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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 9, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 9, 1952 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,397 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Jim Honochick |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Shortstop |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Bill Wight | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 9, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Sain
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Sain
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Sain
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto hits a popup beyond third. Pesky can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Wight
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Noren for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Wight covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sain
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sain
Throneberry bunts towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Sain covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Sain
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Sain
There goes Throneberry. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wight
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Wight
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wight
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Sain
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sain
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Sain
Wight hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Sain
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to second for the out. Lepcio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Sain
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Berra and he is out, Rizzuto applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wight
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Wight
Sain hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Wight
Wight fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wight. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Wight
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Sain
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Sain
Vollmer hits a popup beyond short. Rizzuto can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Sain
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wight
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Wight
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wight
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Wight
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sain
Throneberry bunts towards the mound. Sain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Sain
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Sain
Lepcio bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with McDougald covering, for the out. Throneberry moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Sain
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wight vs. Sain
Wight hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Throneberry scores. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Sain
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Wight
Sain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Sain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Wight
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Sain
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Sain
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sain
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Sain
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Sain
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Wight
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Wight
There's a wild pitch. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Wight
McDougald is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Wight
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pesky. Berra scores. McDougald moves to third. Cerv moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Wight
Carey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sain vs. Wight
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lepcio throws to second for one, and Piersall throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. McDougald scores. Cerv scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Wight
There's a wild pitch. Sain moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Sain
Lepcio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sain
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Sain
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Brickner
Ralph Brickner now pitching.
Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Brickner
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Brickner
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Mize reaches second base with a double. Noren scores. Berra goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Brickner
Joe Collins pinch runs for Johnny Mize.
McDougald hits a popup towards short. Piersall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Brickner
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Bob Cerv.
Woodling hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Brickner
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hogue
Joe Collins now playing first base. Gene Woodling now playing left field. Bobby Hogue now pitching.
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Hogue
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Hogue
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Hogue
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Hogue picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hogue. DiMaggio scores. Pesky moves to third. Goodman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Throneberry vs. Hogue
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pesky scores. Goodman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Hogue
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogue vs. Brickner
Hogue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Brickner
Bauer bunts towards first. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Brickner
There goes Bauer. The throw from White and he is out, Piersall applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Brickner
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Brickner
Noren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Hogue
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Hogue
Ken Wood pinch hits for Sammy White.
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hogue
Vern Stephens pinch hits for Ralph Brickner.
Stephens hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1952 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 1 1 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0
Pesky J, 3b 4 1 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 0
Vollmer C, lf 4 0 1 0 Noren I, cf 5 1 1 0
Goodman B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Berra Y, c 4 2 2 0
Throneberry F, rf 3 1 2 1 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 2
Piersall J, ss 4 0 1 0 Collins J, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Lepcio T, 2b 3 1 1 0 McDougald G, 2b 3 1 0 0
White S, c 2 0 0 0 Cerv B, lf 2 1 0 0
Wood K, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Wight B, p 2 0 1 1 Carey A, 3b 3 1 1 0
Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0 Sain J, p 3 1 2 3
Brickner R, p 0 0 0 0 Hogue B, p 1 0 1 0
Stephens V, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 4 9 3 33 7 9 5
Boston 001 010 020 -- 4
New York 002 003 20x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wight B (L) 6.0 5 5 2 5 1
Brickner R 2.0 4 2 2 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 7.0 8 2 2 2 4
Hogue B (S) 2.0 1 2 0 1 2
E -- Wight B, Pesky J, Piersall J, McDougald G, Hogue B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 8
2B -- Sain J, Mize J
HR -- Sain J
CS -- Throneberry F, DiMaggio D, Bauer H
SH -- Lepcio T
WP -- Wight B 2
T -- 2:17
A -- 17397
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