New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 8, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 3 1 1 0
Lockman 1b 5 0 3 1
Thomson 3b 5 0 2 0
Elliott lf 3 0 0 0
  Diering lf 1 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 1 1 0
Dark ss 3 1 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 1
Westrum c 4 0 2 0
Koslo p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 2 0 0 0
Hemus ss 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst 3b 4 0 1 0
Musial 1b 4 0 2 0
Lowrey rf 4 0 0 0
Westlake cf 4 0 0 0
Miggins lf 4 0 0 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 1 0 1 0
  Bokelmann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York 001 200 0003100
St. Louis 000 000 000042
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  W(1-1) 9.0 4 0 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(5-1) 8.0 10 3 2 3 7
  Bokelmann   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
4
8

  E–Hemus (8), Miggins (1), Hemus (8), Miggins (1).  DP–New York 2. D. Rice-Schoendienst-Stanky-Schoendienst, D. Rice-Hemus, St. Louis 2. D. Rice-Schoendienst-Stanky-Schoendienst, D. Rice-Hemus.  PB–D. Rice (1); D. Rice (1).  2B–New York Lockman (2,off Staley); Mueller (2,off Staley); Westrum (4,off Staley), St. Louis Musial 2 (8,off Koslo 2).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  CS–Lockman (2,3rd base by Staley/D. Rice); Westrum (1,2nd base by Staley/D. Rice).  U–Dusty Boggess, Lon Warneke, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:24.  A–4,899.
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