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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 0

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 0

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, June 11, 1952 (N) at Forbes Field

BOS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
PIT N    0  0  1    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  5  2
BATTING
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jethroe cf                    3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Thorpe lf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Torgeson 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   0      11   0
Gordon 3b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
St. Claire c                  4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Daniels rf                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Sisti 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Logan ss                      3   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
Surkont p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Clarkson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cole p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   0   5   0       2   5      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Surkont-Logan-Torgeson.
E: Logan (3).
BATTING - 
GDP: Surkont (1,off Dickson); St. Claire (3,off Dickson); Gordon (4,off Dickson).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Daniels (1,2nd base by Dickson/Garagiola).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bartirome 1b                  3   0   0   1       1   0      14   0
Castiglione 3b                3   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Del Greco cf                  3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Kiner lf                      3   2   1   1       1   0       0   0
G. Bell rf                    3   1   1   3       1   1       1   0
Garagiola c                   3   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
  FitzGerald c                1   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Merson 2b                     3   1   0   0       1   1       1   4
Strickland ss                 4   0   2   0       0   1       4   6
Dickson p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Totals                       29   5   5   5       6   6      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Garagiola-Merson, Garagiola-Strickland-Bartirome, Merson-Strickland-Bartirome,
Merson-Strickland-Bartirome.
E: Del Greco (2), Strickland (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Strickland 2 (2,off Surkont 2).
HR: Kiner (10,4th inning off Surkont 0 on 1 out); G. Bell (4,6th inning off
Surkont 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Dickson (1,off Surkont).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Surkont L(3-5)                7     4   5   5   5   4   2  30
Cole                          1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        8     5   5   5   6   6   2  35

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dickson W(4-8)                9     5   0   0   2   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Bill Engeln, 2B - Lou Jorda, 3B - Dusty Boggess
Ejections: Joe Garagiola by Babe Pinelli [Balls and strikes (Threw
bat)]
Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 9415
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Braves                 Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Jethroe             cf        Bartirome           1b
2. Thorpe              lf        Castiglione         3b
3. Torgeson            1b        Del Greco           cf
4. Gordon              3b        Kiner               lf
5. St. Claire          c         G. Bell             rf
6. Daniels             rf        Garagiola           c
7. Sisti               2b        Merson              2b
8. Logan               ss        Strickland          ss
9. Surkont             p         Dickson             p

BRAVES 1ST: Jethroe grounded out (first unassisted); Thorpe
singled; Torgeson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thorpe to
second]; Gordon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Bartirome grounded out (second to first);
Castiglione flied out to right; Del Greco grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: St. Claire grounded out (second to first); Daniels
singled; Sisti struck out while Daniels was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kiner grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Bell
struck out; Garagiola grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Logan singled; Surkont grounded into a double play
(catcher to shortstop to first) [Logan out at second]; Jethroe
walked; Thorpe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Merson walked; Strickland doubled to left [Merson
to third]; Dickson struck out; Bartirome grounded out (second to
first) [Merson scored, Strickland to third]; Castiglione
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Torgeson grounded out (second to first); Gordon
walked; St. Claire grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gordon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Del Greco flied out to left; Kiner homered to left;
G. Bell popped to third in foul territory; Garagiola flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Daniels grounded out (shortstop to first); Sisti
reached on an error by Del Greco [Sisti to second]; Logan struck
out; Surkont grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Merson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Strickland reached on an error by Logan; Dickson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Strickland out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Jethroe grounded out (first unassisted); Thorpe
struck out; Torgeson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Bartirome grounded out (second to first);
Castiglione struck out; Del Greco walked; Kiner walked [Del
Greco to second]; G. Bell homered to right [Del Greco scored,
Kiner scored]; Garagiola struck out; Joe Garagiola ejected by
HP umpire Babe Pinelli for throwing his bat high into the
air; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 7TH: FITZGERALD REPLACED GARAGIOLA (PLAYING C ); Gordon
singled; St. Claire struck out; Daniels flied out to right;
Sisti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Merson grounded out (first unassisted); Strickland
doubled; Dickson grounded out (pitcher to first); Bartirome
walked; Castiglione walked [Strickland to third, Bartirome to
second]; Del Greco forced Castiglione (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Logan reached on an error by Strickland [Logan to
second]; CLARKSON BATTED FOR SURKONT; Clarkson made an out to
shortstop; Jethroe struck out; Thorpe grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: COLE REPLACED CLARKSON (PITCHING); Kiner made an
out to second; G. Bell walked; FitzGerald singled to center [G.
Bell to second]; Merson struck out; Strickland struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Torgeson singled; Gordon grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Torgeson out at second]; St.
Claire lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates
5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           0   5   1    5
 Pirates          5   5   2    6
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