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July 12, 1952

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 7 1
Pirates 2 9 5
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 7 1
Pirates 2 9 5

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .243
OBP .333 .300
At Bats 2 74
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 0 7

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 0
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Forbes Field - July 12, 1952
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Vern Bickford
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Sam Jethroe
Jack Daniels
Dick Groat
Tony Bartirome
Pete Castiglione
George Strickland

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 5 7 1 10
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 4 9
Winning Pitcher Vern Bickford
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Walker Cooper
Attendance 4,999
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bartirome takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Paul LaPalme. Garagiola hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Strickland moves to third. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 9 Pete Castiglione pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 9 Strickland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cooper strikes out. The ball gets by McCullough. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 9 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Merson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kiner strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kiner out.
Top 8 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bickford strikes out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaPalme scores. There goes Groat trying to get to third. Jethroe throws the ball in to Mathews, who tags Groat for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bartirome hits a line drive into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 LaPalme hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Daniels. LaPalme reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daniels for the out.
Top 7 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second.
Top 7 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Merson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Daniels scores. Jethroe moves to third. Logan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Logan is hit by the pitch. Daniels moves to third. Jethroe moves to second.
Top 6 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Daniels moves to second.
Top 6 Bickford hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartirome.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Paul LaPalme now pitching. Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. Cooper goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan scores. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 5 Gordon strikes out.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bickford scores. Logan moves to second.
Top 5 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bickford moves to second.
Top 5 Jethroe is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bickford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bartirome hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Strickland is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daniels for the out.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Mathews moves to third.
Top 4 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 There goes Metkovich. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Mathews applying the tag. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland.
Bottom 2 Bartirome hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Friend hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Mathews moves to third.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Mathews moves to second.
Top 2 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cooper hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Strickland is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Merson takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartirome scores. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Metkovich bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartirome moves to third.
Bottom 1 Groat bunts towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bickford, and towards Logan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartirome moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Jethroe bunts towards third. Merson fields it and throws to first for the out.