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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 31, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on August 31, 1952 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 23,445 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Lon Warneke 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
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 |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Roy Campanella | Catcher |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
Billy Loes | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 31, 1952
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Loes
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a line drive into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a line drive into center field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Cox scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Loes
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Loes
Williams takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Loes
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hearn for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hearn
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Loes vs. Hearn
Loes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a fly ball towards center. Snider catches it and throws to first to double up Dark. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Hearn
Shuba hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hearn
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loes vs. Hearn
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Loes
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hearn
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Loes
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Loes
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Shuba hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Corwin
Snider bunts towards the mound. Corwin fields it and throws to first for the out. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Corwin
Campanella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Corwin
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Shuba moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Corwin
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shuba scores. There goes Campanella trying to get to home. Irvin throws the ball in to Westrum who tags Campanella, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Loes vs. Corwin
Loes takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Connelly
Bill Connelly now pitching.
Cox takes first base on ball four. Hodges scores. Pafko moves to third. Loes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Connelly
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Loes
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Connelly
Robinson bunts towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Connelly
Shuba hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Connelly
Carl Furillo pinch runs for George Shuba.
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Snider reaches second base with a double. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Connelly
Campanella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Connelly
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Furillo scores. Snider moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Connelly
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Loes vs. Connelly
Loes 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
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Carl Furillo now playing right field. Andy Pafko now playing left field.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Loes
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Connelly
Sal Yvars now catching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Connelly
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Connelly
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Loes
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Bill Connelly.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Loes
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Loes
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Loes
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Mueller trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kennedy
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Kennedy
Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Irvin. Campanella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Loes
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Loes
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Thomson scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Yvars vs. Loes
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Yvars vs. Loes
Yvars hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1952 -- New York at Brooklyn (D) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Dark A, ss 3 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 2b 5 2 2 0 Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0 Shuba G, lf 3 2 3 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0 Furillo C, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 1 1 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 1 Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 2 1 2 1 Yvars S, c 1 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 2 2 1 5 Williams D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Pafko A, rf-lf 5 0 2 1 Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0 Loes B, p 3 0 0 0 Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0 Corwin A, p 0 0 0 0 Connelly B, p 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 5 1 33 9 13 9 New York 000 000 001 -- 1 Brooklyn 204 021 00x -- 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (L) 4.0 7 6 6 2 2 Corwin A 0.2 2 2 2 3 0 Connelly B 2.1 3 1 1 3 2 Kennedy M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Loes B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 5 1 E -- Thomson B DP -- New York 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- New York 7, Brooklyn 11 2B -- Snider D, Campanella R, Thomson B, Thompson H HR -- Hodges G SH -- Snider D 2 T -- 2:35 A -- 23445
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