Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Drews
  
  Castiglione hits a line drive off the glove of Waitkus, and into shallow right field. Castiglione reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Metkovich vs. Drews
  
  Metkovich bunts towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Castiglione moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Del Greco vs. Drews
  
  Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Castiglione scores. Metkovich moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kiner vs. Drews
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Del Greco moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Drews
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garagiola vs. Drews
  
  Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Del Greco scores. There goes Kiner trying to get to third. Ryan throws to Caballero who tags Kiner for the out. That run is unearned. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Pollet
  
  Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Pollet
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hamner vs. Pollet
  
  Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merson vs. Drews
  
  Merson strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Drews
  
  Strickland strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pollet vs. Drews
  
  Pollet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Drews
  
  Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Pollet
  
  Ennis strikes out. Garagiola drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ennis out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopata vs. Pollet
  
  Lopata hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Pollet
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Drews
  
  Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Drews
  
  Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Drews
  
  Kiner hits a popup towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Pollet
  
  Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Caballero vs. Pollet
  
  Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drews vs. Pollet
  
  Drews strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Drews
  
  Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Drews
  
  Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merson vs. Drews
  
  Merson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Drews
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Pollet
  
  Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Pollet
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Pollet
  
  Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pollet vs. Drews
  
  Pollet hits a line drive towards short. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Drews
  
  Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metkovich vs. Drews
  
  Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Castiglione moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Del Greco vs. Drews
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castiglione scores. Metkovich scores. Del Greco moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kiner vs. Drews
  
  Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Drews
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Drews covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Pollet
  
  Ennis bunts towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lopata vs. Pollet
  
  Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopata for the out. Ennis moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Clark vs. Pollet
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ryan vs. Pollet
  
  Ryan hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Drews
  
  Garagiola hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Merson vs. Drews
  
  Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Strickland vs. Drews
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pollet vs. Drews
  
  Pollet hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. Pollet moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Castiglione vs. Drews
  
  Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Caballero vs. Pollet
  
  Caballero hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Pollet
  
  Tommy Brown pinch hits for Karl Drews.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Pollet
  
  Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Hansen
  
  Andy Hansen now pitching.
  
  Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Del Greco vs. Hansen
  
  There goes Metkovich. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Metkovich steals second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Del Greco vs. Hansen
  
  Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kiner vs. Hansen
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Hansen
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garagiola vs. Hansen
  
  Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Pollet
  
  Erv Dusak now playing left field.
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione throws towards short. Strickland fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Strickland. Ashburn moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hamner vs. Pollet
  
  Hamner hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ennis vs. Pollet
  
  Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lopata vs. Pollet
  
  Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merson vs. Hansen
  
  Merson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Hansen
  
  Strickland strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pollet vs. Hansen
  
  Pollet hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Pollet
  
  Clark hits a line drive into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Pollet
  
  Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Caballero vs. Pollet
  
  Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Hansen
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Hansen
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Hansen
  
  Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burgess vs. Pollet
  
  Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
  
  Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Waitkus vs. Pollet
  
  Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashburn vs. Pollet
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into left field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hamner vs. Pollet
  
  Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/15/1952, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b     5  2  2  0   Waitkus E, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Metkovich G, 1b       5  1  3  0   Ashburn R, cf         4  0  2  0   
Del Greco B, cf       5  1  1  3   Hamner G, ss          4  0  0  0   
Kiner R, lf           3  0  0  0   Ennis D, rf           3  0  1  0   
Dusak E, lf           0  0  0  0   Lopata S, c           3  0  0  0   
Bell G, rf            4  1  1  1   Clark M, lf           3  0  0  0   
Garagiola J, c        4  1  2  1   Ryan C, 2b            3  0  1  0   
Merson J, 2b          4  0  0  0   Caballero P, 3b       3  0  0  0   
Strickland G, ss      4  0  0  0   Drews K, p            1  0  0  0   
Pollet H, p           4  0  2  1   Brown T, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Burgess S, ph         1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 11  6                        30  0  5  0

Pittsburgh       200 121 000 --  6
Philadelphia     000 000 000 --  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W)          9.0  5  0  0  0  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drews K (L)           6.0 10  6  5  0  2
Hansen A              3.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Ryan C, Strickland G
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Castiglione P, Metkovich G, Garagiola J
HR -- Bell G
SB -- Metkovich G
T -- 2:01
A -- 0

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score