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June 12, 1952

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 11 13 2
Pirates 2 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 11 13 2
Pirates 2 4 1

Gus Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .202
OBP .333 .316
At Bats 3 84
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 10

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 3
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Forbes Field - June 12, 1952
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Out
Lew Burdette
Paul Burris
Earl Torgeson
Sibby Sisti
Buzz Clarkson
Johnny Logan
Jack Daniels
Sam Jethroe
Bob Thorpe
Gus Bell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 11 13 2 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 4 1 3
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Joe Muir
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sibby Sisti
Attendance 3,223
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burdette strikes out.
Top 9 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second.
Top 9 Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Burris is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Clarkson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jack Daniels now playing left field. LaPalme hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 7 Merson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burris hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Clarkson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Paul LaPalme now pitching. Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clarkson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murry Dickson pinch hits for Red Munger. Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland strikes out.
Top 5 Thorpe hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jethroe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Burdette bunts towards the mound. Munger fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second.
Top 5 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarkson scores. Burris scores.
Top 5 Burris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Burris reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. Gordon scores. Clarkson moves to third.
Top 5 Clarkson takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second.
Top 5 Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jethroe scores. Thorpe scores. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 5 Red Munger now pitching. Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Thorpe moves to second.
Top 5 Thorpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jethroe moves to third.
Top 5 Jethroe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards second. Merson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Logan takes first base on ball four. Burris moves to third. Sisti moves to second.
Top 4 Woody Main now pitching. Sisti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarkson scores. Burris moves to second.
Top 4 Burris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. Gordon scores. Clarkson moves to third.
Top 4 Clarkson takes first base on ball four. Thorpe moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Top 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Thorpe moves to second.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 George Metkovich now playing first base. Thorpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 George Metkovich pinch runs for Tony Bartirome. Del Greco bunts towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to third for the out. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Bartirome moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Bartirome takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Burdette takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Muir hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clarkson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lew Burdette now pitching. Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garagiola moves to third.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Bell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a line drive to right field. Thorpe throws towards Sisti. Sisti fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sisti. Kiner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sisti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merson catches it and throws to second with Strickland covering, to double up Clarkson.
Top 2 Burris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarkson moves to second.
Top 2 Clarkson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Gordon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bartirome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bartirome for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson strikes out.
Top 1 Thorpe 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 1 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.