St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
May 21, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1952 at Polo Grounds V. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Giants 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 0 0 0
Lowrey cf 4 0 2 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 0
Musial lf 3 0 2 0
Slaughter rf 3 0 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Glaviano 3b 4 0 0 0
Rice c 3 0 2 0
  Fusselman pr,c 1 0 0 0
Presko p 2 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Miggins ph 1 0 0 0
  Bokelmann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 0
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 3 2 1
Lockman 1b 4 3 3 0
Thomson 3b 4 0 1 0
Thompson lf 5 0 2 1
Mueller rf 5 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 1 1 2
Dark ss 3 0 2 1
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 0 0
  Yvars c 0 0 0 0
Koslo p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 6
St. Louis 100 000 000181
New York 210 032 00x8122
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Presko  L(1-3) 4.2 8 6 5 1 3
  Schmidt   2.1 4 2 2 2 4
  Bokelmann   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
4
7
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  W(2-2) 9.0 8 1 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
2
2

  E–Slaughter (2), Williams (1), Koslo (2).  DP–New York 2. Dark-Lockman, Williams-Lockman.  2B–New York Dark (4,off Schmidt).  3B–New York Mays (3,off Presko); Thompson (2,off Schmidt).  HR–New York Williams (2,1st inning off Presko 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Dark (3,by Presko).  Team–9.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:29.  A–19,321.
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