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Scores
Standings
DET
@BOS		0
5
SLB
@NYY		7
12
CLE
@PHA		5
6
CHW
@WSH		4
1
BRO
@CHC		5
10
BSN
@CIN		12
7		 
(10)
NYG
@PIT		5
4
PHI
@STL		7
2
Wednesday, August 27, 1952,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 4,069, Time of Game: 2:47
Giants
5
72-50
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
4
37-92
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Bill Connelly (2-0)
L: Howie Pollet (6-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  0  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    5 13  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  0    4  4  1

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Williams 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .727 -0.025 0.73 0.040 -0.065 -0.4 1 2
Al Dark SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 .294 .753 0.126 0.70 0.151 -0.024 1.3 2 2 SB
Whitey Lockman 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .311 .805 -0.010 0.85 0.086 -0.096 -0.2 8 1 GDP
Monte Irvin LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .357 .844 0.086 0.64 0.111 -0.025 0.6 0 0 HR
   Dusty Rhodes PR-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .876 0.016 0.47 0.016 0.000 0.3 0 0
Bobby Thomson CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .270 .818 -0.017 0.74 0.058 -0.075 -0.2 2 0 2B
Hank Thompson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .794 -0.033 0.57 0.027 -0.060 -0.7 0 2
Wes Westrum C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .765 0.014 0.54 0.041 -0.027 0.0 6 1
Don Mueller RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .262 .708 0.000 0.53 0.020 -0.020 -0.1 1 0 HBP
Bill Connelly P 4 0 1 1 0 2 .200 .600 0.004 0.66 0.073 -0.069 0.0 1 2 2B
   Al Corwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Jansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .539 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 40 5 13 4 1 4 .325 .807 0.161 0.67 0.623 -0.461 0.7 * 10
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: B Connelly (1, off R Kline); B Thomson (25, off H Pollet).
HR: M Irvin (1, off H Pollet; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
HBP: D Mueller (1, by R Kline).
TB: M Irvin 5; A Dark 3; W Lockman 2; B Thomson 2; B Connelly 2; H Thompson; D Rhodes; D Williams; D Mueller.
GIDP: W Lockman (7).
RBI: M Irvin 2 (4); B Thomson (89); B Connelly (1).
2-out RBI: B Thomson; M Irvin; B Connelly.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Williams-A Dark-W Lockman.
E: H Thompson (14).
Baserunning
SB: A Dark (4, 2nd base off H Pollet/J Garagiola).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brandy Davis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .601 -0.049 0.78 0.020 -0.070 -0.4 5 0
Dick Groat SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .271 .604 0.026 0.84 0.063 -0.038 0.1 2 8
George Metkovich 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .271 .719 0.080 1.11 0.171 -0.091 1.4 8 1 HR,GDP
   Cal Hogue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .513 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ralph Kiner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .239 .858 0.120 1.45 0.168 -0.048 1.3 2 0
Gus Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .701 -0.213 2.01 0.000 -0.213 -1.1 3 0
Joe Garagiola C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .784 -0.109 1.33 0.013 -0.122 -0.4 4 0
Sonny Senerchia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .844 -0.087 1.06 0.015 -0.101 -0.3 1 0 2B
Johnny Berardino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .149 .502 -0.114 1.10 0.000 -0.114 -0.9 1 2
Howie Pollet P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .480 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 1 1
   Clem Koshorek PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .627 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Ron Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Bartirome PH-1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 .523 0.040 0.97 0.040 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 4 2 4 7 .129 .487 -0.339 1.17 0.490 -0.830 -0.3 27 12
2B: S Senerchia (3, off B Connelly).
HR: G Metkovich (5, off B Connelly; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: G Metkovich 4; S Senerchia 2; D Groat; B Davis.
GIDP: G Metkovich (7).
RBI: G Metkovich 2 (37).
2-out RBI: G Metkovich 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Berardino-D Groat-G Metkovich.
E: S Senerchia (1).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Connelly, W (2-0) 7.1 4 3 2 2 7 1 1.50 27 65 0.209 0.76 1.2
Al Corwin, H (1) 0.1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2.06 4 1 1 -0.203 1.99 -1.8
Larry Jansen, S (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.97 4 2 0 0.332 3.21 1.0
Team Totals 9 4 4 2 4 7 1 2.00 35 65 3 1 0.338 0.67 0.3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Howie Pollet, L (6-14) 6 9 4 4 1 3 1 4.36 27 40 -0.180 0.74 -1.1
Ron Kline 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.57 11 0 0 -0.017 0.48 -0.0
Cal Hogue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.13 4 0 0 0.035 0.63 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 1 4 1 5.00 42 40 0 0 -0.162 1.17 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: B Connelly (1).
HBP: R Kline (6; D Mueller).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Engeln, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 4,069.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Davey Williams 2B 1 Brandy Davis CF
2 Al Dark SS 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Whitey Lockman 1B 3 George Metkovich 1B
4 Monte Irvin LF 4 Ralph Kiner LF
5 Bobby Thomson CF 5 Gus Bell RF
6 Hank Thompson 3B 6 Joe Garagiola C
7 Wes Westrum C 7 Sonny Senerchia 3B
8 Don Mueller RF 8 Johnny Berardino 2B
9 Bill Connelly P 9 Howie Pollet P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-5 2 123 RR PIT R. Kiner A. Corwin -17% 70% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bartirome Scores/unER/No RBI; Groat Scores/unER/No RBI; Metkovich to 3B
b8 4-5 2 1-3 O PIT G. Bell L. Jansen 14% 84% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b6 0-4 2 1-- RR PIT G. Metkovich B. Connelly -12% 81% Home Run; Davis Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- R NYG M. Irvin H. Pollet 10% 67% Home Run (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYG A. Dark H. Pollet 9% 63% Single to RF; Williams to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYG D. Williams H. Pollet 4% 54% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYG A. Dark H. Pollet 9% 63% Single to RF; Williams to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 ROO NYG W. Lockman H. Pollet -6% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Williams Scores/No RBI
t1 1-0 2 --- R NYG M. Irvin H. Pollet 10% 67% Home Run (LF-CF)
t1 2-0 2 --- O NYG B. Thomson H. Pollet -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O PIT B. Davis B. Connelly 2% 68% Flyball: RF
b1 0-2 1 --- O PIT D. Groat B. Connelly 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O PIT G. Metkovich B. Connelly 1% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- NYG H. Thompson H. Pollet 3% 73% Single to CF
t2 2-0 0 1-- NYG W. Westrum H. Pollet 4% 77% Walk; Thompson to 2B
t2 2-0 0 12- O NYG D. Mueller H. Pollet -2% 76% Flyball: CF; Thompson to 3B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 O NYG B. Connelly H. Pollet -5% 71% Strikeout
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O NYG D. Williams H. Pollet -4% 67% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O PIT R. Kiner B. Connelly 2% 69% Popfly: 1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O PIT G. Bell B. Connelly 2% 71% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 2 --- PIT J. Garagiola B. Connelly -1% 70% Walk
b2 0-2 2 1-- O PIT S. Senerchia B. Connelly 2% 72% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- NYG A. Dark H. Pollet 3% 75% Single to RF
t3 2-0 0 1-- NYG W. Lockman H. Pollet 8% 83% Single to LF; Dark to 3B; Lockman to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 2-0 0 -23 RO NYG M. Irvin H. Pollet -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B; Dark Scores
t3 3-0 1 -2- O NYG B. Thomson H. Pollet -2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 3-0 2 -2- O NYG H. Thompson H. Pollet -2% 78% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- O PIT J. Berardino B. Connelly 2% 80% Strikeout (C-1B)
b3 0-3 1 --- O PIT H. Pollet B. Connelly 2% 82% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-3 2 --- O PIT B. Davis B. Connelly 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- O NYG W. Westrum H. Pollet -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-0 1 --- NYG D. Mueller H. Pollet 1% 83% Single to LF
t4 3-0 1 1-- O NYG B. Connelly H. Pollet -2% 81% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 3-0 2 1-- O NYG D. Williams H. Pollet -1% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- PIT D. Groat B. Connelly -4% 76% Single to 2B
b4 0-3 0 1-- OO PIT G. Metkovich B. Connelly 8% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O PIT R. Kiner B. Connelly 1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- NYG A. Dark H. Pollet 2% 86% Single to CF
t5 3-0 0 1-- NYG W. Lockman H. Pollet 1% 88% Dark Steals 2B
t5 3-0 0 -2- O NYG W. Lockman H. Pollet -2% 86% Strikeout
t5 3-0 1 -2- O NYG M. Irvin H. Pollet -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B; Dark to 3B
t5 3-0 2 --3 R NYG B. Thomson H. Pollet 6% 90% Double to LF; Dark Scores
t5 4-0 2 -2- O NYG H. Thompson H. Pollet -1% 89% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 --- O PIT G. Bell B. Connelly 2% 91% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-4 1 --- O PIT J. Garagiola B. Connelly 1% 92% Strikeout
b5 0-4 2 --- PIT S. Senerchia B. Connelly -1% 90% Double to LF
b5 0-4 2 -2- O PIT J. Berardino B. Connelly 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 7-8-9
t6 4-0 0 --- O NYG W. Westrum H. Pollet -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-0 1 --- O NYG D. Mueller H. Pollet -0% 92% Flyball: CF
t6 4-0 2 --- O NYG B. Connelly H. Pollet -0% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 9-1-2
Clem Koshorek pinch hits for Howie Pollet (P) batting 9th
b6 0-4 0 --- O PIT C. Koshorek B. Connelly 2% 93% Strikeout
b6 0-4 1 --- PIT B. Davis B. Connelly -2% 91% Single to CF
b6 0-4 1 1-- O PIT D. Groat B. Connelly 2% 93% Strikeout
b6 0-4 2 1-- RR PIT G. Metkovich B. Connelly -12% 81% Home Run; Davis Scores
b6 2-4 2 --- O PIT R. Kiner B. Connelly 1% 83% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
Ron Kline replaces Clem Koshorek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-2 0 --- O NYG D. Williams R. Kline -1% 81% Flyball: RF
t7 4-2 1 --- O NYG A. Dark R. Kline -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-2 2 --- NYG W. Lockman R. Kline 1% 81% Single to RF
t7 4-2 2 1-- NYG M. Irvin R. Kline 1% 82% Single to RF; Lockman to 2B
Dusty Rhodes pinch runs for Monte Irvin (LF) batting 4th
t7 4-2 2 12- O NYG B. Thomson R. Kline -3% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 5-6-7
Dusty Rhodes moves from PR to LF
b7 2-4 0 --- O PIT G. Bell B. Connelly 4% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-4 1 --- O PIT J. Garagiola B. Connelly 3% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 2-4 2 --- O PIT S. Senerchia B. Connelly 2% 87% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 6-7-8
t8 4-2 0 --- O NYG H. Thompson R. Kline -1% 86% Flyball: CF
t8 4-2 1 --- O NYG W. Westrum R. Kline -1% 85% Flyball: LF
t8 4-2 2 --- NYG D. Mueller R. Kline 1% 86% Hit By Pitch
t8 4-2 2 1-- R NYG B. Connelly R. Kline 7% 93% Double to LF; Mueller Scores
t8 5-2 2 -2- NYG D. Williams R. Kline 0% 94% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Connelly to 3B
t8 5-2 2 1-3 O NYG A. Dark R. Kline -1% 92% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Bill Connelly facing 8-9-1
b8 2-5 0 --- O PIT J. Berardino B. Connelly 3% 95% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
Tony Bartirome pinch hits for Ron Kline (P) batting 9th
b8 2-5 1 --- PIT T. Bartirome B. Connelly -3% 92% Walk
b8 2-5 1 1-- PIT B. Davis B. Connelly -1% 91% Wild Pitch; Bartirome to 2B
Al Corwin replaces Bill Connelly pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-5 1 -2- O PIT B. Davis A. Corwin 4% 94% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b8 2-5 2 -2- PIT D. Groat A. Corwin -2% 92% Walk
b8 2-5 2 12- PIT G. Metkovich A. Corwin -5% 87% Walk; Bartirome to 3B; Groat to 2B
b8 2-5 2 123 RR PIT R. Kiner A. Corwin -17% 70% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bartirome Scores/unER/No RBI; Groat Scores/unER/No RBI; Metkovich to 3B
Larry Jansen replaces Al Corwin pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-5 2 1-3 O PIT G. Bell L. Jansen 14% 84% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Cal Hogue facing 3-4-5
Cal Hogue replaces George Metkovich (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
Tony Bartirome moves from PH to 1B
t9 5-4 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman C. Hogue -2% 83% Flyball: CF
t9 5-4 1 --- NYG D. Rhodes C. Hogue 2% 84% Single
t9 5-4 1 1-- O NYG B. Thomson C. Hogue -2% 82% Popfly: 3B
t9 5-4 2 1-- O NYG H. Thompson C. Hogue -2% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Giants' Larry Jansen facing 6-7-8
b9 4-5 0 --- O PIT J. Garagiola L. Jansen 9% 89% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b9 4-5 1 --- O PIT S. Senerchia L. Jansen 6% 96% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b9 4-5 2 --- O PIT J. Berardino L. Jansen 4% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 4.

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