Top 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Waugh
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Waugh
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Amoros vs. Waugh
  
  Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amoros for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Koshorek vs. Labine
  
  Koshorek hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Labine
  
  Groat 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Labine
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Labine scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Waugh
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Shuba vs. Waugh
  
  Shuba hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Campanella vs. Waugh
  
  Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pafko vs. Waugh
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Labine
  
  Kiner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Labine
  
  Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Walls vs. Labine
  
  Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Labine
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Waugh
  
  Hodges strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Labine vs. Waugh
  
  Labine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Senerchia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Waugh
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Senerchia vs. Labine
  
  Senerchia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Waugh vs. Labine
  
  Waugh strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Koshorek vs. Labine
  
  Koshorek strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Labine
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Waugh
  
  Reese strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Amoros vs. Waugh
  
  Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields the ball and throws to Waugh covering. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Waugh
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Amoros moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Shuba vs. Waugh
  
  Shuba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Amoros scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Campanella vs. Waugh
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Labine
  
  Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Labine
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kiner for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Labine
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Waugh
  
  Pafko bunts towards the mound. Waugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Waugh
  
  Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Senerchia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Labine vs. Waugh
  
  Labine hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Labine
  
  Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  McCullough vs. Labine
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walls moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Senerchia vs. Labine
  
  Senerchia takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Waugh vs. Labine
  
  Waugh bunts towards first. Hodges fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Robinson covering. It's a double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Waugh
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Waugh
  
  Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Amoros vs. Waugh
  
  Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Reese moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Waugh
  
  Robinson strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Shuba vs. Waugh
  
  Shuba hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koshorek vs. Labine
  
  Koshorek hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Labine
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Labine
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Labine
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Labine
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Campanella vs. Waugh
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Senerchia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Waugh
  
  Pafko strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Waugh
  
  Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waugh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Labine
  
  Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Labine
  
  McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Senerchia vs. Labine
  
  Senerchia hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Senerchia reaches second base with a double. Pafko throws the ball in to Cox who tags Senerchia trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McCullough goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Waugh vs. Labine
  
  Waugh 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 

Top 8

• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Waugh
  
  Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Clem Labine.
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cox vs. Waugh
  
  Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Rocky Nelson.
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Waugh
  
  Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Amoros vs. Waugh
  
  Amoros takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Waugh
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox scores. Amoros moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Shuba vs. Waugh
  
  Shuba hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Amoros scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Campanella vs. Main
  
  Carl Furillo pinch runs for George Shuba. Woody Main now pitching.
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Senerchia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Koshorek vs. Black
  
  Carl Furillo now playing right field. Dick Williams now playing left field. Joe Black now pitching.
  
  Koshorek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Black
  
  There goes Koshorek. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Black
  
  Groat hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Black
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Main
  
  Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Hodges vs. Main
  
  Hodges strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Black vs. Main
  
  Black bunts towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Koshorek covering, for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cox vs. Main
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Black
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Black
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson misplays the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Walls vs. Black
  
  Brandy Davis pinch runs for Gus Bell.
  
  Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Black
  
  Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
  
  Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Senerchia vs. Black
  
  Tony Bartirome pinch runs for Joe Garagiola.
  
  Senerchia hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/23/1952 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Cox B, 3b             5  1  0  0   Koshorek C, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Reese P, ss           4  0  1  0   Groat D, ss           4  0  0  0   
Amoros S, rf          3  2  1  0   Metkovich G, 1b       4  0  1  0   
Williams D, lf        0  0  0  0   Kiner R, lf           3  1  1  1   
Robinson J, 2b        3  0  1  1   Bell G, rf            3  0  0  0   
Shuba G, lf           4  0  2  2   Davis B, pr           0  0  0  0   
Furillo C, pr-rf      0  0  0  0   Walls L, cf           4  0  1  0   
Campanella R, c       4  0  0  0   McCullough C, c       2  1  0  0   
Pafko A, cf           3  0  0  0   Garagiola J, ph       1  0  1  0   
Hodges G, 1b          4  0  0  0   Bartirome T, pr       0  0  0  0   
Labine C, p           2  0  0  0   Senerchia S, 3b       3  0  2  1   
Nelson R, ph          1  0  1  0   Waugh J, p            3  0  0  0   
Bridges R, pr         0  0  0  0   Main W, p             0  0  0  0   
Black J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  6  3                        30  2  6  2

Brooklyn         000 100 020 --  3
Pittsburgh       010 000 100 --  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Labine C (W)          7.0  5  2  2  4  3
Black J (S)           2.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Waugh J (L)           7.2  6  3  3  2  4
Main W                1.1  0  0  0  1  1

E -- Groat D, Robinson J
DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Senerchia S
HR -- Kiner R
CS -- Koshorek C
SH -- Black J
T -- 2:14
A -- 8844

    

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