Pollet	4	1	3	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	5	0	1	1	0	2
Johnny Logan	4	0	2	0	1	0
George Crowe	5	1	0	0	0	2
Walker Cooper	5	1	1	1	0	1
Sid Gordon	5	1	2	2	0	0
Bob Thorpe	4	0	3	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	3	0	2	0	1	0
Jack Dittmer	3	0	0	0	1	0
Virgil Jester	4	1	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Pollet	9.0	12	3	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Jester	9.0	12	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clem Koshorek: 6
Dick Groat: S8
George Metkovich: 3/G.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 8

Bot 1

Sam Jethroe: K
Johnny Logan: S8
George Crowe: 4(1)/G/FO
Walker Cooper: D7/7L.1-H
Sid Gordon: HR/78XD.2-H
Bob Thorpe: S
Sibby Sisti: D7/7D.1-3
Jack Dittmer: IW
Virgil Jester: K

Top 2

Gus Bell: 7
Joe Garagiola: 2/FL
Jack Merson: 43

Bot 2

Sam Jethroe: K
Johnny Logan: 63
George Crowe: K

Top 3

Bobby Del Greco: 9
Howie Pollet: 7
Clem Koshorek: S5/BG.B-2(E5/TH)
Dick Groat: S8.2-H(UR)
George Metkovich: 7

Bot 3

Walker Cooper: 63
Sid Gordon: 9
Bob Thorpe: S
Sibby Sisti: S.1-2#
Jack Dittmer: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: 6E3
Gus Bell: HR/9.1-H(UR)
Joe Garagiola: 9/9D
Jack Merson: 8
Bobby Del Greco: 8

Bot 4

Virgil Jester: T8
Sam Jethroe: S.3-H
Johnny Logan: 8
George Crowe: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Howie Pollet: S8
Clem Koshorek: 56(1)/FO
Dick Groat: S.1-2
George Metkovich: 5/FL
Ralph Kiner: 5

Bot 5

Walker Cooper: 9
Sid Gordon: E8/F.B-2
Bob Thorpe: 8
Sibby Sisti: IW
Jack Dittmer: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Gus Bell: 3/G
Joe Garagiola: S
Jack Merson: 54(1)/FO
Bobby Del Greco: 53

Bot 6

Virgil Jester: 63
Sam Jethroe: 9
Johnny Logan: S/BG
George Crowe: PO1(13)

Top 7

Howie Pollet: S8
Clem Koshorek: 14/SH.1-2
Dick Groat: S8.2-H
George Metkovich: 7
Ralph Kiner: 43

Bot 7

George Crowe: 3/G
Walker Cooper: K
Sid Gordon: S
Bob Thorpe: S.1-2#
Sibby Sisti: 5

Top 8

Gus Bell: 2
Joe Garagiola: 43
Jack Merson: 8

Bot 8

Jack Dittmer: 6/FL
Virgil Jester: 7
Sam Jethroe: 9

Top 9

Bobby Del Greco: 7
Howie Pollet: S
Clem Koshorek: 54(1)/FO
Dick Groat: S7.1-3(E5);B-2(TH)
George Metkovich: D8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Ralph Kiner: 53

Bot 9

Johnny Logan: W
George Crowe: K/C
Walker Cooper: 5
Sid Gordon: 9