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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 17, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,033 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| George Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 1952
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hearn
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Hearn
There goes Baumholtz. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Rush
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Lockman moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yvars vs. Rush
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Hearn
Serena hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Rush
Hearn hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Hearn
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Hearn
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Hearn
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rush
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hearn
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Rush
Yvars hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Rush
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Hearn
Serena hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Hearn
Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Rush
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Hearn
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Hearn
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hearn
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy strikes out. Yvars drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fondy out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Rush
Yvars hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Hearn
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hearn
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Rush
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Hearn
Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Hearn
Bob Addis pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Addis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Hearn
Toby Atwell pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Atwell takes first base on ball four. Addis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Hearn
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to second to double up Addis. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Leonard
Bob Addis now playing right field. Dutch Leonard now pitching. Frank Baumholtz now playing center field.
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Leonard
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Addis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Leonard
There goes Dark. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Leonard
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hearn
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hearn
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1952 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown T, ss 4 0 0 0 Williams D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Baumholtz F, rf-cf 3 0 2 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 2 0
Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Wilson G, lf 4 1 2 1
Serena B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 1
Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 2 0 0 0
Chiti H, c 3 0 0 0 Yvars S, c 3 0 1 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 1 0 0 0 Spencer D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Addis B, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Hearn J, p 3 0 0 0
Rush B, p 2 0 1 0
Atwell T, ph 0 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 5 0 31 2 7 2
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 101 000 00x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 7.0 6 2 2 1 3
Leonard D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 4
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Chicago 4, New York 6
HR -- Wilson G
SB -- Dark A
CS -- Baumholtz F
T -- 1:56
A -- 5033
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