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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1952-09-13 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1957 · 2:23

Boston Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–0. Boston Braves put up 4 in the 6th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Sid Gordon went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
BSN	2	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		8	10

W: Warren Spahn L: Ron Kline SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Dascoli · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Lon Warneke · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Brandy Davis	5	0	0	3
Tony Bartirome	3	2	1	0
Dick Groat	4	2	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	1
Dick Hall	4	0	0	1
Ed FitzGerald	2	1	1	1
Sonny Senerchia	4	0	0	3
Clem Koshorek	3	1	0	1
Woody Main	2	0	0	1
Bill Bell	1	0	0	1
Joe Garagiola	0	0	1	0
Lee Walls	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	4	2	2	1	1	0
Johnny Logan	4	2	2	2	1	1
Eddie Mathews	5	0	1	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	2	1	2	2	0
Earl Torgeson	3	0	2	0	2	0
Jack Dittmer	3	0	0	1	2	1
Paul Burris	4	1	1	1	1	0
Jack Daniels	4	1	1	0	0	1
Warren Spahn	4	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Kline	0.2	1	4	1
Woody Main	4.2	9	1	3
Bill Bell	2.2	0	4	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	7	4	13

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brandy Davis: 4
Tony Bartirome: W
Dick Groat: S.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 63.2-3;1-2
Dick Hall: K

Bot 1

Sam Jethroe: S
Johnny Logan: K
Eddie Mathews: 3/G.1-2
Sid Gordon: W
Earl Torgeson: W.2-3;1-2
Jack Dittmer: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Paul Burris: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jack Daniels: 43

Top 2

Ed FitzGerald: K/C
Sonny Senerchia: K
Clem Koshorek: K

Bot 2

Warren Spahn: 6
Sam Jethroe: 5
Johnny Logan: 3/G

Top 3

Woody Main: K
Brandy Davis: K
Tony Bartirome: S/BG/5S
Dick Groat: S.1-2
Ralph Kiner: K

Bot 3

Eddie Mathews: 6
Sid Gordon: 6
Earl Torgeson: D
Jack Dittmer: 3/G

Top 4

Dick Hall: 63
Ed FitzGerald: W
Sonny Senerchia: K
Clem Koshorek: 5/FL

Bot 4

Paul Burris: 63
Jack Daniels: K
Warren Spahn: 43

Top 5

Woody Main: 63
Brandy Davis: 4
Tony Bartirome: 4

Bot 5

Sam Jethroe: 43
Johnny Logan: D
Eddie Mathews: 43.2-2#
Sid Gordon: HR/9D.2-H
Earl Torgeson: S
Jack Dittmer: SB2#
Jack Dittmer: K

Top 6

Dick Groat: 63
Ralph Kiner: S
Dick Hall: 7
Ed FitzGerald: S.1-2
Sonny Senerchia: 8

Bot 6

Paul Burris: S
Jack Daniels: S/BG.1-2
Warren Spahn: K
Sam Jethroe: S.2-H;1-2#
Johnny Logan: D.2-H;1-H
Eddie Mathews: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Sid Gordon: W
Earl Torgeson: W.2-3;1-2
Jack Dittmer: 2
Paul Burris: 4

Top 7

Clem Koshorek: S7.BX2(74)
Bill Bell: K
Brandy Davis: K

Bot 7

Jack Daniels: 2/FL
Warren Spahn: K
Sam Jethroe: W
Johnny Logan: SB2
Johnny Logan: W
Eddie Mathews: 9/L

Top 8

Tony Bartirome: S
Dick Groat: 46(1)3/GDP
Ralph Kiner: W
Dick Hall: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Sid Gordon: 53
Earl Torgeson: 43
Jack Dittmer: W
Paul Burris: 6

Top 9

Joe Garagiola: W
Sonny Senerchia: K
Clem Koshorek: E1/TH/SH.1-3;B-2
Lee Walls: K
Brandy Davis: K

Notes & reviews

Warren Spahn struck out six consecutive batters throwing 20 pitches, 18 of which were strikes; he threw 14 consecutive strikes at one point
Ed Fitzgerald spiked on the hand by Johnny Logan; 2 stitches

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