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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1952-09-01 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:01

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–0. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 9th. Johnny Klippstein earned the win. Johnny Klippstein went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Klippstein L: Howie Pollet SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hal Jeffcoat	4	1	1	1	1	0
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	2	1	0	0
Randy Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Sauer	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Serena	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Fondy	4	1	2	0	0	0
Harry Chiti	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Smalley	3	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Klippstein	4	2	2	3	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Walls	4	0	0	2
Dick Groat	4	1	0	0
George Metkovich	4	1	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	1
Gus Bell	4	0	0	2
Joe Garagiola	4	0	0	1
Sonny Senerchia	4	0	0	0
Johnny Berardino	2	0	1	0
Howie Pollet	1	0	1	0
Brandy Davis	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Klippstein	9.0	3	3	7

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Pollet	8.0	6	2	1
Woody Main	1.0	3	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hal Jeffcoat: D7
Frank Baumholtz: S9.2-H
Randy Jackson: S.1-2
Hank Sauer: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bill Serena: 99/P

Bot 1

Lee Walls: 99/G
Dick Groat: E6
George Metkovich: 99
Ralph Kiner: S.1-2
Gus Bell: 99/F

Top 2

Dee Fondy: 99/G
Harry Chiti: 99/G
Roy Smalley: 99/F

Bot 2

Joe Garagiola: 43
Sonny Senerchia: 99/F
Johnny Berardino: W
Howie Pollet: W.1-2
Lee Walls: K

Top 3

Johnny Klippstein: 99/G
Hal Jeffcoat: 99/F
Frank Baumholtz: 99/F

Bot 3

Dick Groat: 99/F
George Metkovich: 99/G
Ralph Kiner: K

Top 4

Randy Jackson: 99/G
Hank Sauer: W
Bill Serena: W.1-2
Dee Fondy: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Gus Bell: K
Joe Garagiola: K
Sonny Senerchia: 99/G

Top 5

Harry Chiti: 99/G
Roy Smalley: 99/G
Johnny Klippstein: K

Bot 5

Johnny Berardino: 99/G
Howie Pollet: 99/G
Lee Walls: K

Top 6

Hal Jeffcoat: 99/G
Frank Baumholtz: 99/F
Randy Jackson: 99/F

Bot 6

Dick Groat: 99/F
George Metkovich: 99/F
Ralph Kiner: W
Gus Bell: 99/F

Top 7

Hank Sauer: 99/F
Bill Serena: 99/F
Dee Fondy: S
Harry Chiti: 99/G

Bot 7

Joe Garagiola: 99/F
Sonny Senerchia: 99/F
Johnny Berardino: 99/G

Top 8

Roy Smalley: 99/F
Johnny Klippstein: T8
Hal Jeffcoat: 99/F.3-H
Frank Baumholtz: S
Randy Jackson: 99/F

Bot 8

Brandy Davis: K/C
Lee Walls: 99/F
Dick Groat: S
George Metkovich: S.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 2/FL

Top 9

Hank Sauer: HR/78
Bill Serena: 99/G
Dee Fondy: S
Harry Chiti: 99/G
Roy Smalley: W.1-2
Johnny Klippstein: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Hal Jeffcoat: W
Frank Baumholtz: PO1(23)

Bot 9

Gus Bell: K
Joe Garagiola: 99/G
Sonny Senerchia: 99/F