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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 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 July 20, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1952 |
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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 | July 20, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ben Wade |
Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 14,490 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Bill Stewart 3B: Augie Guglielmo |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Ben Wade | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Bartirome | First Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
Jack Merson | Third Baseman |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
George Strickland | Second Baseman |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 20, 1952
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dickson
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Dickson
Shuba hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Wade
Bartirome hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wade
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wade
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Wade
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Snider reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snider scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Dickson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Dickson
Wade 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
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Wade
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merson vs. Wade
Merson bunts towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Wade
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Wade
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dickson
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Dickson
Shuba hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Wade
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Wade
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Wade covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wade
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wade
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Dickson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Bartirome, and towards Strickland, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wade vs. Dickson
Wade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dickson
There goes Cox. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Strickland applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wade
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Wade
Garagiola 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, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Wade
Merson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dickson
Reese 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Wade
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wade
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Wade
Dickson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bartirome vs. Wade
Bartirome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strickland scores. Dickson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Wade
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Dickson
Shuba 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wade
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wade
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Wade
Garagiola 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dickson
Walker 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Dickson
Wade strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dickson
There goes Cox. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Cox steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Dickson
Reese 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
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Wade
Merson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Wade
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. Merson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Wade
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Dickson vs. Wade
Dickson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bartirome vs. Wade
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merson scores. Del Greco scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Shuba 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 -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilks
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wilks
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wilks
Walker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Walker reaches second base with a double. Snider goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Black vs. Wilks
Black hits a ball on the ground towards third. Merson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Wilks
Cox hits a popup towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Black
Carl Furillo now playing right field. Andy Pafko now playing left field.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Black
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Black
Garagiola hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Kiner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Merson vs. Black
Merson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Black
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garagiola scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Black
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilks
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilks
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Wilks
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Black
Clem Koshorek pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
Koshorek hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Black
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, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Black
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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1952 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cox B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Bartirome T, 1b 5 0 2 3 Reese P, ss 5 1 1 0 Groat D, ss 5 0 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, rf-lf 5 2 2 2 Kiner R, lf 3 1 1 0 Shuba G, lf 4 1 1 2 Garagiola J, c 4 1 2 1 Furillo C, rf 0 0 0 0 Merson J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 2 2 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 1 2 1 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Strickland G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Walker R, c 4 0 1 1 Dickson M, p 3 0 1 0 Wade B, p 3 0 0 0 Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0 Black J, p 1 0 1 0 Koshorek C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 13 8 37 5 12 5 Brooklyn 013 100 030 -- 8 Pittsburgh 000 010 220 -- 5 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Wade B (W) 6.2 9 3 3 1 8 Black J (S) 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (L)* 7.0 10 7 7 1 3 Wilks T 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Groat D DP -- Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Del Greco B, Walker R, Garagiola J 3B -- Snider D HR -- Shuba G, Robinson J, Pafko A SB -- Cox B CS -- Cox B T -- 2:25 A -- 14490
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