Top 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Corwin
  
  Cox strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Corwin
  
  Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Corwin
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Campanella vs. Corwin
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Erskine
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Erskine
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lockman vs. Erskine
  
  The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Williams moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Lockman vs. Erskine
  
  Lockman strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Thompson vs. Erskine
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Robinson fields it and has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Cox who throws over to Reese who tags Dark for the out. Williams scores. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Rhodes vs. Erskine
  
  Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Shuba vs. Corwin
  
  Shuba hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Snider vs. Corwin
  
  Snider hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Corwin
  
  Pafko strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Erskine
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Mueller vs. Erskine
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Westrum vs. Erskine
  
  Westrum strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Corwin vs. Erskine
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Erskine Thomson scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Corwin vs. Erskine
  
  Corwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Corwin
  
  Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Erskine vs. Corwin
  
  Erskine bunts towards the mound. Corwin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cox vs. Corwin
  
  Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Corwin
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corwin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Corwin
  
  Robinson takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Campanella vs. Corwin
  
  Campanella strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Erskine
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Erskine
  
  Dark bunts towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Lockman vs. Erskine
  
  That's a pickoff. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Lockman vs. Erskine
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Thompson vs. Erskine
  
  Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Rhodes vs. Erskine
  
  Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Erskine
  
  Thomson strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Shuba vs. Corwin
  
  Shuba takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Snider vs. Corwin
  
  Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Corwin covering. It's a double play. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Corwin
  
  Pafko strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Erskine
  
  Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Westrum vs. Erskine
  
  Westrum strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Corwin vs. Erskine
  
  Corwin strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Erskine
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Corwin
  
  Hodges hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Erskine vs. Corwin
  
  Erskine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cox vs. Corwin
  
  Cox hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Corwin
  
  Reese hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Erskine
  
  Dark strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Erskine
  
  Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Erskine
  
  Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Rhodes vs. Erskine
  
  Rhodes strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rhodes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Corwin
  
  Robinson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Campanella vs. Corwin
  
  Campanella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Shuba vs. Corwin
  
  Shuba hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Snider vs. Corwin
  
  Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pafko vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm has Campanella trapped. There's the throw to Westrum and over to Thompson, who tags Campanella for the out. Snider moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Hodges vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Erskine
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Erskine
  
  Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Erskine
  
  Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Wilhelm
  
  Tommy Holmes pinch hits for Carl Erskine.
  
  Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Wilhelm
  
  Cox hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Wilhelm
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Wilhelm vs. King
  
  Clyde King now pitching.
  
  Wilhelm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. King
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilhelm moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dark vs. King
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Dark reaches second base with a double. Wilhelm scores. Williams moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
  Lockman vs. Moore
  
  Ray Moore now pitching.
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Williams scores. Dark moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Thompson vs. Moore
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to home to get Dark. Lockman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rhodes vs. Moore
  
  Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Thompson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Thomson vs. Moore
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore has Thompson trapped. There's the throw to Campanella and over to Cox, who tags Thompson for the out. Rhodes moves to third. Thomson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Mueller vs. Moore
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Wilhelm
  
  Robinson strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Campanella vs. Wilhelm
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Shuba vs. Wilhelm
  
  Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Snider vs. Wilhelm
  
  Snider 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

• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Moore
  
  Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Wilhelm vs. Moore
  
  Wilhelm bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. Westrum moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Moore
  
  Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dark vs. Moore
  
  Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Dark moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Lockman vs. Moore
  
  Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Moore
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Rhodes vs. Moore
  
  Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Wilhelm
  
  Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Hodges vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hodges strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Wilhelm
  
  Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Ray Moore.
  
  Nelson strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Cox vs. Wilhelm
  
  Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/7/1952, game 1 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Cox B, 3b             5  0  1  1   Williams D, 2b        5  3  3  0   
Reese P, ss           4  0  0  0   Dark A, ss            4  0  3  2   
Robinson J, 2b        2  1  1  0   Lockman W, 1b         3  1  0  0   
Campanella R, c       4  0  1  0   Thompson H, 3b        4  1  1  3   
Shuba G, lf           3  0  1  0   Rhodes D, lf          4  0  1  1   
Snider D, cf          4  0  1  1   Thomson B, cf         4  1  1  0   
Pafko A, rf           4  0  1  0   Mueller D, rf         4  0  1  0   
Hodges G, 1b          3  1  0  0   Westrum W, c          4  1  1  0   
Erskine C, p          1  0  1  0   Corwin A, p           2  0  0  0   
Holmes T, ph          1  0  0  0   Wilhelm H, p          1  1  1  0   
King C, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Moore R, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        35  8 12  6

Brooklyn         001 001 000 --  2
New York         112 000 31x --  8

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L)         6.0  6  4  1  2  7
King C*               0.0  3  3  2  0  0
Moore R               2.0  3  1  1  2  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Corwin A (W)          5.1  5  2  2  4  4
Wilhelm H (S)         3.2  2  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Reese P 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 9
2B -- Thomson B, Dark A
HR -- Thompson H
SH -- Erskine C, Dark A, Wilhelm H
Balk -- Erskine C
PB -- Campanella R
T -- 3:20
A -- 27140

    

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