Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
May 26, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1952 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Giants 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 3b 3 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 2 0
Robinson 2b 3 0 0 0
Pafko lf 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 0
Walker c 2 0 0 0
Roe p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 1 2
  Campanella pr 0 0 0 0
  Erskine p 1 0 0 0
  Bridges ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Lockman 1b 3 3 2 1
Thomson 3b 4 1 1 3
Elliott lf 3 0 0 0
  Diering lf 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 0 1 0
Mueller rf 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 4 4
Brooklyn 020 000 000260
New York 201 010 00x441
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Erskine  L(2-1) 5.0 3 2 2 1 5
  Black   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
4
4
2
7
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   1.1 3 2 2 2 1
  Spencer  W(1-2) 7.2 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4

  E–Westrum (4).  DP–New York 3. G. Spencer-Dark-Lockman, Thomson-Williams-Lockman, Thomson-Williams-Lockman.  PB–Walker (2).  2B–New York Dark (5,off Erskine).  3B–New York Lockman (1,off Erskine).  HR–New York Thomson (5,1st inning off Roe 1 on 1 out); Lockman (5,5th inning off Erskine 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Robinson (6,by G. Spencer).  Team LOB–5.  Team–2.  SB–Reese (5,2nd base off Hearn/Westrum).  U-HP–Lou Jorda, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Engeln.
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