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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 11, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on July 11, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,482 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Lon Warneke |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Bartirome | First Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Jack Merson | Third Baseman |
| George Strickland | Second Baseman |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 11, 1952
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Maglie
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark 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. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yvars vs. Dickson
Yvars hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Yvars reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Maglie
Merson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Strickland reaches second base with a double. Merson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dickson vs. Maglie
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome strikes out. Yvars drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bartirome out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Maglie
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merson scores. Strickland scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merson vs. Maglie
Merson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Dickson
Yvars strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams 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 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Maglie
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Maglie
Groat hits a popup in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Elliott. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Metkovich. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Garagiola settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Garagiola. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yvars vs. Dickson
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mueller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Dickson
Maglie hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Maglie
Merson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Maglie
Dickson hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Maglie
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merson scores. There goes Bartirome trying to get to third. Mueller throws the ball in to Thomson, who tags Bartirome for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dickson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dickson
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dickson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Maglie
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Koslo
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Koslo
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dickson
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Dickson
Elliott bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Dickson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dickson, and towards Groat, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Dickson
Dark hits a line drive into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1952 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bartirome T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 3
Thomson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Metkovich G, cf 4 2 2 0
Thompson H, cf 4 0 2 0 Kiner R, lf 3 1 1 2
Elliott B, lf 3 1 2 0 Bell G, rf 4 0 2 1
Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 0 Garagiola J, c 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Merson J, 3b 3 2 2 0
Yvars S, c 3 0 1 1 Strickland G, 2b 3 1 1 0
Maglie S, p 3 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 3 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 10 1 32 6 11 6
New York 010 000 100 -- 2
Pittsburgh 002 001 12x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (L)* 7.0 10 6 6 1 5
Koslo D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (W) 9.0 10 2 1 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Garagiola J
DP -- New York 2, Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- New York 5, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Yvars S, Strickland G, Metkovich G 2, Mueller D
HR -- Kiner R
SH -- Elliott B
HBP -- by Maglie S (Kiner R)
T -- 1:46
A -- 4482
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