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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 4, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 4, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 19,322 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clem Koshorek | Shortstop |
| Ted Beard | Right Fielder |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Jack Merson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 4, 1952
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Erskine
Koshorek hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Erskine
Beard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Erskine
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Dickson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Erskine vs. Dickson
Erskine bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dickson. Hodges scores. Reese moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo bunts towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Merson vs. Erskine
Merson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garagiola moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Erskine
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Merson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Muir
Joe Muir now pitching.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Muir
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Muir
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Muir vs. Erskine
Muir hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Erskine
Koshorek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Beard vs. Erskine
There's a wild pitch. Koshorek moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Beard vs. Erskine
Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Erskine
Metkovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Muir
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Muir
Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Muir
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Merson vs. Erskine
Merson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Erskine
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Muir
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Muir
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Muir
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Erskine
Brandy Davis pinch hits for Joe Muir.
Campanella fires to first and picks off Castiglione. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Erskine
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Erskine
Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. LaPalme
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. LaPalme
There goes Hodges. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Koshorek applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. LaPalme
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Erskine
Beard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Erskine
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. LaPalme
Tony Bartirome now playing first base.
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. LaPalme
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. LaPalme
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Erskine
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Erskine
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Erskine
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. LaPalme
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. LaPalme
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. LaPalme
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Erskine
Dick Hall pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Erskine
Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Erskine
Beard hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wilks
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Wilks
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Erskine vs. Wilks
Erskine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Erskine
Bartirome hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erskine
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Erskine
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1952 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Koshorek C, ss 3 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Beard T, rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 2 1 1 3 Metkovich G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0 Bartirome T, 1b 1 0 0 0
Pafko A, lf 4 1 1 1 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 3 1 2 0 Garagiola J, c 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Merson J, 2b 3 0 2 0
Reese P, ss 4 1 1 1 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 3 1 0 0 Castiglione P, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0
Muir J, p 1 0 0 0
Davis B, ph 1 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
Hall D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
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32 6 7 5 30 0 5 0
Brooklyn 051 000 000 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L)* 2.0 6 6 6 1 0
Muir J 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
LaPalme P 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Wilks T 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
E -- Dickson M
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Hodges G
HR -- Robinson J, Pafko A
CS -- Hodges G
SH -- Erskine C
WP -- Erskine C
T -- 2:21
A -- 19322
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