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Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 26, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, played on September 26, 1952 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 1,440 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Tom Gorman |
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 |
Jack Daniels | Right Fielder |
Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Sandy Amoros | Right Fielder |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 26, 1952
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Erskine
Jethroe hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko, who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Erskine
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilson
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Wilson
Amoros hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Wilson
Shuba strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Wilson
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Erskine
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Erskine
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Erskine
Daniels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Erskine
Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Daniels moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Erskine
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Daniels scores. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jethroe vs. Erskine
Jethroe hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilson
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Logan moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Erskine
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Logan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Erskine
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burris vs. Erskine
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wilson
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Wilson
Erskine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Wilson
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Erskine moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Wilson
Amoros hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Amoros reaches third base with a triple. Erskine scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Shuba vs. Wilson
Shuba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Daniels. Shuba reaches second base with a double. Amoros scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Wilson
Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Shuba scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Wilson
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Erskine
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Daniels for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Erskine
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Erskine
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Erskine
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wilson
Bridges hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Wilson
Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Erskine
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Erskine
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Erskine
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Erskine
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilson
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Wilson
Amoros hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Wilson
Shuba hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Lehman
Ken Lehman now pitching. Sandy Amoros now playing center field. Tommy Holmes now playing right field. Rocky Nelson now playing first base.
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Lehman
Daniels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Lehman
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lehman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Jethroe vs. Lehman
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Dittmer scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Lehman
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Jethroe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Lehman
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Wilson
Holmes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jethroe. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Wilson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Torgeson. Holmes scores. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Wilson
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lehman vs. Wilson
Lehman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Wilson
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Walker scores. Lehman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Amoros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Amoros reaches second base with a double. Lehman scores. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Shuba vs. Chipman
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lehman
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Lehman
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Burris vs. Lehman
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Chipman
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Chipman
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Chipman
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Lehman
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Lehman
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Lehman
Sibby Sisti pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Cole
Dave Cole now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Cole
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehman vs. Cole
The ball gets by Burris for a passed ball. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lehman vs. Cole
Lehman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Cole
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Lehman
Jethroe hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lehman
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Lehman
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1952 -- Boston at Brooklyn (D) Boston AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Jethroe S, cf 5 0 1 1 Cox B, 3b 5 1 2 3 Logan J, ss 5 1 3 1 Amoros S, rf-cf 4 1 2 2 Mathews E, 3b 5 0 1 0 Shuba G, lf 4 1 1 1 Gordon S, lf 4 0 1 1 Pafko A, cf 2 0 1 1 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 2 1 1 0 Burris P, c 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 1 0 0 0 Daniels J, rf 3 1 1 0 Nelson R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Morgan B, ss 4 1 0 0 Wilson J, p 2 1 2 1 Walker R, c 3 1 0 0 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 Bridges R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sisti S, ph 1 0 0 0 Erskine C, p 2 1 1 0 Cole D, p 0 0 0 0 Lehman K, p 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 11 4 33 8 8 7 Boston 011 002 000 -- 4 Brooklyn 103 004 00x -- 8 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson J (L) 5.2 7 8 8 3 1 Chipman B 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Cole D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C 5.0 7 2 1 1 1 Lehman K (W) 4.0 4 2 2 1 0 E -- Mathews E, Cox B, Torgeson E DP -- Boston 1, Brooklyn 2 LOB -- Boston 8, Brooklyn 5 2B -- Logan J, Shuba G, Pafko A, Holmes T, Amoros S 3B -- Mathews E, Amoros S HR -- Cox B PB -- Burris P T -- 2:06 A -- 1440
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