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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1952
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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
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ben Wade |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Spencer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 36,694 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Ben Wade | 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 |
| George Spencer | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1952
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Spencer
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Spencer
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field. Rhodes picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rhodes. Cox moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Spencer
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Spencer
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gregg
Hal Gregg now pitching.
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Gregg
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Gregg
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wade
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Wade
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Gregg
Wade 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 -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gregg
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Gregg
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gregg
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Gregg
Campanella 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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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Wade
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wade
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gregg
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Gregg
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Gregg
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Wade vs. Gregg
Wade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Wade
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Wade
Gregg strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wade
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Wade
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gregg
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Gregg
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Mueller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mueller. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Gregg
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and tags Reese, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Gregg
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wade
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wade
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Wade
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Kennedy
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Wade vs. Kennedy
Wade strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wade
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wade
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Wade
George Wilson pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Wade
Bob Elliott pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Wade
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Dark hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Black
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Black
Rhodes 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
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Sal Yvars now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Wilhelm
There goes Cox. The throw from Yvars and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cox scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Wilhelm
There goes Robinson. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Black
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Black
Yvars hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Black
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Black
Williams hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Corwin
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Corwin
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Corwin
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Black
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Black
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Black
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Corwin
Black hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yvars fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Corwin
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Corwin
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Corwin
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Black
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Black
Yvars takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Black
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Al Corwin.
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Koslo
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Black
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Black
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Black
Thompson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1952, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cox B, 3b 4 3 2 1 Williams D, 2b 4 1 1 1
Reese P, ss 4 1 2 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Robinson J, 2b 3 2 1 1 Lockman W, 1b 5 1 2 3
Campanella R, c 5 1 2 4 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 5 0 0 0 Rhodes D, lf 4 0 1 0
Pafko A, lf 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 1 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 2 0
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0
Wade B, p 3 0 0 0 Wilson G, ph 0 1 0 0
Black J, p 1 0 0 0 Yvars S, c 1 0 1 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Gregg H, p 1 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Elliott B, ph 1 0 0 1
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0
Irvin M, ph 1 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 7 35 5 9 5
Brooklyn 420 001 000 -- 7
New York 000 050 000 -- 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Wade B 4.1 4 4 4 3 3
Black J (W) 4.2 5 1 1 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Spencer G (L)* 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
Gregg H 3.2 4 2 2 3 0
Kennedy M 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 1 0 2 0
Corwin A 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Koslo D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Rhodes D, Mueller D, Yvars S
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 8
2B -- Hodges G
HR -- Campanella R, Cox B, Robinson J, Lockman W
SB -- Cox B
CS -- Robinson J
T -- 3:26
A -- 36694
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