Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1952
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 7, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,140 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Bill Engeln |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Corwin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1952
Top 1
-
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Corwin
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Corwin
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Corwin
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Corwin
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Erskine
The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Williams moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Robinson fields it and has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Cox who throws over to Reese who tags Dark for the out. Williams scores. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Erskine
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Corwin
Shuba hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Corwin
Snider hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Corwin
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corwin vs. Erskine
The umpire calls a balk on Erskine Thomson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Erskine
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Corwin
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Corwin
Erskine bunts towards the mound. Corwin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Corwin
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Corwin
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corwin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Corwin
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Corwin
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark bunts towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Erskine
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Corwin
Shuba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Corwin
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Corwin covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Corwin
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Corwin vs. Erskine
Corwin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Erskine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Corwin
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Corwin
Erskine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Corwin
Cox hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Corwin
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Erskine
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Erskine
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Erskine
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Erskine
Rhodes strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rhodes out. View Play
Top 6
-
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Corwin
Robinson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Corwin
Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Corwin
Shuba hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Corwin
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm has Campanella trapped. There's the throw to Westrum and over to Thompson, who tags Campanella for the out. Snider moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erskine
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Erskine
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Wilhelm
Tommy Holmes pinch hits for Carl Erskine.
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. King
Clyde King now pitching.
Wilhelm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. King
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilhelm moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. King
Dark hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Dark reaches second base with a double. Wilhelm scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Williams scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Moore
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to home to get Dark. Lockman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Moore
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Thompson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Moore
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore has Thompson trapped. There's the throw to Campanella and over to Cox, who tags Thompson for the out. Rhodes moves to third. Thomson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Moore
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Wilhelm
Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider 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 8
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Moore
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wilhelm vs. Moore
Wilhelm bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Moore
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Moore
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Moore
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Rhodes vs. Moore
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Wilhelm
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Wilhelm
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the 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 8/7/1952, game 1 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cox B, 3b 5 0 1 1 Williams D, 2b 5 3 3 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 3 2
Robinson J, 2b 2 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 1 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 3
Shuba G, lf 3 0 1 0 Rhodes D, lf 4 0 1 1
Snider D, cf 4 0 1 1 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0
Pafko A, rf 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 1 1 0
Erskine C, p 1 0 1 0 Corwin A, p 2 0 0 0
Holmes T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 1 1 1 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 35 8 12 6
Brooklyn 001 001 000 -- 2
New York 112 000 31x -- 8
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L) 6.0 6 4 1 2 7
King C* 0.0 3 3 2 0 0
Moore R 2.0 3 1 1 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Corwin A (W) 5.1 5 2 2 4 4
Wilhelm H (S) 3.2 2 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Reese P 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 9
2B -- Thomson B, Dark A
HR -- Thompson H
SH -- Erskine C, Dark A, Wilhelm H
Balk -- Erskine C
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 3:20
A -- 27140
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
