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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 16, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 16, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Harshman |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 7,637 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Lon Warneke |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Bill Serena | Second Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
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 |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
Jack Harshman | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 16, 1952
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Harshman
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Harshman
Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Harshman
Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Harshman
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Serena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Harshman
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Serena scores. There goes Sauer trying to get to third. Thomson throws the ball in to Elliott, who tags Sauer for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Harshman
Fondy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Harshman
Chiti hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Harshman
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Harshman
Hacker bunts towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Harshman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Hacker
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Harshman
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Harshman
Serena takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Corwin
Al Corwin now pitching.
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Corwin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Corwin
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chiti vs. Corwin
Chiti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Corwin
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Corwin
Hacker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Hacker
Hofman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corwin vs. Hacker
Corwin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Corwin
Ray Katt now catching.
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Corwin
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Corwin
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields the ball and throws to Hacker covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Corwin
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Corwin
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Corwin
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hacker
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Hacker
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Hacker
Hofman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hacker
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Al Corwin.
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Kennedy
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Kennedy
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kennedy
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Kennedy
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Kennedy
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Kennedy
Serena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kennedy
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hacker
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hacker
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Kennedy
Dusty Rhodes now playing left field.
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Kennedy
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Kennedy
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Hacker
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Hacker
Hofman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hacker
George Wilson pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Picone
Mario Picone now pitching.
Hacker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Picone
Brown hits a line drive towards first. Lockman catches it and steps on first to double up Hacker. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Picone
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Picone
Serena hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Picone
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hacker
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a line drive towards first. Fondy catches it and steps on first to double up Dark. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1952 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Brown T, ss 5 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Baumholtz F, rf 4 3 2 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Serena B, 2b 4 2 3 3 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 1 0 0 Irvin M, lf 2 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 2 2 Rhodes D, lf 0 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 2 1 1 Thomson B, cf 3 0 1 0 Chiti H, c 4 1 1 3 Elliott B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0 Hacker W, p 3 0 1 0 Katt R, c 2 0 0 0 Hofman B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Harshman J, p 0 0 0 0 Corwin A, p 1 0 0 0 Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0 Picone M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 9 10 9 28 0 3 0 Chicago 114 000 102 -- 9 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hacker W (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Harshman J (L)* 2.0 3 4 4 4 0 Corwin A 3.0 2 2 2 0 1 Kennedy M 3.0 2 1 0 0 3 Picone M 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd E -- Dark A DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 4, New York 3 2B -- Baumholtz F HR -- Fondy D, Chiti H, Serena B SH -- Hacker W PB -- Katt R T -- 2:04 A -- 7637
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