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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 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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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 12, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Spencer |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 8,706 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Jim Greengrass | Center Fielder |
Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Joe Rossi | Catcher |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Sal Yvars | Catcher |
Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
George Spencer | 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. Spencer
Temple 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: ---
Adams vs. Spencer
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spencer
Marshall 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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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman strikes out. Rossi throws to second to catch Dark, and McMillan lets the ball get by him into the outfield. That's an error on McMillan. There goes Dark. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Raffensberger
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spencer
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Spencer
Greengrass hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Spencer
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Spencer
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rossi vs. Spencer
Rossi takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Raffensberger vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Raffensberger
Yvars hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Raffensberger
Hofman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Raffensberger
Hearn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hearn
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hofman catches it and throws to first to double up Kluszewski. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rossi vs. Hearn
Rossi hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Raffensberger
Elliott hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Raffensberger
Yvars hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Raffensberger
Hofman hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Raffensberger
Hearn strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Hearn
Raffensberger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple bunts towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Hearn
There goes Adams. The throw from Yvars and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Hearn
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Kluszewski reaches third base with a triple. Adams scores. Marshall goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
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
Top 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rossi vs. Hearn
Rossi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching. George Wilson pinch hits for Bob Elliott.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rossi fields it and throws to third for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yvars vs. Smith
Yvars hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Smith
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Bobby Hofman.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hearn
Bobby Thomson now playing third base. George Wilson now playing center field. Davey Williams now playing second base.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Hearn
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Smith
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Rigney hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Greengrass. Rigney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Smith
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Smith
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rossi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Smith
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Maglie
Sal Maglie now pitching.
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Maglie
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rossi vs. Maglie
Rossi hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson 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, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Smith
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smith
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Maglie
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Maglie
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Adams reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Maglie
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Maglie
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Smith
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Sal Maglie.
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Smith
Al Corwin pinch runs for Hank Thompson.
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Smith
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Corwin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1952, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Temple J, 2b 5 1 1 4 Mueller D, rf 5 1 1 2 Adams B, 3b 5 1 3 1 Dark A, ss 5 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 2 3 Irvin M, lf 4 1 3 1 Greengrass J, cf 5 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf-3b 4 1 2 2 Adcock J, lf 4 1 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 2 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 0 Wilson G, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Rossi J, c 3 1 0 0 Yvars S, c 4 1 1 1 Raffensberger K, p 2 0 0 0 Hofman B, 2b 2 1 1 1 Smith F, p 2 1 1 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 1 0 Rigney B, ph 1 1 1 0 Maglie S, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson H, ph 1 0 1 0 Corwin A, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 11 8 39 7 12 7 Cincinnati 050 020 001 -- 8 New York 310 100 200 -- 7 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K* 5.0 8 5 2 0 2 Smith F (W) 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Spencer G 1.1 3 4 4 1 0 Hearn J 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 Maglie S (L) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- McMillan R DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 5 2B -- Adcock J, Marshall W, Rigney B, Smith F, Adams B 3B -- Kluszewski T HR -- Thomson B, Kluszewski T, Temple J, Hofman B, Yvars S, Mueller D SB -- Adams B T -- 2:40 A -- 8706
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