Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 16, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1952 at Polo Grounds V. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis ss 5 0 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 5 1 2 0
Baumholtz rf 5 1 2 0
Sauer lf 4 0 1 1
Jackson 3b 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 1
  Atwell c 0 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 2 0
Ramazzotti 2b 4 0 1 0
Rush p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 3 12 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
Thomson 3b 4 0 0 0
Elliott lf 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 3 1 1 1
Dark ss 3 0 2 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 1 0
  Rigney pr 0 0 0 0
  Noble c 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Koslo p 1 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 1 1 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Yvars ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 1
Chicago 011 010 0003121
New York 000 001 100252
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(4-2) 9.0 5 2 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(1-2) 5.0 8 3 2 1 4
  Wilhelm   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Spencer   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
1
7

  E–Fondy (4), Westrum (3), Koslo (1).  DP–New York 1. Westrum-Williams.  2B–Chicago Miksis (6,off Koslo); Edwards (1,off Koslo).  3B–Chicago Baumholtz (3,off Koslo).  HR–New York Mueller (4,6th inning off Rush 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Jeffcoat (1,2nd base off Koslo/Westrum); Fondy (4,2nd base off G. Spencer/Noble); Lockman (2,2nd base off Rush/Edwards).  CS–Jackson (1,2nd base by Wilhelm/Westrum).  U–Augie Guglielmo, Jocko Conlan, Bill Stewart.
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