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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 12, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bubba Church |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Corwin |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Cal Abrams | Center Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Bubba Church | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | 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 |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
| Al Corwin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1952
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Corwin
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Corwin
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Corwin
Marshall 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 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Church
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Church covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Church
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Church
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Church
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Corwin
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Corwin
Greengrass hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Corwin
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Corwin
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Corwin
Bob Borkowski pinch runs for Cal Abrams.
Landrith 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 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Church
Bob Borkowski now playing center field.
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Church
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. Thomson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yvars vs. Church
Yvars hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Church
Hofman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Church
Corwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Church
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Church vs. Corwin
Church hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Corwin
Temple hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Corwin
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Corwin
Marshall 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 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Church
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Church
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Church
Irvin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Church
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Corwin
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Corwin
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Corwin
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Corwin
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMillan for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Church
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Church covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Church
Yvars hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Church
Hofman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yvars moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corwin vs. Church
Corwin hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yvars scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Church
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hofman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Church
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Corwin
Bob Elliott now playing third base.
Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Church vs. Corwin
Church hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Corwin
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Corwin
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Church
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Church
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Church
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Church
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Corwin
Marshall hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Corwin
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Corwin
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Corwin
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Corwin
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Borkowski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrith vs. Corwin
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Church
Yvars hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Church
Hofman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corwin vs. Church
Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Corwin
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Bubba Church.
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Corwin
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Corwin
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lanier
Max Lanier now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Lanier
Kluszewski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hofman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jordan
Niles Jordan now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jordan
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Jordan
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Jordan
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Jordan
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Lanier
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Lanier
Borkowski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Lanier
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Joe Adcock pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Greengrass moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seminick vs. Wilhelm
Eddie Pellagrini pinch runs for Joe Adcock. Andy Seminick pinch hits for Niles Jordan.
Seminick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Andy Seminick now catching.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Nuxhall
Yvars hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Wilhelm
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wilhelm
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilhelm
Marshall strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1952, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Adams B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Marshall W, rf 5 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 2 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Irvin M, lf 4 1 3 1
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0
Abrams C, cf 1 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 2 1 1 1
Borkowski B, pr-cf 2 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 2 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 3 0 Yvars S, c 4 1 1 1
Landrith H, c 3 0 0 0 Hofman B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Adcock J, ph 1 0 0 0 Corwin A, p 3 0 1 1
Pellagrini E, pr 0 0 0 0 Lanier M, p 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Church B, p 2 1 2 1
Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Jordan N, p 0 0 0 0
Seminick A, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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38 2 11 2 35 4 13 4
Cincinnati 001 001 000 -- 2
New York 021 100 00x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Church B (L) 6.0 10 4 4 0 0
Jordan N 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Corwin A (W) 6.2 8 2 2 1 2
Lanier M 0.2 3 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 7
2B -- McMillan R
3B -- Thomson B, Thompson H
HR -- Church B, Irvin M, Kluszewski T
T -- 2:17
A -- 0
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