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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1952-04-18 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 29874 · 2:19

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 6th. Bob Friend earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Friend L: Ewell Blackwell SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Grady Hatton	4	2	0	0
Bobby Adams	4	0	0	1
Johnny Wyrostek	2	0	2	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	3	0	1	1
Bob Borkowski	2	0	0	0
Andy Seminick	4	1	0	1
Roy McMillan	4	1	0	2
Ewell Blackwell	2	1	0	0
Dick Sisler	2	0	0	1
Wally Post	0	0	1	0
Hank Edwards	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Del Greco	4	1	3	0	0	0
Dick Hall	4	0	0	0	0	2
George Metkovich	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ralph Kiner	3	0	1	1	1	1
Gus Bell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Merson	2	1	1	0	1	0
Clem Koshorek	1	0	0	0	2	0
Clyde McCullough	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Friend	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	6.0	5	3	6
Frank Smith	2.0	1	2	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	9.0	5	4	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Grady Hatton: S
Bobby Adams: WP.1-2#
Bobby Adams: 7
Johnny Wyrostek: 8
Ted Kluszewski: 43

Bot 1

Bobby Del Greco: S8
Dick Hall: 3/P
George Metkovich: 63.1-2
Ralph Kiner: K

Top 2

Joe Adcock: 8
Bob Borkowski: 63
Andy Seminick: 53

Bot 2

Gus Bell: 8
Jack Merson: T.B-H(E6)(NR)(UR)
Clem Koshorek: W
Clyde McCullough: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 3

Roy McMillan: S
Ewell Blackwell: PO1(E1).1-2
Ewell Blackwell: 13
Grady Hatton: 3/G.2-3#
Bobby Adams: K

Bot 3

Bob Friend: 63
Bobby Del Greco: 8
Dick Hall: K

Top 4

Johnny Wyrostek: 43
Ted Kluszewski: 13
Joe Adcock: W
Bob Borkowski: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

George Metkovich: K
Ralph Kiner: 63
Gus Bell: 7

Top 5

Andy Seminick: S
Roy McMillan: 36(1)/FO
Ewell Blackwell: S.1-2#
Grady Hatton: 9
Bobby Adams: 56(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jack Merson: W
Clem Koshorek: 64(1)3/GDP
Clyde McCullough: K

Top 6

Johnny Wyrostek: W
Ted Kluszewski: 3/G.1-2
Joe Adcock: 53
Dick Sisler: 3/G

Bot 6

Bob Friend: 63
Bobby Del Greco: T
Dick Hall: K
George Metkovich: T.3-H
Ralph Kiner: D/L.3-H
Gus Bell: IW
Jack Merson: 3/P

Top 7

Andy Seminick: 53
Roy McMillan: K
Wally Post: W
Grady Hatton: S.1-2
Bobby Adams: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Clem Koshorek: W
Clyde McCullough: OA.1X2(2463)#
Clyde McCullough: 9
Bob Friend: K23

Top 8

Johnny Wyrostek: W
Ted Kluszewski: 31.1-2
Joe Adcock: K
Dick Sisler: K

Bot 8

Bobby Del Greco: S
Dick Hall: 36(1)/FO
George Metkovich: 7
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Gus Bell: 9

Top 9

Andy Seminick: K
Roy McMillan: K
Hank Edwards: 43