Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
May 14, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1952 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Giants 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 2b 4 0 1 1
Adams 3b 5 0 0 1
Wyrostek rf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 0
Adcock lf 4 0 1 0
Westlake cf 4 0 1 0
Rossi c 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 3 1 1 1
Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
  Temple ph 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 1 0 0
  Perkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 2 0
Lockman 1b 5 1 2 0
Thomson 3b 5 1 2 2
Elliott lf 2 1 1 0
  Diering lf 1 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 1 1
Dark ss 3 1 2 1
Mays cf 4 1 1 2
Westrum c 4 1 1 1
Maglie p 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 7
Cincinnati 001 010 100361
New York 130 020 02x8121
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(4-3) 2.0 3 4 4 2 1
  Hiller   4.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Perkowski   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Smith   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
4
7
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  W(6-0) 9.0 6 3 2 4 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
4
0

  E–Adams (3), Dark (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Rossi-Hatton-Kluszewski.  2B–New York Dark (2,off Perkowski).  3B–Cincinnati Rossi (1,off Maglie), New York Thomson (5,off Raffensberger).  HR–Cincinnati McMillan (2,5th inning off Maglie 0 on 0 out), New York Mays (3,2nd inning off Raffensberger 1 on 0 out); Westrum (5,2nd inning off Raffensberger 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Thomson (1,Home off Raffensberger/Rossi); Thomson (1,Home off Raffensberger/Rossi).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:18.  A–6,366.
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