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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 31, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 31, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lou Possehl |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Muir |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,425 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Mel Clark | Left Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Tommy Brown | First Baseman |
| Lou Possehl | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clem Koshorek | Shortstop |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Jack Merson | Third Baseman |
| George Strickland | Second Baseman |
| Tony Bartirome | First Baseman |
| Joe Muir | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 31, 1952
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Muir
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek misplays the ball. That's an error on Koshorek. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Muir
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Muir
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards short. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Muir
Ennis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Muir
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Muir scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Possehl
Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Possehl
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Possehl
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Possehl
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garagiola vs. Possehl
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Muir
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Muir
Burgess strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Muir
Brown hits a popup towards short. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Possehl
Merson hits a popup towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Possehl
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Possehl
Bartirome 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
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Possehl vs. Muir
Possehl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Muir
Hamner hits a popup towards short. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Muir
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Muir
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Muir
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muir vs. Possehl
Muir strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Possehl
Koshorek hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Possehl
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Possehl
Bell hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Muir
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Muir
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Muir
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muir fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Possehl
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Possehl
Garagiola hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merson vs. Possehl
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Possehl
Strickland hits a line drive into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Muir
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Possehl vs. Muir
Possehl hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Muir
Hamner hits a popup towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Possehl
Bartirome bunts towards first. Brown fields the ball and throws to Possehl covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Possehl
George Metkovich pinch hits for Joe Muir.
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartirome moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koshorek vs. Possehl
Koshorek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Burgess. Bartirome scores. Metkovich moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Possehl
Del Greco bunts towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metkovich moves to third. Koshorek moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Possehl
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. Metkovich scores. Koshorek moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kiner vs. Possehl
Kiner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garagiola vs. Possehl
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Koshorek scores. Del Greco moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merson vs. Possehl
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Main
Woody Main now pitching.
Ryan hits a popup towards short. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Main
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Main
Ennis 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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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Possehl
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartirome vs. Possehl
There goes Strickland. The throw from Burgess and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartirome vs. Possehl
Bartirome hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Main vs. Possehl
Main hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koshorek vs. Possehl
Koshorek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Koshorek reaches second base with a double. Strickland scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Del Greco hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Main
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Main
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Mel Clark.
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burgess vs. Main
Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wyrostek scores. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waitkus vs. Main
Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Tommy Brown.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Main
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hansen
Richie Ashburn now playing center field. Johnny Wyrostek now playing right field. Del Ennis now playing left field. Eddie Waitkus now playing firs
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hansen
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Hansen
Garagiola 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Hansen
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Main
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Main
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Main
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Hansen
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Hansen
Bartirome strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Main vs. Hansen
Main hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koshorek vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Koshorek takes first base on ball four. Main moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Ridzik
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Main
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Main
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Main
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1952 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hamner G, ss 4 0 1 0 Koshorek C, ss 4 1 1 1
Ryan C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 5 0 2 0
Jones W, 3b 4 1 1 2 Bell G, rf 4 0 1 1
Ennis D, rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 2 1 2 1
Wyrostek J, cf-rf 3 1 0 0 Garagiola J, c 4 0 0 1
Clark M, lf 2 0 0 0 Merson J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ashburn R, ph-cf 2 0 1 0 Strickland G, 2b 4 1 1 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 0 1 Bartirome T, 1b 4 1 1 0
Brown T, 1b 2 0 0 0 Muir J, p 1 0 0 0
Waitkus E, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Metkovich G, ph 1 1 1 0
Possehl L, p 2 0 0 0 Main W, p 2 0 1 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
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31 3 4 3 35 5 10 4
Philadelphia 002 000 100 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 031 10x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Possehl L (L) 5.2 8 4 2 2 1
Konstanty J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hansen A 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Ridzik S 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Muir J (W) 5.0 2 2 2 1 2
Main W (S) 4.0 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Koshorek C, Burgess S 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Del Greco B, Koshorek C, Ashburn R
HR -- Jones W, Kiner R
SB -- Strickland G
T -- 2:16
A -- 6425
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