Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
April 17, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1952 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hamner ss 5 0 1 0
Ashburn cf 5 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 1 1 0
Ennis lf 5 2 2 0
Nicholson rf 4 1 1 1
Ryan 2b 5 1 3 3
Waitkus 1b 5 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Fox p 3 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Mayo ph 1 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 9 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 1 0
  Wakefield ph 0 0 0 0
  Bamberger pr 0 0 0 0
  Hofman 2b 1 0 0 0
Dark ss 5 0 1 1
Thomson 3b 4 1 0 0
Elliott lf 4 0 0 0
  Diering lf 1 0 0 0
Mays cf 5 1 2 0
Mueller rf 5 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 0
Westrum c 3 0 2 2
  Rigney ph 0 0 0 0
  Noble c 1 0 0 0
Jansen p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Yvars ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 9 3
Philadelphia 000 000 201 02592
New York 000 002 001 00391
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fox   8.1 9 3 3 3 6
  Hansen   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty  W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
3
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen   9.0 8 3 3 0 4
  Spencer  L(0-1) 2.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
11.0
9
5
5
1
4

  E–W. Jones 2 (2), Jansen (1).  DP–New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman.  PB–Westrum (1).  2B–Philadelphia Nicholson (1,off Jansen).  3B–Philadelphia W. Jones (1,off Jansen).  HR–Philadelphia Ryan (1,11th inning off G. Spencer 1 on 2 out).  SH–Nicholson (1,off Jansen); Jansen (1,off Fox); Rigney (1,off Fox).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  SB–Mays (1,2nd base off Fox/Burgess); Mays (1,2nd base off Fox/Burgess).  CS–Dark (1,2nd base by Fox/Burgess); Dark (1,2nd base by Fox/Burgess).  U-HP–Lou Jorda, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:36.  A–13,697.
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