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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 1, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 1, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Bill Engeln |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Walls | 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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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 1, 1952
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Pollet
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeffcoat scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Pollet
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Pollet
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Serena vs. Pollet
Serena hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Klippstein
Walls hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Klippstein
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Klippstein
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Klippstein
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Pollet
Fondy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Pollet
Chiti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pollet
Smalley hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Klippstein
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Klippstein
Senerchia hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Klippstein
Berardino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pollet vs. Klippstein
Pollet takes first base on ball four. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Klippstein
Walls strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Pollet
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Pollet
Baumholtz hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Klippstein
Groat hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Klippstein
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Klippstein
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Pollet
Jackson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Pollet
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Pollet
Serena takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Pollet
Fondy 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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Klippstein
Garagiola strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Klippstein
Senerchia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Pollet
Chiti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pollet
Smalley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Pollet
Klippstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Klippstein
Berardino hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pollet vs. Klippstein
Pollet hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Klippstein
Walls strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Pollet
Baumholtz hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Pollet
Jackson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Klippstein
Groat hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Klippstein
Metkovich hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Klippstein
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Pollet
Sauer hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Pollet
Serena hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Pollet
Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Pollet
Chiti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Klippstein
Garagiola hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Klippstein
Senerchia hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Klippstein
Berardino hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pollet
Smalley hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Pollet
Klippstein hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walls who is chasing the ball. Klippstein reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeffcoat vs. Pollet
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Klippstein scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Pollet
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Pollet
Jackson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Klippstein
Brandy Davis pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Klippstein
Walls hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Klippstein
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Klippstein
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Klippstein
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Main
Tony Bartirome now playing first base. Woody Main now pitching. Brandy Davis now playing left field.
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Main
Serena hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Main
Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Main
Chiti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Main
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klippstein vs. Main
Klippstein hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Main
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Main
Garagiola fires to first and picks off Jeffcoat. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Klippstein
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Senerchia vs. Klippstein
Senerchia hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1952, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Jeffcoat H, cf 4 1 1 1 Walls L, cf 4 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 2 1 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0
Jackson R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Metkovich G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sauer H, lf 3 1 1 1 Bartirome T, 1b 0 0 0 0
Serena B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0
Fondy D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Main W, p 0 0 0 0
Chiti H, c 4 0 0 0 Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 3 1 0 0 Garagiola J, c 4 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 4 2 2 3 Senerchia S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Berardino J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Pollet H, p 1 0 0 0
Davis B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 6 31 0 3 0
Chicago 100 000 014 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (L) 8.0 6 2 2 2 1
Main W 1.0 3 4 4 2 0
E -- Smalley R
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Jeffcoat H
3B -- Klippstein J
HR -- Sauer H, Klippstein J
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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