BOXSCORE: 1952 Philadelphia-AL Athletics At 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 5/10/1952 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG G.Woodling RF 3 0 0 0 .308 D.Mitchell LF 4 0 1 0 .321 B-B.Avila 2B 0 0 0 0 .202 R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 2 1 .257 F-J.Greengrass PH 1 0 0 0 .500 D.Ennis RF 4 0 0 0 .234 G-E.Stanky 2B 0 0 0 0 .000 Y.Berra C 4 0 0 0 .191 J.Logan SS 3 0 0 0 .174 B.Thomson CF 4 2 2 1 .233 A.Brazle P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Serena 3B 4 0 1 0 .208 C-J.Piersall CF 0 0 0 0 .280 M.Vernon 1B 4 0 1 0 .177 G.Hodges 1B 3 1 0 0 .270 A.Dark SS 4 1 2 1 .194 H.Sauer LF 4 0 2 0 .222 S.Shea P 3 0 1 0 .267 D-S.Mele LF 0 0 0 0 .100 B.Friend P 0 0 0 0 ---- S.White C 4 0 0 0 .197 E-D.Fondy PH 1 0 0 0 .185 H.Thompson 3B,RF 4 1 1 0 .257 E.Kinder P 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Dorish P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Dyck CF,RF 4 1 1 1 .174 B.Cox 2B,SS 4 1 1 1 .189 V.Bickford P 2 0 0 0 .000 A-W.Jones PH,3B 2 0 1 0 .286 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 4 6 2 Totals 37 3 10 3 A-Pinch Hit For Bickford In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Woodling In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Brazle In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sauer In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Friend In 8th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Avila In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Greengrass In 9th Inning Athletics....... 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 10 4 Athletics (19-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET V.Bickford WIN(2-2) 6 8 2 2 0 1 0 101 4.00 A1 D1 A.Brazle HOLD(5th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.54 D2 D4 F.Dorish SAVE(7th) 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 35 2.35 D5 Totals 9 10 3 3 0 4 1 Pirates (14-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Shea LOSS(2-2) 7 6 4 4 3 5 0 120 1.32 A1 D3 B.Friend 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.27 D4 D6 E.Kinder 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.05 D7 Totals 9 6 4 4 3 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,571 DATE- Monday, May 10th 1952 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:40 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6 Pirates: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Pirates: 0 ERRORS- D.Mitchell, D.Ennis, B.Serena-2 DOUBLES- J.Dyck(3rd), R.Schoendienst(4th), B.Thomson(8th), M.Vernon(5th), A.Dark(5th) HOME RUNS- B.Thomson(3rd) RBIs- J.Dyck(7th), B.Cox(4th), R.Schoendienst(7th), B.Thomson(16th), A.Dark(13th) STOLEN BASES- B.Cox(2nd) WALKS- G.Woodling, J.Logan, G.Hodges HIT BY PITCH- D.Mitchell, D.Ennis STRIKE OUTS- J.Greengrass, G.Hodges-2, J.Dyck, B.Cox, V.Bickford, D.Mitchell, R.Schoendienst, B.Serena, D.Fondy 2-out RBI- R.Schoendienst, J.Dyck, B.Cox, A.Dark RLISP 2-out- S.White, D.Ennis, G.Woodling, Y.Berra-2, D.Mitchell, D.Fondy, J.Greengrass TEAM RISP- Athletics: 3 for 11 Pirates: 2 for 11 WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Yogi Berra blocked the plate, saving a run! 16,571 fans watched an exciting game at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia-AL Athletics topped the Pittsburgh Pirates by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3. Vern Bickford(2-2) had a steady outing. He went 6 innings surrendering 8 hits and no walks lowering his ERA from 4.29 to 4.00. Philadelphia-AL took care of Pittsburgh with no trouble in the bottom of the 9th. Fritz Dorish earned his 7th save. Spec Shea(2-2) suffered the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. SCORESHEET: 1952 Philadelphia-AL Athletics at 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates G.Woodli-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:G/63 C1:G/63 D1:F/7 E1:K B.Avila-D4 J.Greeng-E1+ J.Logan-A1 A2:W>12 b B2:F/7 *5*:P/3 D2:Force/ A.Brazle-D4 1 46>1o b1 J.Piersa-D7 G.Hodges-A1 A3:K *4*:W>b1 C3:K D3:G/31 H.Sauer-A1 A4:P/6 B4:Si+E/9 C4:Si *8*:F/7 S.Mele-D7 >1# S.White-A1 A5:G/53 B5:G/63 C5:F/7 D5:G/43 H.Thomps-A1 *2*:G/63 B6:Si>2o *6*:F/8 D6:F/9 F.Dorish-D7 J.Dyck-A1 A7:K B7:Do>2# C7:F/7 *9*:G/43 B.Cox-A1 A8:G/43 B8:Si+E/7 C8:K D8:E/5 >2# V.Bickfo-A1 *3*:K B9:E/5>3# *7*:Si D9:SB>12 W.Jones-C9 b2 L/4 D.Mitche-A1 A1:Si B1:G/53 C1:HBP D1:L/4 *9*:K R.Schoen-A1 A2:Force/ B2:Do>2# C2:Si>12 *7*:F/9 E2:K 64>1o b1 D.Ennis-A1 A3:FO/2 B3:F/7 C3:HBP>23 D3:FO/3 E3:F/7 12 Y.Berra-A1 A4:G/53 *4*:G/43 C4:G/43 D4:L/5 B.Thomso-A1 *2*:F/9 B5:L/4 *6*:Do *8*:HR>b# B.Serena-A1 A6:G/13 B6:Si C6:K D6:F/7 M.Vernon-A1 A7:F/9 B7:F/9 C7:G/53 D7:Do A.Dark-A1 *3*:Do *5*:G/3 C8:Si>2# D8:G/53 S.Shea-A1 A9:G/53 B9:G/53 C9:Si>12 D9:K B.Friend-D5 D.Fondy-D9+