St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
June 15, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1952 at Polo Grounds V. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 14, New York Giants 12

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 3 2 3
Schoendienst 2b 6 1 2 0
Musial cf,lf 6 2 2 2
Sisler 1b 5 2 2 1
Lowrey lf,cf 4 1 1 0
Slaughter rf 5 2 3 5
Glaviano 3b 5 1 2 2
Rice D. c 5 1 3 1
Presko p 0 0 0 0
  Crimian p 1 0 0 0
  Werle p 2 1 1 0
  Rice H. ph 1 0 0 0
  Yuhas p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 14 18 14
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 6 0 3 1
Lockman 1b 5 0 3 3
Thomson 3b 5 0 0 0
Thompson cf 4 2 1 1
Elliott lf 2 1 0 0
  Diering lf 1 0 0 0
  Howerton ph 1 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 3 2 0
Dark ss 4 2 2 2
Westrum c 2 2 2 4
  Noble c 2 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 0
Maglie p 1 2 1 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  Lanier p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Yvars ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 14 11
St. Louis 000 070 32214183
New York 056 000 00112143
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Presko   1.2 6 5 4 1 0
  Crimian   0.1 7 6 6 1 0
  Werle   4.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Yuhas  W(3-2) 2.2 1 1 0 2 0
  Schmidt  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
10
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   4.2 9 7 7 1 1
  Wilhelm   1.2 4 3 1 0 1
  Spencer   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Lanier  L(1-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Kennedy   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
14
12
2
2

  E–Hemus (10), Glaviano 2 (6), Williams (5), Lockman (6), Maglie (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Hemus-Sisler, New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–St. Louis Slaughter (2,off Wilhelm).  3B–St. Louis D. Rice (2,off Wilhelm).  HR–St. Louis Glaviano (2,5th inning off Maglie 0 on 0 out); Slaughter (5,5th inning off Maglie 2 on 2 out); Hemus 2 (6,8th inning off G. Spencer 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Kennedy 1 on 1 out), New York Thompson (5,3rd inning off Crimian 0 on 0 out); Westrum (10,3rd inning off Crimian 2 on 0 out).  SH–Yuhas (2,off Kennedy); Maglie (7,off Presko).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.
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