Pirates @ Braves
June 25, 1952

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Pirates 2 5 1
Braves 5 11 1
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Pirates 2 5 1
Braves 5 11 1

Jack Merson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .230
OBP .333 .276
At Bats 3 174
Hits 1 40
• Singles 1 25
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 16

Max Surkont Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Braves Field - June 25, 1952
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Strikeout
Max Surkont
Paul Burris
Earl Torgeson
Sibby Sisti
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Sid Gordon
Sam Jethroe
Bob Thorpe
Jack Merson
Ralph Kiner
George Metkovich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 5 1 5
Boston Braves 5 11 1 5
Winning Pitcher Max Surkont
Losing Pitcher Howie Pollet
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sid Gordon
Attendance 1,414
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 9 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sisti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores.
Bottom 8 Torgeson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Torgeson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Ted Wilks now pitching. Thorpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clem Koshorek pinch hits for Howie Pollet. Koshorek strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jethroe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Surkont bunts between the mound and first base. Pollet scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Surkont for the out. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Mathews bunts towards third. Merson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Merson. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sisti hits a popup towards third. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Garagiola hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burris hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell strikes out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Metkovich scores.
Top 6 There goes Metkovich. The throw from Burris and he is safe. Metkovich steals third.
Top 6 Kiner strikes out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Metkovich moves to second.
Top 6 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jethroe hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pollet strikes out.
Top 5 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive towards the mound. Pollet catches it and throws to second to double up Burris.
Bottom 4 Sisti bunts towards the mound. Pollet fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Burris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torgeson moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Torgeson. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Torgeson steals second.
Bottom 4 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garagiola hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Thorpe hits a fly ball towards right. Bell catches it and throws to second to double up Jethroe.
Bottom 3 Jethroe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Jethroe reaches second base with a double. Logan goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Surkont is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 3 Del Greco is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Pollet hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisti for the out. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Strickland strikes out.
Top 2 Merson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner scores.
Top 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bell bunts towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Top 2 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Torgeson strikes out. There goes Thorpe. The throw from Garagiola to Groat, and Thorpe is out.
Bottom 1 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Surkont covering, for the out.
Top 1 Groat strikes out.
Top 1 Del Greco strikes out.