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May 2, 1952

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Bottom 10 R H E
Giants 5 12 0
Pirates 3 9 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Giants 5 12 0
Pirates 3 9 1

Jack Merson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .283
OBP .250 .340
At Bats 4 46
Hits 1 13
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 6

George Spencer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Forbes Field - May 2, 1952
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Out
George Spencer
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Davey Williams
Bobby Thomson
Al Dark
Hank Thompson
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Jack Merson
Ralph Kiner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 5 12 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 9 1 10
Winning Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
Losing Pitcher Ted Wilks
Save George Spencer
Game Winning RBI Whitey Lockman
Attendance 17,111
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Del Greco is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 George Spencer now pitching. Bill Howerton pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Howerton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 There's a wild pitch. Thomson scores.
Top 10 Wilhelm bunts towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Strickland covering, for the out. Thomson moves to second.
Top 10 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Beard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Hank Thompson now playing left field. Koshorek hits a line drive towards third. Thomson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams strikes out.
Top 9 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Dave Koslo. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilks covering, for the out.
Top 9 Ted Beard now playing right field. Clyde McCullough now catching. Westrum is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Wilks hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Del Greco scores.
Bottom 8 Merson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Del Greco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Del Greco reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Chuck Diering now playing left field. Jim Mangan pinch hits for Joe Garagiola. Mangan strikes out.
Top 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields it and throws to second for the out. Diering moves to third.
Top 8 Chuck Diering pinch runs for Bob Elliott. Mays takes first base on ball four. Diering moves to second.
Top 8 Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ted Wilks now pitching. Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castiglione scores.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to third.
Bottom 7 Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Howie Pollet. Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lockman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Koslo bunts towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Strickland covering, for the out. Dark moves to third. Westrum moves to second.
Top 7 Westrum takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.
Top 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner moves to third.
Bottom 6 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Thomson strikes out.
Top 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Koshorek strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Koshorek out.
Bottom 5 Pollet hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Koslo strikes out.
Top 5 Westrum hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Westrum reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mueller scores.
Top 5 There goes Mueller. The throw from Garagiola and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 5 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Del Greco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 There goes Williams. The throw from Garagiola to Koshorek and they have Williams trapped. The throw over to Metkovich, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Koshorek hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Koslo strikes out.
Top 3 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Merson scores.
Bottom 2 Merson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Merson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Del Greco strikes out.
Top 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out.
Top 2 Mays strikes out.
Top 2 Elliott hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garagiola for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Davis. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Bottom 1 Davis bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Koshorek strikes out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.