Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Jansen
  
  Castiglione hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Jansen
  
  Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Jansen
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kiner vs. Jansen
  
  Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garagiola vs. Jansen
  
  Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Dickson
  
  Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Dickson
  
  Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Dickson
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Dickson
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Jansen
  
  Groat hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Jansen
  
  Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartirome vs. Jansen
  
  Bartirome is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Dickson
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Dickson
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Dickson
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westrum vs. Dickson
  
  Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickson vs. Jansen
  
  Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Jansen
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Jansen covering. Safe. Dickson moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Metkovich vs. Jansen
  
  Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Elliott. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Dickson scores. Castiglione moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bell vs. Jansen
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kiner vs. Jansen
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Garagiola vs. Jansen
  
  Garagiola is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Groat vs. Jansen
  
  Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castiglione scores. Metkovich scores. Kiner moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Strickland vs. Jansen
  
  Sal Yvars now catching.
  
  Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Kiner scores. Groat goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bartirome vs. Jansen
  
  Bartirome hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Dickson
  
  Bill Rigney pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
  
  Rigney hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Dickson
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Dickson
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickson vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
  
  Dickson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Wilhelm
  
  Castiglione hits a line drive into left field. Elliott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Elliott. Dickson moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Metkovich vs. Wilhelm
  
  There goes Castiglione. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Metkovich vs. Wilhelm
  
  Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dickson scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Wilhelm
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Dickson
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Dickson
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Dickson
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Wilhelm
  
  Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garagiola vs. Wilhelm
  
  Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Wilhelm
  
  Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Strickland vs. Wilhelm
  
  There goes Groat. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Dickson
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Dickson
  
  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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yvars vs. Dickson
  
  Yvars hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilhelm vs. Dickson
  
  Wilhelm is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Wilhelm
  
  Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartirome vs. Wilhelm
  
  Bartirome hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickson vs. Wilhelm
  
  Dickson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Dickson
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Dickson
  
  Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Dickson
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Dickson
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Lockman goes all the way around to score. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Elliott vs. Dickson
  
  Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wilson vs. Dickson
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Wilhelm
  
  Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Wilhelm
  
  Metkovich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Wilhelm
  
  Bell hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Dickson
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yvars vs. Dickson
  
  Yvars takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howerton vs. Dickson
  
  Bill Howerton pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
  
  Howerton hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Dickson
  
  Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Spencer
  
  George Spencer now pitching.
  
  Kiner strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garagiola vs. Spencer
  
  Garagiola hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Spencer
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Spencer
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Dickson
  
  Lockman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Dickson
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Dickson
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Elliott vs. Dickson
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartirome vs. Spencer
  
  Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickson vs. Spencer
  
  Dickson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Spencer
  
  Castiglione hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickson moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Metkovich vs. Spencer
  
  Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Dickson moves to third. Castiglione moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bell vs. Spencer
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dickson scores. Castiglione moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kiner vs. Spencer
  
  Kiner is hit by the pitch. Metkovich moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Garagiola vs. Spencer
  
  Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Dickson
  
  Bobby Del Greco now playing left field.
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Dickson
  
  Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 8 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yvars vs. Dickson
  
  Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/19/1952 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b     5  1  3  0   Williams D, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Metkovich G, cf       4  1  2  2   Lockman W, 1b         4  1  2  0   
Bell G, rf            5  0  0  1   Thomson B, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Kiner R, lf           2  1  1  0   Thompson H, cf        4  0  0  0   
Del Greco B, lf       0  0  0  0   Elliott B, lf         3  0  0  0   
Garagiola J, c        5  1  1  1   Wilson G, rf          4  0  2  0   
Groat D, ss           4  1  2  2   Dark A, ss            4  0  0  0   
Strickland G, 2b      4  0  0  0   Westrum W, c          1  0  0  0   
Bartirome T, 1b       4  0  0  0   Yvars S, c            2  0  0  0   
Dickson M, p          4  3  3  0   Jansen L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Rigney B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Wilhelm H, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Howerton B, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Spencer G, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 12  6                        33  1  5  0

Pittsburgh       005 100 011 --  8
New York         000 001 000 --  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dickson M (W)         9.0  5  1  0  2  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L)          3.0  6  5  3  1  4
Wilhelm H             4.0  3  1  0  1  2
Spencer G             2.0  3  2  2  1  1

E -- Williams D, Elliott B, Strickland G
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 7
2B -- Metkovich G
HR -- Garagiola J
CS -- Castiglione P, Groat D
HBP -- by Spencer G (Kiner R)
T -- 2:40
A -- 6369

    

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