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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 8, 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 September 8, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 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 | September 8, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Lehman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,226 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Bill Stewart 3B: Al Barlick |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Ken Lehman | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | 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 |
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 8, 1952
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lanier
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lanier
Reese hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Lanier
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lanier
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. Snider reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Campanella scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lehman vs. Wilhelm
Lehman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lehman
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lehman
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Lehman
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Lehman
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lehman
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lehman
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Lehman
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Lehman
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhelm vs. Lehman
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Thompson moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Black
Bob Elliott pinch hits for Don Mueller. Joe Black now pitching. George Wilson pinch hits for Bob Elliott.
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Black
Dark hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
George Wilson now playing right field.
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Wilhelm
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Black
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Black vs. Wilhelm
Black hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese strikes out. The ball gets by Westrum. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
There goes Reese. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Black
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Black
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Black
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Wilhelm
Pafko strikes out. There goes Campanella. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Black
Wilhelm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Black
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Black
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Bobby Hofman now playing second base.
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Black vs. Wilhelm
Black strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Wilhelm
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm juggles the ball. That's an error on Wilhelm. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Cox moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Black
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Black
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Pafko hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Kennedy
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kennedy
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Black vs. Kennedy
Black hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Black
Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Black
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Black
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Black
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hofman moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Black
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jansen
Larry Jansen now pitching.
Cox bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jansen
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Jansen
Campanella hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Thomson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Dark. Dark fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Dark. Reese goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Jansen
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Black
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Black
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Black
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Black
Hofman takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Black
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jansen
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jansen
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Black vs. Jansen
Black hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Black
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Black
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Black
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Black
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1952, game 1 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cox B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Mueller D, rf 1 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 5 2 2 0 Elliott B, ph 0 0 0 0
Robinson J, 2b 6 1 2 2 Wilson G, ph-rf 4 0 1 0
Campanella R, c 5 1 3 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 2 0
Pafko A, lf 3 1 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 2 1 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 1 2 2
Furillo C, rf 5 1 1 2 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 2 2 4 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lehman K, p 1 0 0 0 Rigney B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Black J, p 4 0 0 0 Hofman B, 2b 1 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0
Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 2 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Hartung C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 12 9 36 2 9 2
Brooklyn 500 001 211 -- 10
New York 200 000 000 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Lehman K 1.1 3 2 2 1 0
Black J (W) 7.2 6 0 0 2 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L)* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Wilhelm H 6.0 4 2 1 3 6
Kennedy M 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Jansen L 1.2 2 2 1 1 0
Koslo D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Reese P, Westrum W, Wilhelm H, Dark A
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, New York 10
2B -- Snider D, Dark A, Lockman W, Campanella R
3B -- Reese P
HR -- Cox B, Irvin M, Furillo C, Snider D
SB -- Reese P
HBP -- by Wilhelm H (Hodges G), by Jansen L (Pafko A), by Jansen L (Cox B)
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 3:12
A -- 21226
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