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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 29, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,657 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Bill Engeln |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Brown | First Baseman |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1952
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lanier
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Lanier
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Lanier
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Lanier
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Lanier
Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Lanier
Chiti 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Lanier
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Hacker
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lanier
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier juggles the ball. That's an error on Lanier. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hacker vs. Lanier
Hacker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Lanier
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Lanier
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Chiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Lanier
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Lanier
Sauer hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Lanier
Serena is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Lanier
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Lanier
Jeffcoat 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lanier
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Lanier
Hacker bunts towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Lanier
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Lanier
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Lanier
Baumholtz 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 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Hacker
Lanier strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Lanier
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Lanier
Serena hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Lanier
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Lanier
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chiti moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Gregg
Hal Gregg now pitching.
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Chiti moves to third. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hacker vs. Gregg
Hacker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Gregg
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gregg fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Gregg
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Gregg
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields the ball and throws to Gregg covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Gregg
Sauer strikes out. There goes Baumholtz. The throw from Westrum to second, and Baumholtz is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hacker
George Wilson pinch hits for Hal Gregg.
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hacker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Wilhelm
Chiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Wilhelm
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wilhelm
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Wilhelm
Leonard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wilhelm
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Leonard
Westrum strikes out. Chiti drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Westrum out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Leonard
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Leonard
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1952 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown T, 1b 5 1 1 2 Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Miksis E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0
Baumholtz F, rf 3 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sauer H, lf 3 1 0 0 Thompson H, cf 4 0 1 1
Serena B, 3b 3 1 2 2 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Chiti H, c 4 0 2 0 Rhodes D, lf 3 1 1 1
Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 0
Smalley R, ss 2 1 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0
Hacker W, p 2 0 0 0 Lanier M, p 2 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0 Gregg H, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 8 4 35 2 8 2
Chicago 000 022 000 -- 4
New York 000 000 110 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W (W) 7.2 8 2 2 2 6
Leonard D (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L)* 5.0 6 4 4 3 0
Gregg H 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Wilhelm H 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Lanier M, Lockman W
DP -- New York 4
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 8
2B -- Mueller D
HR -- Brown T, Serena B, Rhodes D
CS -- Baumholtz F
SH -- Hacker W
HBP -- by Lanier M (Serena B)
T -- 2:30
A -- 15657
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