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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 19, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 19, 1952 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Pollet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,461 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Tony Bartirome | First Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Jack Merson | Second Baseman |
| Erv Dusak | Center Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Howie Pollet | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 19, 1952
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Dusak. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Pollet
Elliott hits a popup towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Pollet
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Pollet
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pollet fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Maglie
Merson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dusak vs. Maglie
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Pollet
Dark hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Dusak. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Pollet
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Pollet
Maglie bunts towards first. Bartirome scoops it up and throws to first, with Merson covering, for the out. Dark moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Pollet
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Pollet
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Pollet
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Westrum scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Pollet
There goes Thomson. The throw from Garagiola and he is safe. Thomson steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Pollet
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Maglie
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Friend
Bob Friend now pitching.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a popup towards first. Bartirome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Friend
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maglie vs. Friend
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bartirome fields the ball and throws to Friend covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Friend
There's a wild pitch. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Friend
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Friend
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a fly ball towards center. Dusak catches it and throws to first to double up Elliott. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Maglie
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Maglie
Dusak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Maglie
Friend hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Friend
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Friend
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Friend
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Friend
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Maglie
Merson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dusak vs. Maglie
Dusak strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Maglie
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Friend
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Friend
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Dusak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Friend
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Maglie
Chuck Diering now playing left field. Brandy Davis pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Maglie
Castiglione hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartirome vs. Maglie
Bartirome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Maglie
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wilks
Brandy Davis now playing center field. Ted Wilks now pitching.
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Wilks
Westrum hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merson catches it and throws to first to double up Dark. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Wilks
Maglie strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maglie
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garagiola vs. Maglie
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Maglie covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merson vs. Maglie
Merson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1952 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Williams D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bartirome T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 2 1 1 0
Metkovich G, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 3 4
Bell G, rf 4 0 2 0 Elliott B, lf 4 0 1 0
Garagiola J, c 4 0 0 0 Diering C, lf 0 0 0 0
Merson J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0
Dusak E, cf 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 2 1 0 0
Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 3 0 0 0
Del Greco B, ph 1 0 0 0
Friend B, p 1 0 0 0
Davis B, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 7 0 29 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 120 100 00x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet H (L) 2.0 4 3 3 4 0
Friend B 5.0 3 1 1 2 0
Wilks T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 6
E -- Strickland G
DP -- Pittsburgh 3, New York 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 8
2B -- Williams D, Thomson B, Dark A
SB -- Thomson B
SH -- Maglie S
WP -- Friend B
T -- 2:07
A -- 4461
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