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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 5, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 5, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,652 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clem Koshorek | Shortstop |
| Tony Bartirome | First Baseman |
| Bill Howerton | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Jack Merson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 5, 1952
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Branca
Koshorek strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Branca
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Branca
Howerton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howerton who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. Hodges goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Branca vs. Friend
Branca strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Branca
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Merson vs. Branca
Merson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Branca
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Howerton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Branca
Castiglione hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Branca
Friend hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Koshorek vs. Branca
Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Friend
Snider takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Friend
Branca bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Friend
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Branca
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Branca
Howerton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Friend
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Friend
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Branca
Garagiola strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Branca
Merson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Branca
Del Greco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Branca
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Branca
George Metkovich pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Main
Woody Main now pitching.
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Main
Reese bunts in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garagiola. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Main
There goes Reese. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Branca vs. Main
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Main
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Branca
Koshorek bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Branca
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howerton vs. Branca
Howerton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Main
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Main
Robinson bunts towards second. Merson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Merson. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Main
Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Jackie Robinson.
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Main
Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Rocky Bridges now playing second base.
Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Branca
Garagiola hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Branca
Merson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Branca
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Main
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Main
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koshorek misplays the ball. That's an error on Koshorek. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Main
There goes Hodges. The throw from Garagiola to Koshorek and they have Hodges trapped. The throw over to Bartirome, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Main
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Branca
Castiglione hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Castiglione reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Beard vs. Branca
Ted Beard pinch hits for Woody Main.
Beard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koshorek vs. Branca
Koshorek hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castiglione moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Bartirome vs. Branca
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Beard for the double play. Castiglione scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1952 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Koshorek C, ss 4 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bartirome T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Howerton B, rf 3 0 0 0
Bridges R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Garagiola J, c 2 0 0 0
Pafko A, lf 4 2 2 1 Merson J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 3 1 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 2 1 3 Castiglione P, 3b 2 1 1 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 2 1 Friend B, p 1 0 1 0
Branca R, p 2 0 0 0 Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
Main W, p 0 0 0 0
Beard T, ph 0 0 0 0
Waugh J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 8 5 26 1 4 0
Brooklyn 010 310 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 01x -- 1
0 outs when game ended.
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 8.0 4 1 1 3 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L) 5.0 7 5 5 3 2
Main W 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Waugh J 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Garagiola J, Merson J, Koshorek C
DP -- Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Cox B, Del Greco B, Castiglione P
3B -- Reese P
HR -- Hodges G, Pafko A
SB -- Reese P
CS -- Hodges G
SH -- Branca R
T -- 2:02
A -- 3652
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