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Braves 8 @ Giants 11
Polo Grounds
September 24, 1952

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on September 24, 1952 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Braves with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 24, 1952 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 8 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 11 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 11
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherHoyt Wilhelm  
Losing PitcherErnie Johnson  
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Game Winning RBIBobby Thomson 

Game Info

DateSeptember 24, 1952 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherErnie Johnson  
Home Starting PitcherSal Maglie  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Engeln
1B: Dusty Boggess
2B: Bill Jackowski
3B: Babe Pinelli

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sam Jethroe  Center Fielder 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Jack Daniels  Right Fielder 
Jack Dittmer  Second Baseman 
Ernie Johnson  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Bill Rigney  Third Baseman 
Davey Williams  Second Baseman 
Ray Katt  Catcher 
Sal Maglie  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Braves 8 @ Giants 11
Polo Grounds
September 24, 1952

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/24/1952, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Jethroe S, cf         5  1  2  0   Mueller D, rf         4  1  1  0   
Logan J, ss           6  1  3  2   Dark A, ss            5  3  5  2   
Mathews E, 3b         4  1  1  0   Lockman W, 1b         4  1  1  1   
Cooper W, c           4  2  1  3   Irvin M, lf           4  1  0  1   
Gordon S, lf          5  0  2  0   Rhodes D, lf          0  0  0  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        2  1  0  0   Thomson B, cf         4  2  2  4   
Daniels J, rf         5  1  1  1   Rigney B, 3b          5  0  2  2   
Dittmer J, 2b         3  1  1  1   Williams D, 2b        4  0  1  0   
Johnson E, p          1  0  0  0   Katt R, c             5  1  2  0   
Jones S, p            1  0  0  0   Maglie S, p           0  0  0  0   
Spahn W, ph           1  0  0  0   Kennedy M, p          2  1  1  0   
Cole D, p             0  0  0  0   Connelly B, p         1  0  1  1   
Sisti S, ph           1  0  0  1   Wilhelm H, p          2  1  1  0   
Surkont M, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Cusick J, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  8 11  8                        40 11 17 11

Boston           300 200 300 --  8
New York         015 112 10x -- 11

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson E (L)         2.1  6  6  5  0  0
Jones S               2.2  6  2  2  0  2
Cole D                1.0  1  2  2  2  0
Surkont M             2.0  4  1  1  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maglie S              0.1  3  3  3  1  0
Kennedy M             3.0  3  2  2  3  2
Connelly B            3.0  2  3  3  2  3
Wilhelm H (W)         2.2  3  0  0  2  1

E -- Dark A, Logan J 2, Mathews E
LOB -- Boston 12, New York 10
2B -- Dark A, Connelly B
3B -- Thomson B
HR -- Logan J, Cooper W, Thomson B, Dark A
CS -- Connelly B
SH -- Lockman W
HBP -- by Cole D (Mueller D), by Surkont M (Williams D)
PB -- Katt R
T -- 2:50
A -- 0

    

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