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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1952-09-28 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 7354 · 87°F, sunny, dry · Wind to CF · 2:12

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Ken Raffensberger earned the win. Gus Bell went 2-for-4 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	2	2	6
CIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11

W: Ken Raffensberger L: Woody Main SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Bartirome	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ralph Kiner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Garagiola	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	1	2	2	0	1
Bobby Del Greco	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dick Groat	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sonny Senerchia	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Necciai	2	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Thomas	0	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	5	2	3	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Adcock	4	1	3	0	1	0
Jim Greengrass	3	0	1	1	2	1
Cal Abrams	3	0	0	0	1	1
Roy McMillan	4	0	0	0	0	3
Hobie Landrith	4	0	3	0	0	1
Ken Raffensberger	3	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Necciai	7.0	8	4	8
Woody Main	1.2	3	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	9.0	6	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Bartirome: K/C
Ralph Kiner: 4
Joe Garagiola: 7

Bot 1

Johnny Temple: S7
Bobby Adams: 13/SH.1-2
Willard Marshall: K
Joe Adcock: W
Jim Greengrass: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)
Jim Greengrass: W
Cal Abrams: W.2-3;1-2
Roy McMillan: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Roy McMillan: K

Top 2

Gus Bell: S9
Bobby Del Greco: 54(1)3/GDP
Dick Groat: 3/FL

Bot 2

Hobie Landrith: S8
Ken Raffensberger: K/BF
Johnny Temple: CS2(26)
Johnny Temple: 5

Top 3

Dick Smith: 8
Sonny Senerchia: 63
Ron Necciai: 43

Bot 3

Bobby Adams: 7
Willard Marshall: 8/L
Joe Adcock: S8
Jim Greengrass: S8.1-3(E8);B-2
Cal Abrams: K/C

Top 4

Tony Bartirome: 3
Ralph Kiner: K
Joe Garagiola: 63

Bot 4

Roy McMillan: K23
Hobie Landrith: S8
Ken Raffensberger: 13/SH.1-2
Johnny Temple: S5.2-3
Bobby Adams: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Gus Bell: 8
Bobby Del Greco: S8
Dick Groat: K
Dick Smith: 3/G

Bot 5

Willard Marshall: 8
Joe Adcock: S5
Jim Greengrass: W.1-2
Cal Abrams: 6
Roy McMillan: K

Top 6

Sonny Senerchia: 13
Ron Necciai: K/C
Tony Bartirome: 13

Bot 6

Hobie Landrith: K23
Ken Raffensberger: 3
Johnny Temple: 5/L

Top 7

Ralph Kiner: 63
Joe Garagiola: 13
Gus Bell: K

Bot 7

Bobby Adams: 8
Willard Marshall: 4
Joe Adcock: D6
Jim Greengrass: K

Top 8

Bobby Del Greco: S6
Dick Groat: D7.1-3
Dick Smith: 8
Sonny Senerchia: 53
Frank Thomas: IW
Clyde McCullough: 7

Bot 8

Cal Abrams: 7
Roy McMillan: 8
Hobie Landrith: D7
Ken Raffensberger: K

Top 9

Ralph Kiner: 7
Joe Garagiola: S8
Gus Bell: HR/89.1-H
Bobby Del Greco: K
Dick Groat: 63

Bot 9

Johnny Temple: D9
Bobby Adams: S5.2-3
Willard Marshall: IW.1-2
Joe Adcock: 4
Jim Greengrass: 9.3-H

Notes & reviews

Dick Groat lost the ball in the sun

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