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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 21, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Chambers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,950 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Tom Gorman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | Left Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Dick Sisler | First Baseman |
| Tommy Glaviano | Third Baseman |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Cliff Chambers | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1952
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Jansen
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hemus trying to get to third. Mays throws the ball in to Thomson, who tags Hemus for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Chambers
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sisler. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rice fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Chambers
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Jansen
Sisler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Jansen
Glaviano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Chambers
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Jansen
Chambers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Jansen
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemus moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemus scores. Schoendienst moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. Jansen
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Chambers
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Chambers
Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Chambers
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Jansen
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Jansen
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Jansen
Chambers strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Jansen
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Jansen
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Chambers
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Chambers
Mays hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Jansen
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jansen
Musial is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Jansen
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisler vs. Jansen
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Musial scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Glaviano vs. Jansen
There goes Sisler. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yvars vs. Chambers
Yvars hits a line drive towards short. Hemus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Chambers
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Chambers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chambers fields it and throws to home to get Dark. Mueller moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glaviano vs. Lanier
Max Lanier now pitching.
Glaviano hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lanier
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Lanier
Chambers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Musial. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Chambers
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chambers fields it and throws to second to catch Thomson off the bag. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Chambers
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chambers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Lanier
Hemus hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Lanier
Lowrey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lanier
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaviano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chambers
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Chambers
Yvars hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Lanier
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lanier
Slaughter bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Lanier
Sisler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glaviano vs. Lanier
Glaviano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noble vs. Chambers
Ray Noble pinch hits for Max Lanier.
Noble strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Chambers
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Wilhelm
Chambers 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Wilhelm
Hemus 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
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Chambers
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Chambers
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Chambers
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1952, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hemus S, ss 2 1 0 0 Williams D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lowrey P, cf 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Musial S, lf 2 1 2 1 Elliott B, lf 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 2 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Sisler D, 1b 4 0 0 1 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Glaviano T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 0
Rice D, c 4 1 1 1 Yvars S, c 3 0 0 0
Chambers C, p 4 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 1 0 1 0
Rigney B, ph 0 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
Noble R, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 5 3 30 0 4 0
St.Louis 001 110 000 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers C (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 5.0 5 3 3 3 2
Lanier M 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Sisler D
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 6
2B -- Thomson B
HR -- Rice D
CS -- Sisler D
SH -- Slaughter E
HBP -- by Jansen L (Hemus S) 2, by Jansen L (Musial S)
T -- 1:58
A -- 6950
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