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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 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 August 23, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 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 | August 23, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clem Labine |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Waugh |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,844 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 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 |
Sandy Amoros | Right Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Clem Labine | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Clem Koshorek | Second Baseman |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
George Metkovich | First Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
Lee Walls | Center Fielder |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Sonny Senerchia | Third Baseman |
Jim Waugh | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1952
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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