Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
July 29, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 4, New York Giants 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown 1b 5 1 1 2
Miksis 2b 4 0 1 0
Baumholtz rf 3 0 1 0
Sauer lf 3 1 0 0
Serena 3b 3 1 2 2
Chiti c 4 0 2 0
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 2 1 0 0
Hacker p 2 0 0 0
  Leonard p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 2 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Thompson cf 4 0 1 1
Thomson 3b 4 0 0 0
Rhodes lf 3 1 1 1
Mueller rf 4 0 2 0
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Lanier p 2 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Chicago 000 022 000480
New York 000 000 110282
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  W(9-3) 7.2 8 2 2 2 6
  Leonard  SV(6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
7
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier  L(5-6) 5.0 6 4 4 3 0
  Gregg   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Wilhelm   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
4

  E–Lockman (10), Lanier (3), Lockman (10), Lanier (3).  DP–Chicago 4. Williams-Dark-Lockman, Gregg-Westrum-Lockman, Westrum-Williams, Thomson-Williams-Lockman, New York 4. Williams-Dark-Lockman, Gregg-Westrum-Lockman, Westrum-Williams, Thomson-Williams-Lockman.  2B–New York Mueller (8,off Hacker).  HR–Chicago Brown (3,5th inning off Lanier 1 on 2 out); Serena (8,6th inning off Lanier 1 on 0 out), New York Rhodes (4,7th inning off Hacker 0 on 0 out).  SH–Hacker (2,off Lanier).  HBP–Serena (2,by Lanier).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  CS–Baumholtz (3,2nd base by Gregg/Westrum).  U-HP–Lou Jorda, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Engeln.
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