Top 1

• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Hogue
  
  Ryan hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Hogue
  
  Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyrostek vs. Hogue
  
  Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ennis vs. Hogue
  
  Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

   

Bottom 1

• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koshorek vs. Meyer
  
  Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to Meyer covering. Safe. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Meyer
  
  Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metkovich vs. Meyer
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Meyer
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Top 2

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

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Hogue
  
  Jones is hit by the pitch. View Play 

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

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Waitkus vs. Hogue
  
  Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Meyer vs. Hogue
  
  Meyer strikes out. View Play 

   

Bottom 2

• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Meyer
  
  Bell hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Meyer
  
  Del Greco hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Meyer
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCullough vs. Meyer
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Meyer's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

   

Top 3

• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Hogue
  
  Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione juggles the ball. That's an error on Castiglione. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashburn vs. Hogue
  
  There goes Ryan. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Groat applying the tag. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. Hogue
  
  Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyrostek vs. Hogue
  
  Wyrostek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Ashburn moves to third. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Ennis vs. Hogue
  
  Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hamner vs. Hogue
  
  Hamner hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 3

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hogue vs. Meyer
  
  Hogue strikes out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koshorek vs. Meyer
  
  Koshorek strikes out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Meyer
  
  Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Metkovich vs. Meyer
  
  Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Meyer
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kiner for the out. View Play 

   

Top 4

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

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burgess vs. Hogue
  
  Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Waitkus vs. Hogue
  
  Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Meyer vs. Hogue
  
  Meyer strikes out. View Play 

   

Bottom 4

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Meyer
  
  Bell hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Meyer
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Meyer
  
  Castiglione hits a popup in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Top 5

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Hogue
  
  Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashburn vs. Hogue
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyrostek vs. Hogue
  
  Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

   

Bottom 5

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Meyer
  
  McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. McCullough reaches second base with a double. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hogue vs. Meyer
  
  Hogue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. McCullough moves to third. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Koshorek vs. Meyer
  
  Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Groat vs. Meyer
  
  Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCullough scores. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metkovich vs. Meyer
  
  Metkovich strikes out. View Play 

   

Top 6

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Hogue
  
  Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Hogue
  
  Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Hogue
  
  Jones hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 6

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Meyer
  
  Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Meyer
  
  Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Del Greco vs. Meyer
  
  There goes Bell. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Hamner applying the tag. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Meyer
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Castiglione vs. Meyer
  
  Castiglione hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Top 7

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burgess vs. Hogue
  
  Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Hogue
  
  Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Meyer vs. Hogue
  
  Meyer bunts towards the mound. Hogue fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ryan vs. Hogue
  
  Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ashburn vs. Hogue
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 7

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Meyer
  
  McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hogue vs. Meyer
  
  Hogue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Koshorek vs. Meyer
  
  Koshorek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hogue moves to third. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Groat vs. Meyer
  
  Groat hits a line drive towards short. Hamner catches it and throws to first to double up Koshorek. View Play 

   

Top 8

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

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ennis vs. Hogue
  
  Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 

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

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Hogue
  
  Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

   

Bottom 8

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Meyer
  
  Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Meyer
  
  Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Meyer
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play 

   

Top 9

• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burgess vs. Hogue
  
  Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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

   
• Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Hogue
  
  Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
  
  Nicholson is called out on strikes. View Play 

   

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         Game of 7/17/1952, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Ryan C, 2b            2  0  0  0   Koshorek C, 2b        4  0  2  0   
Ashburn R, cf         2  1  0  0   Groat D, ss           4  1  2  1   
Wyrostek J, rf        4  0  2  0   Metkovich G, 1b       4  0  2  1   
Ennis D, lf           4  0  1  1   Kiner R, lf           4  0  0  0   
Hamner G, ss          4  0  0  0   Bell G, rf            4  0  1  0   
Jones W, 3b           3  0  0  0   Del Greco B, cf       3  0  1  0   
Burgess S, c          3  0  0  0   Castiglione P, 3b     3  0  1  0   
Waitkus E, 1b         3  0  1  0   McCullough C, c       3  1  1  0   
Meyer R, p            2  0  0  0   Hogue C, p            3  0  1  0   
Nicholson B, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  1  4  1                        32  2 11  2

Philadelphia     001 000 000 --  1
Pittsburgh       001 010 00x --  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R (L)           8.0 11  2  2  0  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hogue C (W)           9.0  4  1  1  6  3

E -- Castiglione P
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Wyrostek J, Groat D, McCullough C, Del Greco B
CS -- Ryan C, Bell G
SH -- Meyer R
HBP -- by Hogue C (Jones W)
T -- 2:06
A -- 0

    

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