Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 2, 1952
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants, played on July 2, 1952 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 1,923 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| George Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Sibby Sisti | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 2, 1952
Top 1
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Lockman moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Torgeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Kennedy
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Spahn
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Spahn
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Kennedy
Crowe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Kennedy
Mathews hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thompson. Mathews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Kennedy
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dittmer vs. Kennedy
Dittmer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Kennedy
Jethroe bunts in front of the plate. Yvars fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Spahn
Yvars strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Kennedy
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Kennedy
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Spahn
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Kennedy
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Kennedy
Dittmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Lockman. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Kennedy
Jethroe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Kennedy
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
-
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball towards left. Torgeson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Torgeson. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller bunts towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Dittmer covering, for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yvars vs. Spahn
Yvars is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Spahn
Bill Rigney pinch hits for George Wilson.
Rigney hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Kennedy
Chuck Diering now playing left field.
Crowe hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Kennedy
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Kennedy
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Kennedy
Dittmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Kennedy
Jethroe is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
-
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Sibby Sisti now playing left field. Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Jack Daniels now playing right field.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Kennedy
Daniels is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
-
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spahn
Bob Elliott pinch hits for Hank Thompson.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
Wes Westrum pinch hits for Don Mueller.
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Spahn
Yvars strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 7/2/1952 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sisti S, rf-lf 3 0 0 0
Thomson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, lf-1b 3 0 1 0
Thompson H, cf 3 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Elliott B, ph 1 0 0 0 Crowe G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 3 1 1 0 Daniels J, rf 1 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 2 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Westrum W, ph 1 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 3 1 1 0
Yvars S, c 3 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 3 1 1 2
Wilson G, lf 2 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 1 0
Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 1
Diering C, lf 0 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 30 2 6 2
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
Boston 000 000 20x -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (L) 8.0 6 2 2 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 5 1 0 2 10
E -- Lockman W, Torgeson E
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 6
2B -- Mathews E
HR -- Dittmer J
CS -- Torgeson E
SH -- Mueller D
T -- 1:54
A -- 1923
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
