Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 23, 1952
(1 Comment)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on April 23, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Bowman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,611 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Guglielmo 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Reed | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Jack Cusick | Shortstop |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Roger Bowman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 23, 1952
Top 1
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Bowman
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Bowman
Jethroe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bowman
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Conley
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Conley
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Conley
Thomson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Conley
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bowman
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bowman
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bowman
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Bowman
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cusick vs. Bowman
Cusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Conley vs. Bowman
Conley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. There goes Cusick trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Conley
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Conley
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon who is chasing the ball. Mueller reaches third base with a triple. Mays goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Conley
Dark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Conley
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Conley
Bowman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Conley
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Bowman
Reed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Bowman
Jethroe hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Bowman
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Wilhelm
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reed scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Wilhelm
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Conley
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Conley
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Conley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cusick vs. Wilhelm
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conley vs. Wilhelm
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Conley
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Conley
There goes Mays. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Cusick applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Conley
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Conley
Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Conley
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Hoover
Dick Hoover now pitching.
Wilhelm hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hoover
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hoover
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hoover
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Hoover
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Wilhelm
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Wilhelm
Jethroe hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Wilhelm
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hoover
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hoover
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hoover
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Hoover
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilhelm vs. Hoover
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hoover scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilhelm for the out. Mays scores. Dark moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Hoover
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Wilhelm
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilhelm
Marshall 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, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Wilhelm
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Wilhelm
Cusick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hoover
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hoover
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Hoover
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Hoover
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Wilhelm
Billy Klaus pinch hits for Dick Hoover.
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Wilhelm
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Wilhelm
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Wilhelm
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wilhelm
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Mueller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Jones
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
-
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wilhelm
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Wilhelm
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Wilhelm
Jack Daniels pinch hits for Jack Cusick.
Daniels takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching. George Crowe pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Crowe 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
-
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Chipman
Sibby Sisti now playing shortstop. Bob Chipman now pitching.
Koslo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Chipman
Williams bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Chipman
Bob Elliott pinch hits for Hank Thompson.
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Koslo moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Chipman
Mays takes first base on ball four. Koslo scores. Thomson moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Chipman
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
-
Braves, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Koslo
Chuck Diering now playing left field.
Reed is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Koslo
Jethroe hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/23/1952 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Reed B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jethroe S, cf 5 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, 3b 2 0 1 0
Gordon S, lf 4 1 1 0 Thompson H, lf 4 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 4 0 1 1 Elliott B, ph 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 4 2 2 0 Diering C, lf 0 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 1 3 2 Mays W, cf 1 2 0 1
Cusick J, ss 3 0 1 1 Mueller D, rf 5 2 2 2
Daniels J, ph 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 2 2 2
Sisti S, ss 0 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 1 2
Conley G, p 2 0 1 1 Bowman R, p 1 0 0 0
Hoover D, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 2 1 1 2
Klaus B, ph 1 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 1 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 30 9 8 9
Boston 021 002 000 -- 5
New York 030 410 01x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (L) 3.1 4 6 6 2 4
Hoover D 2.2 4 2 2 3 0
Jones S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chipman B 1.0 0 1 1 4 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman R 2.1 5 3 3 1 2
Wilhelm H (W) 5.1 6 2 2 2 3
Koslo D (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 9
2B -- Thomson B
3B -- Mueller D
HR -- Dark A, Mueller D, Westrum W, Wilhelm H, Mathews E
CS -- Mays W
SH -- Williams D
HBP -- by Conley G (Thomson B), by Conley G (Dark A)
T -- 2:44
A -- 4611
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
