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1952 Pittsburgh Pirates (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
Managed by Billy Meyer

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 686,673 (6th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 102, Pitching - 107
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 105
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 Stats / Schedule (1951/1953) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   42-112, Final Rank: 8, GB:   54.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          70 (last on September 28)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       55.0 (last on September 26)

Longest Winning Streak:          2 (April 17 to April 18, May 30 to May 31, June 10 to June 11, July 4 to July 4, July 10 to July 11, July 17 to July 17, July 25 to July 26, August 3 to August 3, and August 8 to August 9)
Longest Losing Streak:          10 (April 19 to April 29)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (September 12)
Most Runs Scored:               11 (April 30 and May 11)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      15
Times Opponent Shutout:          5

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        42 112     515     793    .273

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           23  54     261     414    .299
Road           19  58     254     379    .247

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     21  59     265     404    .263
Second Half    21  53     250     389    .284
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        13  35     147     169    .271

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout         9  35     156     346    .205

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 15     PIT @STL  L   2-3        0-1     4     1.0  2:14 J Staley                   15,850 -
  2 Wed, Apr 16     PIT @STL  L   5-6        0-2     7     2.0  2:21 C Chambers                  4,324 --
  3 Thu, Apr 17     PIT @STL  W   5-3        1-2     7     2.0  2:32 J Muir                      4,907 +
  4 Fri, Apr 18     PIT  CIN  W   3-0        2-2     3     2.0  2:19 B Friend                   29,874 ++
  5 Sat, Apr 19     PIT  CIN  L   3-9        2-3     4     3.0  2:57 H Wehmeier                 10,271 -
  6 Sun, Apr 20     PIT  CIN  L   6-8        2-4     8     3.5  2:28 H Perkowski                       --
  7                 PIT  CIN  L   2-12       2-5     8     3.5  2:12 F Hiller                   23,732 ---
  8 Mon, Apr 21     PIT  CHC  L   1-7        2-6     8     4.0  2:13 P Minner                   12,378 ----
  9 Tue, Apr 22     PIT  CHC  L   2-13       2-7     8     5.5  2:56 B Rush                      9,321 -----
 10 Fri, Apr 25     PIT  STL  L   4-6        2-8     8     6.0  2:20 J Staley                    1,945 ------
 11 Sat, Apr 26     PIT @CIN  L   2-9        2-9     8     6.5  2:16 H Wehmeier                  4,239 -------
 12 Sun, Apr 27     PIT @CIN  L   2-8        2-10    8     7.5  2:11 K Raffensber                      --------
 13                 PIT @CIN  L   0-1        2-11    8     7.5  2:13 F Hiller                   16,427 ---------
 14 Tue, Apr 29     PIT  BSN  L   1-5        2-12    8     8.5  2:24 W Spahn                    10,008 ----------
 15 Wed, Apr 30     PIT  BSN  W  11-5        3-12    8     7.5  2:33 M Dickson                   2,861 +
 16 Thu, May  1     PIT  NYG  L   5-13       3-13    8     8.0  2:52 J Hearn                     4,801 -
 17 Fri, May  2     PIT  NYG  L   3-5        3-14    8     8.5  2:47 H Wilhelm                  17,111 --
 18 Sat, May  3     PIT  NYG  L   2-3        3-15    8     9.0  2:33 S Maglie                    7,451 ---
 19 Sun, May  4     PIT  BRO  L   0-6        3-16    8    10.0  2:21 C Erskine                  19,322 ----
 20 Mon, May  5     PIT  BRO  L   1-5        3-17    8    11.0  2:02 R Branca                    3,652 -----
 21 Tue, May  6     PIT  PHI  L   0-6        3-18    8    11.5  2:14 R Roberts                   9,008 ------
 22 Wed, May  7     PIT  PHI  W   5-1        4-18    8    11.5  1:59 H Pollet                    7,291 +
 23 Sat, May 10     PIT @CHC  L   1-3        4-19    8    12.5  1:39 B Rush                      7,438 -
 24 Sun, May 11     PIT @CHC  L   2-8        4-20    8    12.5  2:12 P Minner                          --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25                 PIT @CHC  W  11-2        5-20    8    12.5  2:21 B Friend                   14,845 +
 26 Tue, May 13     PIT @BSN  L   1-3        5-21    8    13.5  2:14 V Bickford                  2,831 -
 27 Wed, May 14     PIT @BSN  L   3-4        5-22    8    14.5  2:38 M Surkont                   1,105 --
 28 Thu, May 15     PIT @BRO  L   0-2        5-23    8    15.0  2:02 B Loes                     14,402 ---
 29 Fri, May 16     PIT @BRO  L   4-6        5-24    8    14.5  2:45 C Labine                    3,385 ----
 30 Sat, May 17     PIT @BRO  L   7-12       5-25    8    15.5  2:35 B Wade                     11,067 -----
 31 Mon, May 19     PIT @NYG  L   0-4        5-26    8    16.5  2:07 S Maglie                    4,461 ------
 32 Wed, May 21     PIT @PHI  L   3-7        5-27    8    17.5  2:02 R Roberts                   6,202 -------
 33 Thu, May 22     PIT @PHI  L   0-6        5-28    8    18.5  2:16 C Simmons                   3,065 --------
 34 Fri, May 23     PIT  CHC  W   6-5        6-28    8    18.5  2:44 T Wilks                     8,496 +
 35 Sat, May 24     PIT  CHC  L   5-7        6-29    8    19.5  2:54 P Minner                    3,118 -
 36 Sun, May 25     PIT  CHC  L   4-5        6-30    8    20.0  2:23 W Hacker                    5,111 --
 37 Mon, May 26     PIT  CIN  W   6-3        7-30    8    19.5  2:23 B Friend                    5,171 +
 38 Tue, May 27     PIT  CIN  L   4-5        7-31    8    20.5  3:52 F Smith                     2,150 -
 39 Wed, May 28     PIT  CIN  L   2-5        7-32    8    21.5  2:02 K Raffensber                6,186 --
 40 Thu, May 29     PIT  CIN  W   4-2        8-32    8    20.5  1:53 M Dickson                   1,070 +
 41 Fri, May 30     PIT  STL  L   2-3        8-33    8    20.5  2:49 E Yuhas                           -
 42                 PIT  STL  W   4-3        9-33    8    20.5  2:41 P LaPalme                  19,546 +
 43 Sat, May 31     PIT  PHI  W   5-3       10-33    8    20.0  2:16 J Muir                      6,425 ++
 44 Sun, Jun  1     PIT  PHI  L   1-5       10-34    8    20.0  2:14 C Simmons                         -
 45                 PIT  PHI  W   2-1       11-34    8    20.0  2:08 T Wilks                    15,529 +
 46 Tue, Jun  3     PIT  BRO  L   4-6       11-35    8    20.5  2:11 R Branca                   19,452 -
 47 Wed, Jun  4     PIT  BRO  L   4-7       11-36    8    21.5  2:45 C Erskine                  14,421 --
 48 Thu, Jun  5     PIT  BRO  L   0-2       11-37    8    22.5  2:58 B Wade                      6,328 ---
 49 Fri, Jun  6     PIT  NYG  W   8-1       12-37    8    22.5  2:51 M Dickson                  20,163 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sat, Jun  7     PIT  NYG  L   5-7       12-38    8    23.5  2:50 G Spencer                   7,656 -
 51 Sun, Jun  8     PIT  NYG  L   1-9       12-39    8    25.0  2:31 L Jansen                   13,942 --
 52 Mon, Jun  9     PIT  BSN  L   2-3       12-40    8    26.0  2:31 J Wilson                    6,973 ---
 53 Tue, Jun 10     PIT  BSN  W   7-5       13-40    8    25.0  2:23 T Wilks                    10,934 +
 54 Wed, Jun 11     PIT  BSN  W   5-0       14-40    8    24.0  2:06 M Dickson                   9,415 ++
 55 Thu, Jun 12     PIT  BSN  L   2-11      14-41    8    24.0  2:19 L Burdette                  3,223 -
 56 Sat, Jun 14     PIT @PHI  L   2-4       14-42    8    25.5  2:14 R Meyer                     5,033 --
 57 Sun, Jun 15     PIT @PHI  W   6-0       15-42    8    25.0  2:01 H Pollet                          +
 58                 PIT @PHI  L   3-6       15-43    8    25.0  2:55 H Fox                      12,525 -
 59 Mon, Jun 16     PIT @PHI  L   4-5       15-44    8    25.5  2:08 J Konstanty                 2,210 --
 60 Tue, Jun 17     PIT @NYG  W   6-2       16-44    8    25.5  0:00 W Main                          0 +
 61 Wed, Jun 18     PIT @NYG  L   2-5       16-45    8    26.5  2:17 J Hearn                     3,346 -
 62 Thu, Jun 19     PIT @NYG  W   8-1       17-45    8    26.5  0:00 M Dickson                       0 +
 63 Fri, Jun 20     PIT @BRO  L   4-5       17-46    8    27.5  2:35 C Labine                    4,679 -
 64 Sat, Jun 21     PIT @BRO  L   4-14      17-47    8    28.5  2:52 B Loes                     13,335 --
 65 Mon, Jun 23     PIT @BSN  L   3-9       17-48    8    29.0  2:26 E Johnson                   2,654 ---
 66 Tue, Jun 24     PIT @BSN  L   3-4       17-49    8    29.5  2:08 J Wilson                    3,736 ----
 67 Wed, Jun 25     PIT @BSN  L   2-5       17-50    8    30.5  2:03 M Surkont                   1,414 -----
 68 Fri, Jun 27     PIT  STL  L   4-6       17-51    8    31.0  2:38 E Yuhas                    16,133 ------
 69 Sat, Jun 28     PIT  STL  L   3-4       17-52    8    32.0  2:30 E Yuhas                     5,417 -------
 70 Sun, Jun 29     PIT  STL  W   2-1       18-52    8    32.0  1:37 H Pollet                   14,870 +
 71 Mon, Jun 30     PIT @CHC  L   4-5       18-53    8    32.0  1:56 J Klippstein                5,983 -
 72 Tue, Jul  1     PIT @CHC  W   3-2       19-53    8    32.0  2:10 W Main                     47,748 +
 73 Wed, Jul  2     PIT @CHC  L   3-8       19-54    8    32.0  2:50 P Minner                          -
 74                 PIT @CHC  L   0-3       19-55    8    32.0  1:50 W Hacker                   16,543 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Thu, Jul  3     PIT @CIN  L   1-5       19-56    8    32.0  1:48 B Church                    1,807 ---
 76 Fri, Jul  4     PIT @CIN  W   4-2       20-56    8    31.5  2:23 B Friend                          +
 77                 PIT @CIN  W   5-2       21-56    8    31.5  1:57 H Fisher                    8,253 ++
 78 Sat, Jul  5     PIT @STL  L   0-5       21-57    8    32.5  1:48 A Brazle                   15,625 -
 79 Sun, Jul  6     PIT @STL  L   5-6       21-58    8    34.0  2:41 E Yuhas                           --
 80                 PIT @STL  L   4-6       21-59    8    34.0  2:13 H Brecheen                 17,048 ---
 81 Thu, Jul 10     PIT  NYG  W   6-4       22-59    8    33.0       T Wilks                    15,226 +
 82 Fri, Jul 11     PIT  NYG  W   6-2       23-59    8    33.0  1:46 M Dickson                   4,482 ++
 83 Sat, Jul 12     PIT  BSN  L   2-5       23-60    8    34.0  2:27 V Bickford                  4,999 -
 84 Sun, Jul 13     PIT  BSN  L   2-4       23-61    8    35.0  2:13 M Surkont                       0 --
 85                 PIT  BSN  L   1-2       23-62    8    35.0  1:50 V Jester                   12,373 ---
 86 Tue, Jul 15     PIT  PHI  L   3-10      23-63    8    36.0  2:37 C Simmons                  10,244 ----
 87 Wed, Jul 16     PIT  PHI  L   7-8       23-64    8    37.0  2:45 R Roberts                   2,569 -----
 88 Thu, Jul 17     PIT  PHI  W   2-1       24-64    8    36.5  2:06 C Hogue                           +
 89                 PIT  PHI  W   4-2       25-64    8    36.5  2:14 T Wilks                     5,304 ++
 90 Fri, Jul 18     PIT  BRO  L   2-6       25-65    8    37.5  2:36 B Loes                     19,681 -
 91 Sat, Jul 19     PIT  BRO  L   1-9       25-66    8    38.5  2:17 C Erskine                   5,662 --
 92 Sun, Jul 20     PIT  BRO  L   5-8       25-67    8    39.5  2:25 B Wade                     14,490 ---
 93 Tue, Jul 22     PIT @PHI  L   4-14      25-68    8    41.0  2:34 R Meyer                           ----
 94                 PIT @PHI  L   1-8       25-69    8    41.0  2:27 K Drews                    11,213 -----
 95 Wed, Jul 23     PIT @PHI  L   1-4       25-70    8    41.0  2:16 S Ridzik                    4,611 ------
 96 Fri, Jul 25     PIT @BSN  W   3-2       26-70    8    40.0  2:11 M Dickson                   4,126 +
 97 Sat, Jul 26     PIT @BSN  W   6-4       27-70    8    39.0  2:17 H Pollet                    2,006 ++
 98 Sun, Jul 27     PIT @BSN  L   2-5       27-71    8    39.0  2:01 V Bickford                      0 -
 99                 PIT @BSN  -   3-3       27-71    8    39.0  2:49                             3,719 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Jul 29     PIT @BRO  W   7-1       28-71    8    37.5  2:19 M Dickson                  11,807 +
101 Wed, Jul 30     PIT @BRO  L   3-4       28-72    8    38.5  2:48 J Black                     5,110 -
102 Thu, Jul 31     PIT @BRO  L   6-7       28-73    8    40.5  3:11 J Black                           --
103                 PIT @BRO  L   1-4       28-74    8    40.5  2:07 J Landrum                  10,747 ---
104 Fri, Aug  1     PIT @NYG  L   3-7       28-75    8    40.5  2:15 J Hearn                    10,458 ----
105 Sat, Aug  2     PIT @NYG  L   3-4       28-76    8    41.0  1:32 H Wilhelm                   4,174 -----
106 Sun, Aug  3     PIT @NYG  W   7-0       29-76    8    41.0  2:40 M Dickson                       0 +
107                 PIT @NYG  W  10-8       30-76    8    41.0  2:20 H Pollet                   17,965 ++
108 Tue, Aug  5     PIT  STL  L   3-4       30-77    8    41.0  3:16 J Presko                   10,235 -
109 Wed, Aug  6     PIT  STL  L   2-7       30-78    8    42.0  2:22 A Brazle                          --
110                 PIT  STL  L   2-3       30-79    8    42.0  2:20 C Boyer                    11,999 ---
111 Fri, Aug  8     PIT  CHC  W   1-0       31-79    8    42.0  2:16 M Dickson                   8,503 +
112 Sat, Aug  9     PIT  CHC  W   4-3       32-79    8    42.5  2:17 J Waugh                     4,196 ++
113 Sun, Aug 10     PIT  CHC  L   5-9       32-80    8    43.5  2:14 W Hacker                          -
114                 PIT  CHC  L   3-4       32-81    8    43.5  2:18 P Minner                   17,773 --
115 Mon, Aug 11     PIT  CIN  L   4-10      32-82    8    44.0  2:39 H Wehmeier                  9,304 ---
116 Thu, Aug 14     PIT @STL  W   5-3       33-82    8    43.0  2:21 M Dickson                   9,524 +
117 Fri, Aug 15     PIT @STL  L   4-5       33-83    8    43.0  2:35 A Brazle                    6,115 -
118 Sat, Aug 16     PIT @CHC  W   2-1       34-83    8    43.0  2:02 H Pollet                   12,256 +
119 Sun, Aug 17     PIT @CHC  L   2-5       34-84    8    42.5  1:58 B Rush                            -
120                 PIT @CHC  W   5-2       35-84    8    42.5  2:02 B Friend                   26,635 +
121 Mon, Aug 18     PIT @CHC  L   3-4       35-85    8    43.0  2:19 B Schultz                   4,911 -
122 Tue, Aug 19     PIT  PHI  L   5-10      35-86    8    43.5  2:31 R Roberts                  11,207 --
123 Wed, Aug 20     PIT  PHI  L   1-3       35-87    8    44.5  2:24 R Meyer                     2,758 ---
124 Fri, Aug 22     PIT  BRO  L   2-9       35-88    8    44.5  2:45 J Black                           ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 PIT  BRO  W   3-2       36-88    8    44.5  2:05 M Dickson                  21,845 +
126 Sat, Aug 23     PIT  BRO  L   2-3       36-89    8    45.5  2:14 C Labine                    8,844 -
127 Sun, Aug 24     PIT  BSN  W   4-3       37-89    8    46.0  2:03 R Necciai                       0 +
128                 PIT  BSN  L   3-5       37-90    8    46.0  2:25 L Burdette                 12,349 -
129 Tue, Aug 26     PIT  NYG  L   7-14      37-91    8    48.0  2:59 H Wilhelm                  14,011 --
130 Wed, Aug 27     PIT  NYG  L   4-5       37-92    8    48.0  2:47 B Connelly                  4,069 ---
131 Thu, Aug 28     PIT  NYG  L   7-14      37-93    8    49.0  3:09 D Koslo                     3,561 ----
132 Sat, Aug 30     PIT  STL  L   2-12      37-94    8    48.5  2:27 J Staley                   10,500 -----
133 Sun, Aug 31     PIT  STL  W   4-2       38-94    8    48.5  2:08 M Dickson                   7,871 +
134 Mon, Sep  1     PIT  CHC  L   0-6       38-95    8    48.5  2:01 J Klippstein                      -
135                 PIT  CHC  W   5-4       39-95    8    48.5  2:50 M Dickson                  13,031 +
136 Wed, Sep  3     PIT @CIN  L   0-1       39-96    8    48.5  1:49 K Raffensber                4,230 -
137 Thu, Sep  4     PIT @CIN  L   2-7       39-97    8    48.5  1:57 H Wehmeier                  1,519 --
138 Fri, Sep  5     PIT @STL  L   0-4       39-98    8    48.5  2:21 V Mizell                    4,327 ---
139 Sat, Sep  6     PIT @STL  L   4-7       39-99    8    48.0  2:37 A Brazle                    7,329 ----
140 Sun, Sep  7     PIT @STL  L   3-4       39-100   8    49.0  2:50 A Brazle                    9,298 -----
141 Tue, Sep  9     PIT @NYG  L   6-11      39-101   8    49.0  2:30 B Connelly                  2,894 ------
142 Wed, Sep 10     PIT @NYG  L   2-3       39-102   8    50.5  3:15 H Wilhelm                   3,742 -------
143 Thu, Sep 11     PIT @NYG  L   4-5       39-103   8    50.5  2:04 S Maglie                    3,094 --------
144 Fri, Sep 12     PIT @BSN  W   8-1       40-103   8    51.0  2:00 B Friend                        0 +
145                 PIT @BSN  L   0-16      40-104   8    51.0  2:32 E Johnson                   2,608 -
146 Sat, Sep 13     PIT @BSN  L   0-8       40-105   8    51.0  2:23 W Spahn                     1,957 --
147 Sun, Sep 14     PIT @PHI  L   2-5       40-106   8    51.5  1:58 C Simmons                         ---
148                 PIT @PHI  L   1-2       40-107   8    51.5  2:42 R Meyer                     7,238 ----
149 Tue, Sep 16     PIT @BRO  L   2-4       40-108   8    53.0  2:15 J Hughes                   13,422 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Wed, Sep 17     PIT @BRO  W   4-1       41-108   8    52.0  2:33 H Pollet                    5,895 +
151 Fri, Sep 19     PIT  CIN  L   3-4       41-109   8    53.0  2:22 H Wehmeier                  5,485 -
152 Sun, Sep 21     PIT  CIN  L   3-4       41-110   8    54.5  1:50 B Podbielan                22,393 --
153 Fri, Sep 26     PIT @CIN  L   0-5       41-111   8    55.0  2:07 B Podbielan                 3,893 ---
154 Sat, Sep 27     PIT @CIN  W   9-6       42-111   8    54.0  2:38 B Friend                    2,084 +
155 Sun, Sep 28     PIT @CIN  L   2-3       42-112   8    54.5  2:12 K Raffensber                7,345 -

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