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1952 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
42-112, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 515 runs, Allowed 793 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 48-106
Manager: Billy Meyer (42-112)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 686,673 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 105
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1951 / 1953 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 42-112, Final Rank:8, GB: 54.5
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind55last on Friday, Sep 26, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500never
Most Games under .50070last on Sunday, Sep 28
Longest Winning Streak2Thursday, Apr 17 to Friday, Apr 18, Friday, May 30 to Saturday, May 31, Tuesday, Jun 10 to Wednesday, Jun 11, Friday, Jul 4 to Friday, Jul 4, Thursday, Jul 10 to Friday, Jul 11, Thursday, Jul 17 to Thursday, Jul 17, Friday, Jul 25 to Saturday, Jul 26, Sunday, Aug 3 to Sunday, Aug 3 and Friday, Aug 8 to Saturday, Aug 9
Longest Losing Streak10Saturday, Apr 19 to Tuesday, Apr 29
Most Runs Allowed16Friday, Sep 12
Most Runs Scored11Wednesday, Apr 30 and Sunday, May 11
Times Shutout by Opponent15 
Times Opponent Shutout5 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 42112 515 793 .273
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 23 54 261 414 .299
Road 19 58 254 379 .247
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 3 12 49 95 .200
May 7 21 90 137 .250
June 8 20 101 133 .286
July 10 21 103 156 .323
August 10 20 112 161 .333
September 4 18 60 111 .182
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 21 59 265 404 .263
Second Half 21 53 250 389 .284
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 13 35 147 169 .271
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 9 35 156 346 .205
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 3 19 66 123 .136
BSN 7 15 74 112 .318
CHC 8 14 72 106 .364
CIN 6 16 67 111 .273
NYG 7 15 105 127 .318
PHI 6 16 62 111 .273
STL 5 17 69 103 .227

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 15 PIT @ STL L 2 3 0-1 6 1.0 Staley 2:14 15,850 -
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 16 PIT @ STL L 5 6 0-2 7 2.0 Chambers 2:21 4,324 --
3 3 Thursday, Apr 17 PIT @ STL W 5 3 1-2 7 2.0 Muir 2:32 4,907 +
4 4 Friday, Apr 18 PIT CIN W 3 0 2-2 3 2.0 Friend 2:19 29,874 ++
5 5 Saturday, Apr 19 PIT CIN L 3 9 2-3 4 3.0 Wehmeier 2:57 10,271 -
6 6 Sunday, Apr 20 PIT CIN L 6 8 2-4 8 3.5 Perkowski 2:28 --
7 7 Sunday, Apr 20 PIT CIN L 2 12 2-5 8 3.5 Hiller 2:12 23,732 ---
8 8 Monday, Apr 21 PIT CHC L 1 7 2-6 8 4.0 Minner 2:13 12,378 ----
9 9 Tuesday, Apr 22 PIT CHC L 2 13 2-7 8 5.5 Rush 2:56 9,321 -----
10 10 Friday, Apr 25 PIT STL L 4 6 2-8 8 6.0 Staley 2:20 1,945 ------
11 11 Saturday, Apr 26 PIT @ CIN L 2 9 2-9 8 6.5 Wehmeier 2:16 4,239 -------
12 12 Sunday, Apr 27 PIT @ CIN L 2 8 2-10 8 7.5 Raffensberger 2:11 --------
13 13 Sunday, Apr 27 PIT @ CIN L 0 1 2-11 8 7.5 Hiller 2:13 16,427 ---------
14 14 Tuesday, Apr 29 PIT BSN L 1 5 2-12 8 8.5 Spahn 2:24 10,008 ----------
15 15 Wednesday, Apr 30 PIT BSN W 11 5 3-12 8 7.5 Dickson 2:33 2,861 +
16 16 Thursday, May 1 PIT NYG L 5 13 3-13 8 8.0 Hearn 2:52 4,801 -
17 17 Friday, May 2 PIT NYG L 3 5 3-14 8 8.5 Wilhelm 2:47 17,111 --
18 18 Saturday, May 3 PIT NYG L 2 3 3-15 8 9.0 Maglie 2:33 7,451 ---
19 19 Sunday, May 4 PIT BRO L 0 6 3-16 8 10.0 Erskine 2:21 19,322 ----
20 20 Monday, May 5 PIT BRO L 1 5 3-17 8 11.0 Branca 2:02 3,652 -----
21 21 Tuesday, May 6 PIT PHI L 0 6 3-18 8 11.5 Roberts 2:14 9,008 ------
22 22 Wednesday, May 7 PIT PHI W 5 1 4-18 8 11.5 Pollet 1:59 7,291 +
23 23 Saturday, May 10 PIT @ CHC L 1 3 4-19 8 12.5 Rush 1:39 7,438 -
24 24 Sunday, May 11 PIT @ CHC L 2 8 4-20 8 12.5 Minner 2:12 --
25 25 Sunday, May 11 PIT @ CHC W 11 2 5-20 8 12.5 Friend 2:21 14,845 +
26 26 Tuesday, May 13 PIT @ BSN L 1 3 5-21 8 13.5 Bickford 2:14 2,831 -
27 27 Wednesday, May 14 PIT @ BSN L 3 4 5-22 8 14.5 Surkont 2:38 1,105 --
28 28 Thursday, May 15 PIT @ BRO L 0 2 5-23 8 15.0 Loes 2:02 14,402 ---
29 29 Friday, May 16 PIT @ BRO L 4 6 5-24 8 14.5 Labine 2:45 3,385 ----
30 30 Saturday, May 17 PIT @ BRO L 7 12 5-25 8 15.5 Wade 2:35 11,067 -----
31 31 Monday, May 19 PIT @ NYG L 0 4 5-26 8 16.5 Maglie 2:07 4,461 ------
32 32 Wednesday, May 21 PIT @ PHI L 3 7 5-27 8 17.5 Roberts 2:02 6,202 -------
33 33 Thursday, May 22 PIT @ PHI L 0 6 5-28 8 18.5 Simmons 2:16 3,065 --------
34 34 Friday, May 23 PIT CHC W 6 5 6-28 8 18.5 Wilks 2:44 8,496 +
35 35 Saturday, May 24 PIT CHC L 5 7 6-29 8 19.5 Minner 2:54 3,118 -
36 36 Sunday, May 25 PIT CHC L 4 5 6-30 8 20.0 Hacker 2:23 5,111 --
37 37 Monday, May 26 PIT CIN W 6 3 7-30 8 19.5 Friend 2:23 5,171 +
38 38 Tuesday, May 27 PIT CIN L 4 5 7-31 8 20.5 Smith 3:52 2,150 -
39 39 Wednesday, May 28 PIT CIN L 2 5 7-32 8 21.5 Raffensberger 2:02 6,186 --
40 40 Thursday, May 29 PIT CIN W 4 2 8-32 8 20.5 Dickson 1:53 1,070 +
41 41 Friday, May 30 PIT STL L 2 3 8-33 8 20.5 Yuhas 2:49 -
42 42 Friday, May 30 PIT STL W 4 3 9-33 8 20.5 LaPalme 2:41 19,546 +
43 43 Saturday, May 31 PIT PHI W 5 3 10-33 8 20.0 Muir 2:16 6,425 ++
44 44 Sunday, Jun 1 PIT PHI L 1 5 10-34 8 20.0 Simmons 2:14 -
45 45 Sunday, Jun 1 PIT PHI W 2 1 11-34 8 20.0 Wilks 2:08 15,529 +
46 46 Tuesday, Jun 3 PIT BRO L 4 6 11-35 8 20.5 Branca 2:11 19,452 -
47 47 Wednesday, Jun 4 PIT BRO L 4 7 11-36 8 21.5 Erskine 2:45 14,421 --
48 48 Thursday, Jun 5 PIT BRO L 0 2 11-37 8 22.5 Wade 2:58 6,328 ---
49 49 Friday, Jun 6 PIT NYG W 8 1 12-37 8 22.5 Dickson 2:51 20,163 +
50 50 Saturday, Jun 7 PIT NYG L 5 7 12-38 8 23.5 Spencer 2:50 7,656 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Sunday, Jun 8 PIT NYG L 1 9 12-39 8 25.0 Jansen 2:31 13,942 --
52 52 Monday, Jun 9 PIT BSN L 2 3 12-40 8 26.0 Wilson 2:31 6,973 ---
53 53 Tuesday, Jun 10 PIT BSN W 7 5 13-40 8 25.0 Wilks 2:23 10,934 +
54 54 Wednesday, Jun 11 PIT BSN W 5 0 14-40 8 24.0 Dickson 2:06 9,415 ++
55 55 Thursday, Jun 12 PIT BSN L 2 11 14-41 8 24.0 Burdette 2:19 3,223 -
56 56 Saturday, Jun 14 PIT @ PHI L 2 4 14-42 8 25.5 Meyer 2:14 5,033 --
57 57 Sunday, Jun 15 PIT @ PHI W 6 0 15-42 8 25.0 Pollet 2:01 +
58 58 Sunday, Jun 15 PIT @ PHI L 3 6 15-43 8 25.0 Fox 2:55 12,525 -
59 59 Monday, Jun 16 PIT @ PHI L 4 5 15-44 8 25.5 Konstanty 2:08 2,210 --
60 60 Tuesday, Jun 17 PIT @ NYG W 6 2 16-44 8 25.5 Main 0:00 0 +
61 61 Wednesday, Jun 18 PIT @ NYG L 2 5 16-45 8 26.5 Hearn 2:17 3,346 -
62 62 Thursday, Jun 19 PIT @ NYG W 8 1 17-45 8 26.5 Dickson 0:00 0 +
63 63 Friday, Jun 20 PIT @ BRO L 4 5 17-46 8 27.5 Labine 2:35 4,679 -
64 64 Saturday, Jun 21 PIT @ BRO L 4 14 17-47 8 28.5 Loes 2:52 13,335 --
65 65 Monday, Jun 23 PIT @ BSN L 3 9 17-48 8 29.0 Johnson 2:26 2,654 ---
66 66 Tuesday, Jun 24 PIT @ BSN L 3 4 17-49 8 29.5 Wilson 2:08 3,736 ----
67 67 Wednesday, Jun 25 PIT @ BSN L 2 5 17-50 8 30.5 Surkont 2:03 1,414 -----
68 68 Friday, Jun 27 PIT STL L 4 6 17-51 8 31.0 Yuhas 2:38 16,133 ------
69 69 Saturday, Jun 28 PIT STL L 3 4 17-52 8 32.0 Yuhas 2:30 5,417 -------
70 70 Sunday, Jun 29 PIT STL W 2 1 18-52 8 32.0 Pollet 1:37 14,870 +
71 71 Monday, Jun 30 PIT @ CHC L 4 5 18-53 8 32.0 Klippstein 1:56 5,983 -
72 72 Tuesday, Jul 1 PIT @ CHC W 3 2 19-53 8 32.0 Main 2:10 47,748 +
73 73 Wednesday, Jul 2 PIT @ CHC L 3 8 19-54 8 32.0 Minner 2:50 -
74 74 Wednesday, Jul 2 PIT @ CHC L 0 3 19-55 8 32.0 Hacker 1:50 16,543 --
75 75 Thursday, Jul 3 PIT @ CIN L 1 5 19-56 8 32.0 Church 1:48 1,807 ---
76 76 Friday, Jul 4 PIT @ CIN W 4 2 20-56 8 31.5 Friend 2:23 +
77 77 Friday, Jul 4 PIT @ CIN W 5 2 21-56 8 31.5 Fisher 1:57 8,253 ++
78 78 Saturday, Jul 5 PIT @ STL L 0 5 21-57 8 32.5 Brazle 1:48 15,625 -
79 79 Sunday, Jul 6 PIT @ STL L 5 6 21-58 8 34.0 Yuhas 2:41 --
80 80 Sunday, Jul 6 PIT @ STL L 4 6 21-59 8 34.0 Brecheen 2:13 17,048 ---
81 81 Thursday, Jul 10 PIT NYG W 6 4 22-59 8 33.0 Wilks 15,226 +
82 82 Friday, Jul 11 PIT NYG W 6 2 23-59 8 33.0 Dickson 1:46 4,482 ++
83 83 Saturday, Jul 12 PIT BSN L 2 5 23-60 8 34.0 Bickford 2:27 4,999 -
84 84 Sunday, Jul 13 PIT BSN L 2 4 23-61 8 35.0 Surkont 2:13 0 --
85 85 Sunday, Jul 13 PIT BSN L 1 2 23-62 8 35.0 Jester 1:50 12,373 ---
86 86 Tuesday, Jul 15 PIT PHI L 3 10 23-63 8 36.0 Simmons 2:37 10,244 ----
87 87 Wednesday, Jul 16 PIT PHI L 7 8 23-64 8 37.0 Roberts 2:45 2,569 -----
88 88 Thursday, Jul 17 PIT PHI W 2 1 24-64 8 36.5 Hogue 2:06 +
89 89 Thursday, Jul 17 PIT PHI W 4 2 25-64 8 36.5 Wilks 2:14 5,304 ++
90 90 Friday, Jul 18 PIT BRO L 2 6 25-65 8 37.5 Loes 2:36 19,681 -
91 91 Saturday, Jul 19 PIT BRO L 1 9 25-66 8 38.5 Erskine 2:17 5,662 --
92 92 Sunday, Jul 20 PIT BRO L 5 8 25-67 8 39.5 Wade 2:25 14,490 ---
93 93 Tuesday, Jul 22 PIT @ PHI L 4 14 25-68 8 41.0 Meyer 2:34 ----
94 94 Tuesday, Jul 22 PIT @ PHI L 1 8 25-69 8 41.0 Drews 2:27 11,213 -----
95 95 Wednesday, Jul 23 PIT @ PHI L 1 4 25-70 8 41.0 Ridzik 2:16 4,611 ------
96 96 Friday, Jul 25 PIT @ BSN W 3 2 26-70 8 40.0 Dickson 2:11 4,126 +
97 97 Saturday, Jul 26 PIT @ BSN W 6 4 27-70 8 39.0 Pollet 2:17 2,006 ++
98 98 Sunday, Jul 27 PIT @ BSN L 2 5 27-71 8 39.0 Bickford 2:01 0 -
99 99 Sunday, Jul 27 PIT @ BSN T 3 3 27-71 8 39.0 2:49 3,719 -
100 100 Tuesday, Jul 29 PIT @ BRO W 7 1 28-71 8 37.5 Dickson 2:19 11,807 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Wednesday, Jul 30 PIT @ BRO L 3 4 28-72 8 38.5 Black 2:48 5,110 -
102 102 Thursday, Jul 31 PIT @ BRO L 6 7 28-73 8 40.5 Black 3:11 --
103 103 Thursday, Jul 31 PIT @ BRO L 1 4 28-74 8 40.5 Landrum 2:07 10,747 ---
104 104 Friday, Aug 1 PIT @ NYG L 3 7 28-75 8 40.5 Hearn 2:15 10,458 ----
105 105 Saturday, Aug 2 PIT @ NYG L 3 4 28-76 8 41.0 Wilhelm 1:32 4,174 -----
106 106 Sunday, Aug 3 PIT @ NYG W 7 0 29-76 8 41.0 Dickson 2:40 0 +
107 107 Sunday, Aug 3 PIT @ NYG W 10 8 30-76 8 41.0 Pollet 2:20 17,965 ++
108 108 Tuesday, Aug 5 PIT STL L 3 4 30-77 8 41.0 Presko 3:16 10,235 -
109 109 Wednesday, Aug 6 PIT STL L 2 7 30-78 8 42.0 Brazle 2:22 --
110 110 Wednesday, Aug 6 PIT STL L 2 3 30-79 8 42.0 Boyer 2:20 11,999 ---
111 111 Friday, Aug 8 PIT CHC W 1 0 31-79 8 42.0 Dickson 2:16 8,503 +
112 112 Saturday, Aug 9 PIT CHC W 4 3 32-79 8 42.5 Waugh 2:17 4,196 ++
113 113 Sunday, Aug 10 PIT CHC L 5 9 32-80 8 43.5 Hacker 2:14 -
114 114 Sunday, Aug 10 PIT CHC L 3 4 32-81 8 43.5 Minner 2:18 17,773 --
115 115 Monday, Aug 11 PIT CIN L 4 10 32-82 8 44.0 Wehmeier 2:39 9,304 ---
116 116 Thursday, Aug 14 PIT @ STL W 5 3 33-82 8 43.0 Dickson 2:21 9,524 +
117 117 Friday, Aug 15 PIT @ STL L 4 5 33-83 8 43.0 Brazle 2:35 6,115 -
118 118 Saturday, Aug 16 PIT @ CHC W 2 1 34-83 8 43.0 Pollet 2:02 12,256 +
119 119 Sunday, Aug 17 PIT @ CHC L 2 5 34-84 8 42.5 Rush 1:58 -
120 120 Sunday, Aug 17 PIT @ CHC W 5 2 35-84 8 42.5 Friend 2:02 26,635 +
121 121 Monday, Aug 18 PIT @ CHC L 3 4 35-85 8 43.0 Schultz 2:19 4,911 -
122 122 Tuesday, Aug 19 PIT PHI L 5 10 35-86 8 43.5 Roberts 2:31 11,207 --
123 123 Wednesday, Aug 20 PIT PHI L 1 3 35-87 8 44.5 Meyer 2:24 2,758 ---
124 124 Friday, Aug 22 PIT BRO L 2 9 35-88 8 44.5 Black 2:45 ----
125 125 Friday, Aug 22 PIT BRO W 3 2 36-88 8 44.5 Dickson 2:05 21,845 +
126 126 Saturday, Aug 23 PIT BRO L 2 3 36-89 8 45.5 Labine 2:14 8,844 -
127 127 Sunday, Aug 24 PIT BSN W 4 3 37-89 8 46.0 Necciai 2:03 0 +
128 128 Sunday, Aug 24 PIT BSN L 3 5 37-90 8 46.0 Burdette 2:25 12,349 -
129 129 Tuesday, Aug 26 PIT NYG L 7 14 37-91 8 48.0 Wilhelm 2:59 14,011 --
130 130 Wednesday, Aug 27 PIT NYG L 4 5 37-92 8 48.0 Connelly 2:47 4,069 ---
131 131 Thursday, Aug 28 PIT NYG L 7 14 37-93 8 49.0 Koslo 3:09 3,561 ----
132 132 Saturday, Aug 30 PIT STL L 2 12 37-94 8 48.5 Staley 2:27 10,500 -----
133 133 Sunday, Aug 31 PIT STL W 4 2 38-94 8 48.5 Dickson 2:08 7,871 +
134 134 Monday, Sep 1 PIT CHC L 0 6 38-95 8 48.5 Klippstein 2:01 -
135 135 Monday, Sep 1 PIT CHC W 5 4 39-95 8 48.5 Dickson 2:50 13,031 +
136 136 Wednesday, Sep 3 PIT @ CIN L 0 1 39-96 8 48.5 Raffensberger 1:49 4,230 -
137 137 Thursday, Sep 4 PIT @ CIN L 2 7 39-97 8 48.5 Wehmeier 1:57 1,519 --
138 138 Friday, Sep 5 PIT @ STL L 0 4 39-98 8 48.5 Mizell 2:21 4,327 ---
139 139 Saturday, Sep 6 PIT @ STL L 4 7 39-99 8 48.0 Brazle 2:37 7,329 ----
140 140 Sunday, Sep 7 PIT @ STL L 3 4 39-100 8 49.0 Brazle 2:50 9,298 -----
141 141 Tuesday, Sep 9 PIT @ NYG L 6 11 39-101 8 49.0 Connelly 2:30 2,894 ------
142 142 Wednesday, Sep 10 PIT @ NYG L 2 3 39-102 8 50.5 Wilhelm 3:15 3,742 -------
143 143 Thursday, Sep 11 PIT @ NYG L 4 5 39-103 8 50.5 Maglie 2:04 3,094 --------
144 144 Friday, Sep 12 PIT @ BSN W 8 1 40-103 8 51.0 Friend 2:00 0 +
145 145 Friday, Sep 12 PIT @ BSN L 0 16 40-104 8 51.0 Johnson 2:32 2,608 -
146 146 Saturday, Sep 13 PIT @ BSN L 0 8 40-105 8 51.0 Spahn 2:23 1,957 --
147 147 Sunday, Sep 14 PIT @ PHI L 2 5 40-106 8 51.5 Simmons 1:58 ---
148 148 Sunday, Sep 14 PIT @ PHI L 1 2 40-107 8 51.5 Meyer 2:42 7,238 ----
149 149 Tuesday, Sep 16 PIT @ BRO L 2 4 40-108 8 53.0 Hughes 2:15 13,422 -----
150 150 Wednesday, Sep 17 PIT @ BRO W 4 1 41-108 8 52.0 Pollet 2:33 5,895 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Friday, Sep 19 PIT CIN L 3 4 41-109 8 53.0 Wehmeier 2:22 5,485 -
152 152 Sunday, Sep 21 PIT CIN L 3 4 41-110 8 54.5 Podbielan 1:50 22,393 --
153 153 Friday, Sep 26 PIT @ CIN L 0 5 41-111 8 55.0 Podbielan 2:07 3,893 ---
154 154 Saturday, Sep 27 PIT @ CIN W 9 6 42-111 8 54.0 Friend 2:38 2,084 +
155 155 Sunday, Sep 28 PIT @ CIN L 2 3 42-112 8 54.5 Raffensberger 2:12 7,345 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1951 / 1953 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits