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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 27, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on May 27, 1952 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ben Wade |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,089 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Lou Jorda |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Ben Wade | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 27, 1952
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wade
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Wade
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Maglie
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wade
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wade
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Wade
Dark hits a line drive towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Wade
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Wade
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Robinson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Maglie
Wade hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Maglie
Morgan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wade
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Wade covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wade
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wade
Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wade
Dark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Wade
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Wade
Maglie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wade vs. Maglie
Wade strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wade
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wade
There goes Thompson. The throw from Walker and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Maglie
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wade
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wade
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Wade
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Wade
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Wade
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Maglie
George Shuba pinch hits for Ben Wade.
Shuba hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Maglie
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Maglie
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Maglie
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford now pitching.
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rutherford
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Rutherford
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mays for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Rutherford
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Mueller scores. Dark moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Rutherford
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Rutherford
Maglie hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Maglie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Thompson. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Maglie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Maglie
Hodges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1952 -- New York at Brooklyn (N)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Morgan B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 2 0 0 0
Thompson H, lf 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Mueller D, rf 4 2 2 1 Pafko A, lf 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 3 1 Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0 Walker R, c 3 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 4 0 0 0 Wade B, p 2 0 0 0
Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0
Rutherford J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 6 2 30 0 4 0
New York 010 100 001 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 6
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Wade B (L) 8.0 5 2 2 4 7
Rutherford J 1.0 1 1 0 1 0
E -- Thomson B, Reese P 2
DP -- New York 2, Brooklyn 3
LOB -- New York 6, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Mays W 2, Robinson J
HR -- Mueller D, Mays W
CS -- Thompson H
HBP -- by Wade B (Williams D)
T -- 2:22
A -- 28089
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