Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koshorek vs. Jansen
  
  Koshorek takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Jansen
  
  Groat bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Koshorek moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Jansen
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kiner vs. Jansen
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Koshorek scores. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Jansen
  
  Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Pollet
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Pollet
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lockman vs. Pollet
  
  Lockman bunts in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomson vs. Pollet
  
  Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Pollet
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Thompson vs. Pollet
  
  Thompson strikes out. View Play 

   

Top 2

• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merson vs. Jansen
  
  Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Jansen
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. Elliott throws the ball in to Thompson who tags Del Greco trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartirome vs. Jansen
  
  Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pollet vs. Jansen
  
  Pollet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartirome moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Koshorek vs. Jansen
  
  Koshorek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartirome scores. Pollet moves to third. Koshorek moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Groat vs. Jansen
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pollet scores. Koshorek scores. Groat moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Gregg
  
  Hal Gregg now pitching.
  
  Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kiner vs. Gregg
  
  Westrum throws to second, with Dark covering, and has Groat trapped. There's the throw to Thompson who tags Groat for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rhodes vs. Pollet
  
  Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westrum vs. Pollet
  
  Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rigney vs. Pollet
  
  Bill Rigney pinch hits for Hal Gregg.
  
  Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards second. Merson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

   

Top 3

• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Spencer
  
  George Spencer now pitching.
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Spencer
  
  Garagiola takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Merson vs. Corwin
  
  Al Corwin now pitching.
  
  Merson strikes out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Del Greco vs. Corwin
  
  Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Garagiola moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bartirome vs. Corwin
  
  Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. Del Greco moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pollet vs. Corwin
  
  Pollet strikes out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Koshorek vs. Corwin
  
  Koshorek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Pollet
  
  Williams hits a popup towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Pollet
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Pollet
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 4

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Corwin
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Corwin
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Corwin
  
  Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Corwin
  
  Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Pollet
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Pollet
  
  Elliott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Pollet
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rhodes vs. Pollet
  
  Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play 

   

Top 5

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merson vs. Corwin
  
  Merson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Corwin
  
  Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bartirome vs. Corwin
  
  Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pollet vs. Corwin
  
  Pollet strikes out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Koshorek vs. Corwin
  
  Koshorek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Pollet
  
  Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hofman vs. Pollet
  
  Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Al Corwin.
  
  Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Pollet
  
  Williams hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Top 6

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Kennedy
  
  Monty Kennedy now pitching.
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Kennedy
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Kennedy
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garagiola vs. Kennedy
  
  Garagiola hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. Kiner moves to third. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Merson vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
  
  Merson takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Del Greco vs. Wilhelm
  
  Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Kiner scores. Garagiola moves to third. Merson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bartirome vs. Wilhelm
  
  Bartirome strikes out. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pollet vs. Wilhelm
  
  Pollet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. Merson scores. Del Greco moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Koshorek vs. Wilhelm
  
  Koshorek hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Westrum settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Westrum. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Koshorek vs. Wilhelm
  
  Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Pollet
  
  Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lockman vs. Pollet
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Pollet
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Pollet
  
  Elliott takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Thompson vs. Pollet
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Thomson scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rhodes vs. Pollet
  
  Rhodes takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Westrum vs. Wilks
  
  Ted Wilks now pitching.
  
  Westrum takes first base on ball four. Elliott scores. Thompson moves to third. Rhodes moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wilson vs. Wilks
  
  George Wilson pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. Thompson scores. Rhodes moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Williams vs. Wilks
  
  Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 

   
• Pirates, 10 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Main
  
  Woody Main now pitching.
  
  Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

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         Game of 8/3/1952, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Koshorek C, 3b        4  2  1  1   Williams D, 2b        3  1  1  3   
Groat D, ss           3  1  2  2   Dark A, ss            4  0  1  0   
Bell G, rf            3  0  1  0   Lockman W, 1b         2  1  0  0   
Kiner R, lf           2  2  1  1   Thomson B, cf         2  1  1  0   
Garagiola J, c        3  2  1  1   Elliott B, rf         2  2  2  1   
Merson J, 2b          3  1  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        3  1  1  2   
Del Greco B, cf       3  0  2  1   Rhodes D, lf          1  1  0  0   
Bartirome T, 1b       4  1  3  1   Westrum W, c          2  1  1  1   
Pollet H, p           4  1  2  2   Jansen L, p           0  0  0  0   
Wilks T, p            0  0  0  0   Gregg H, p            0  0  0  0   
Main W, p             0  0  0  0   Rigney B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Spencer G, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Corwin A, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Hofman B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Kennedy M, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Wilson G, ph          1  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29 10 13  9                        22  8  7  8

Pittsburgh       132 004 -- 10
New York         000 107 --  8

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W)          5.1  6  6  6  5  1
Wilks T               0.1  1  2  2  1  0
Main W (S)            0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L)          1.2  6  4  4  1  0
Gregg H               0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Spencer G*            0.0  0  2  2  2  0
Corwin A              3.0  4  0  0  1  3
Kennedy M             0.1  2  3  1  1  1
Wilhelm H             0.2  1  1  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Thompson H, Westrum W
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 3
2B -- Del Greco B, Garagiola J, Dark A
HR -- Elliott B, Williams D
SH -- Groat D, Lockman W
T -- 2:20
A -- 17965

    

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