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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 24, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on September 24, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | September 24, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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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 24, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 3,018 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Bill Engeln |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Paul Burris | Catcher |
Sibby Sisti | Right Fielder |
Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 24, 1952
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Koslo
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Koslo
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koslo
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn juggles the ball. That's an error on Spahn. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Koslo
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Koslo
Burris hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spahn
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Koslo
Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Koslo
Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Koslo
There goes Sisti. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Sisti steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Koslo
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Koslo
Jethroe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Spahn
Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Spahn
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark strikes out. There goes Katt. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Williams. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Koslo
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koslo
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Koslo
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spahn
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Spahn
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burris vs. Koslo
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Koslo
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Williams fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Koslo
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Spahn
Koslo hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Spahn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koslo for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Koslo
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Koslo
Jethroe is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Koslo
Logan hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Koslo
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spahn
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Spahn
Katt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Spahn
Koslo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Koslo
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burris vs. Koslo
Burris hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Koslo
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spahn
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Koslo
Dusty Rhodes now playing left field.
Dittmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Koslo
Jack Cusick pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Koslo
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Koslo
Logan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Thomson is chasing the ball. Logan rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koslo
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Jones
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Rhodes moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rigney vs. Jones
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Rhodes scores. Thomson moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Katt vs. Jones
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Thomson. Elliott moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koslo vs. Jones
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. Elliott scores. Rigney scores. Katt moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Jones
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Koslo
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Torgeson strikes out. Katt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Torgeson out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Koslo
Burris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Koslo
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1952, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Jethroe S, cf 3 1 1 0 Williams D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Logan J, ss 4 1 1 2 Dark A, ss 5 1 1 2 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rhodes D, lf 0 1 0 0 Burris P, c 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 1 Sisti S, rf 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, rf 3 2 2 0 Dittmer J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Rigney B, 3b 4 2 2 3 Spahn W, p 2 0 0 0 Katt R, c 4 0 1 0 Cusick J, ph 1 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 4 0 0 1 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 36 8 10 7 Boston 000 000 020 -- 2 New York 000 122 03x -- 8 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (L) 7.0 9 5 5 0 6 Jones S 1.0 1 3 1 2 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Koslo D (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 5 E -- Spahn W, Logan J, Torgeson E DP -- Boston 1, New York 1 LOB -- Boston 5, New York 6 2B -- Williams D HR -- Thomson B, Dark A, Rigney B, Logan J SB -- Sisti S HBP -- by Koslo D (Jethroe S) WP -- Spahn W PB -- Burris P T -- 2:05 A -- 3018
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