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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 27, 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 August 27, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 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 | August 27, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Connelly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,069 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bill Connelly | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brandy Davis | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Sonny Senerchia | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 27, 1952
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Williams scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Connelly
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Connelly
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Connelly
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Connelly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pollet
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Pollet
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Connelly vs. Pollet
Connelly strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Connelly
Kiner hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Connelly
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Connelly
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Senerchia vs. Connelly
Senerchia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Pollet
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Connelly
Berardino strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Berardino out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Connelly
Pollet is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Connelly
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Pollet
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connelly vs. Pollet
Connelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Connelly
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Connelly
Metkovich 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 -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Connelly
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Pollet
There goes Dark. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Pollet
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Pollet
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Pollet covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Connelly
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Connelly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Connelly
Garagiola strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Connelly
Senerchia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Senerchia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Connelly
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Pollet
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connelly vs. Pollet
Connelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Connelly
Clem Koshorek pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Koshorek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Connelly
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Connelly
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Connelly
Metkovich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Connelly
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kline
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Kline
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Kline
Dusty Rhodes pinch runs for Monte Irvin.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Connelly
Dusty Rhodes now playing left field.
Bell 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, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Connelly
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Connelly covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Connelly
Senerchia hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kline
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Kline
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kline
Mueller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Connelly vs. Kline
Connelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Connelly reaches second base with a double. Mueller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Kline
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Senerchia juggles the ball. That's an error on Senerchia. Connelly moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Kline
Dark hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Connelly
Berardino hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Connelly
Tony Bartirome pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Bartirome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Connelly
There's a wild pitch. Bartirome moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Corwin
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Corwin
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Bartirome moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Corwin
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Bartirome scores. Groat scores. Metkovich moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Jansen
Larry Jansen now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hogue
Tony Bartirome now playing first base. Cal Hogue now pitching.
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hogue
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hogue
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Senerchia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hogue
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Jansen
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Jansen
Senerchia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Jansen
Berardino hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1952 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Davis B, cf 4 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 5 2 3 0 Groat D, ss 3 1 1 0
Lockman W, 1b 5 0 2 0 Metkovich G, 1b 3 1 1 2
Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 2 Hogue C, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, pr-lf 1 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 5 0 1 1 Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 5 0 1 0 Garagiola J, c 3 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Senerchia S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Mueller D, rf 3 1 1 0 Berardino J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Connelly B, p 4 0 1 1 Pollet H, p 1 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0 Koshorek C, ph 1 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0 Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
Bartirome T, ph-1b 0 1 0 0
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40 5 13 4 31 4 4 2
New York 201 010 010 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 002 020 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Connelly B (W) 7.1 4 3 2 2 7
Corwin A 0.1 0 1 0 2 0
Jansen L (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (L) 6.0 9 4 4 1 3
Kline R 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Hogue C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Senerchia S, Thompson H
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 10, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Thomson B, Senerchia S, Connelly B
HR -- Irvin M, Metkovich G
SB -- Dark A
HBP -- by Kline R (Mueller D)
WP -- Connelly B
T -- 2:47
A -- 4069
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