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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 21, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 21, 1952 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Podbielan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Necciai |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 22,398 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Augie Guglielmo 3B: Artie Gore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Jim Greengrass | Center Fielder |
Cal Abrams | Left Fielder |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
Bud Podbielan | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Del Greco | Right Fielder |
Tony Bartirome | First Baseman |
Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Dick Smith | Third Baseman |
Clem Koshorek | Second Baseman |
Ron Necciai | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 21, 1952
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Necciai
Temple hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Necciai
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Necciai
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops it up and throws to first, with Necciai covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Podbielan
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Podbielan
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Podbielan
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Necciai
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Necciai
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Necciai
Abrams hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Necciai
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podbielan
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Podbielan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Necciai
Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Necciai
Podbielan 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 -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Necciai
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Podbielan
Koshorek hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Necciai vs. Podbielan
Necciai takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Podbielan
Del Greco hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartirome vs. Podbielan
Bartirome hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Necciai
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Necciai
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Necciai
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Podbielan
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Podbielan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Necciai
Greengrass is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Necciai
Abrams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Necciai
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Necciai
There goes McMillan. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Groat applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podbielan
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podbielan
Smith hits a popup towards the mound. Podbielan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Podbielan
Koshorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Necciai vs. Podbielan
Necciai hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Necciai
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Necciai
Podbielan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Necciai
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Podbielan
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Podbielan
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Podbielan
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Necciai
Adams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomas. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Necciai
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Necciai
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Necciai
Greengrass hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Necciai
Abrams hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Necciai
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Podbielan
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Necciai
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podbielan vs. Necciai
Podbielan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Necciai
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Koshorek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podbielan
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koshorek vs. Podbielan
Koshorek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Podbielan
Dick Hall pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pollet
Howie Pollet now pitching.
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Pollet
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Pollet
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Podbielan
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Podbielan
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Podbielan
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams. Bartirome moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Podbielan
Kiner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Greengrass. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Bartirome scores. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garagiola vs. Podbielan
Garagiola hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Podbielan
Brandy Davis pinch runs for Joe Garagiola.
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Podbielan
Gus Bell pinch hits for Dick Smith.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koshorek vs. Podbielan
There goes Davis. The slide. Landrith applies the tag. Davis is out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1952 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Del Greco B, rf 4 0 0 0 Adams B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Bartirome T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0 Thomas F, cf 4 1 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 2 1 1 Kiner R, lf 4 1 2 2 Greengrass J, cf 4 1 1 3 Garagiola J, c 4 0 1 1 Abrams C, lf 3 0 0 0 Davis B, pr 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 1 0 Smith D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Podbielan B, p 3 0 0 0 Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0 Koshorek C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Necciai R, p 1 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0 Hall D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 6 4 33 3 7 3 Cincinnati 010 000 300 -- 4 Pittsburgh 000 000 003 -- 3 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Podbielan B (W) 9.0 7 3 2 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Necciai R (L) 7.1 6 4 4 1 4 Dickson M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Pollet H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Adams B DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 4 2B -- Adams B, Kiner R HR -- Kluszewski T, Greengrass J CS -- McMillan R, Davis B T -- 1:50 A -- 22398
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