New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 4, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1952 at Wrigley Field. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 1 2
Lockman 1b 6 0 0 0
Thomson 3b 6 0 1 1
Elliott lf 3 1 1 0
  Diering pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Mueller rf 5 2 3 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 2
Westrum c 3 1 0 0
Jansen p 2 0 1 0
  Wilhelm p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 1 1 1
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 9 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ramazzotti 2b 4 0 1 0
Addis cf 4 0 1 0
Baumholtz rf 5 0 0 0
Sauer lf 5 1 4 1
Jackson 3b 5 0 2 0
Atwell c 4 1 2 0
Fondy 1b 5 1 1 0
Brinkopf ss 5 0 1 1
Hatten p 1 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 1 1
  Ramsdell p 2 0 1 0
  Jeffcoat pr 0 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 14 3
New York 011 100 000 3690
Chicago 000 300 000 03143
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen   3.2 8 3 3 1 0
  Wilhelm  W(3-0) 5.1 4 0 0 2 5
  Spencer  SV(2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
14
3
3
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten   3.1 5 3 3 3 0
  Hacker   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ramsdell   5.0 1 0 0 3 4
  Kelly  L(1-2) 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
6
6
7
5

  E–Addis (1), Jackson (2), Brinkopf (1).  DP–New York 2. Mays-Westrum, Dark-Williams-Lockman.  2B–New York Thomson (3,off Hatten); Thompson (1,off Kelly); Williams (4,off Kelly), Chicago Jackson (2,off Jansen); Ramsdell (1,off Wilhelm).  HR–Chicago Sauer (5,4th inning off Jansen 0 on 1 out).  SH–Dark (1,off Kelly).  HBP–Williams (1,by Ramsdell).  IBB–Westrum (2,by Kelly).  Team LOB–12.  Team–11.  SB–Williams (2,2nd base off Hatten/Atwell); Mueller (2,2nd base off Hatten/Atwell); Elliott (1,2nd base off Ramsdell/Atwell).  CS–Diering (1,2nd base by Ramsdell/Atwell); Addis (2,2nd base by Jansen/Westrum).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Guglielmo, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–3:05.  A–32,903.
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