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June 3, 1952

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 7 1
Pirates 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 7 1
Pirates 4 8 1

George Strickland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .189
OBP .333 .277
At Bats 3 74
Hits 1 14
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 10

Johnny Rutherford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 1
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Forbes Field - June 3, 1952
Out
Johnny Rutherford
Rube Walker
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Bobby Morgan
Pee Wee Reese
Andy Pafko
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
George Strickland
Jack Merson
Dick Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 6 7 1 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 1 3
Winning Pitcher Ralph Branca
Losing Pitcher Red Munger
Save Johnny Rutherford
Game Winning RBI Duke Snider
Attendance 19,452
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnny Rutherford now pitching. Strickland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dick Smith pinch runs for Joe Garagiola. Merson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Merson reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Smith moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castiglione scores. Bell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 9 Joe Black now pitching. Del Greco strikes out.
Bottom 9 Castiglione hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Woody Main. Fitz Gerald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Branca hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Top 9 Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 George Metkovich now playing first base. Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 George Metkovich pinch hits for Tony Bartirome. Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Merson hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a popup in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Snider hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a line drive towards third. Morgan catches it and throws to first to double up Del Greco.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Del Greco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Morgan strikes out.
Top 7 Woody Main now pitching. Branca strikes out.
Bottom 6 Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Erv Dusak pinch hits for Red Munger. Dusak strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bartirome hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Walker strikes out.
Top 6 Furillo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Hodges strikes out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Snider hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reese bunts towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Del Greco strikes out.
Bottom 4 Castiglione strikes out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Branca strikes out.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. Furillo moves to second.
Top 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Munger strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bartirome bunts towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Merson hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson misplays the ball. That's an error on Merson.
Top 2 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snider scores.
Top 1 Snider hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner who is chasing the ball. Snider reaches third base with a triple. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.