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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 5, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Konstanty |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Spencer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,391 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Guglielmo 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Bill Stewart |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Mel Clark | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Jim Konstanty | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| George Spencer | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1952
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Spencer
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spencer
Ashburn hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Spencer
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Konstanty
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spencer
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spencer
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Spencer
Burgess hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Putsy Caballero now playing shortstop.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Konstanty
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Konstanty
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spencer
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spencer
Waitkus hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konstanty vs. Spencer
Konstanty hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Konstanty
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caballero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Spencer
Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Spencer
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Ryan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Spencer
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Spencer
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caballero vs. Spencer
Caballero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Caballero reaches second base with a double. Ashburn scores. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burgess vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Wilhelm
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Wilhelm
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Caballero scores. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Konstanty vs. Wilhelm
Konstanty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Konstanty
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Konstanty
The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Konstanty
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Konstanty
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Konstanty
George Wilson pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Koslo
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Koslo
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Koslo
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Konstanty
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Koslo
Caballero hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Koslo
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koslo
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Konstanty
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Konstanty
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Konstanty
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Waitkus hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konstanty vs. Corwin
Konstanty hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Corwin
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Konstanty
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Konstanty
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Konstanty
Lockman hits a popup towards first. Waitkus catches it and steps on first to double up Dark. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Corwin
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Corwin
Clark bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Corwin
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caballero vs. Corwin
Caballero strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Corwin
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Konstanty
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Konstanty
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Konstanty
Thompson hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Konstanty
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Konstanty
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Davey Williams.
Hartung hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Konstanty
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Corwin
Bill Rigney now playing second base.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Corwin
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Corwin
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Connie Ryan. Sal Maglie now pitching.
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashburn vs. Maglie
Ashburn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1952 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ryan C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Wyrostek J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 1 0
Ashburn R, cf 5 1 2 1 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Clark M, rf 3 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 1 0
Ennis D, lf 2 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 1
Hamner G, ss 1 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Caballero P, ss 3 1 1 1 Westrum W, c 2 2 1 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 1 1
Jones W, 3b 4 0 0 1 Hartung C, ph 1 1 1 2
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 2 1 Rigney B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 3 0 0 0 Spencer G, p 1 0 0 0
Nicholson B, ph 1 0 1 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 1 1
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Corwin A, p 1 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 0 0 0 0
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34 4 8 4 33 5 10 5
Philadelphia 000 400 000 -- 4
New York 000 200 03x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Konstanty J (L) 8.0 10 5 5 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Spencer G 3.1 3 4 4 1 1
Wilhelm H 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Koslo D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Corwin A (W) 2.1 3 0 0 1 1
Maglie S (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 7
2B -- Ashburn R, Caballero P
HR -- Thomson B, Hartung C
SH -- Clark M
PB -- Burgess S
T -- 2:45
A -- 5391
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