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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1952-05-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 13387 · 74°F, cloudy · 2:11

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 5–4. New York Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Hoyt Wilhelm earned the win and Dave Koslo picked up the save. Hank Thompson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	7
NY1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		5	6

W: Hoyt Wilhelm L: Jim Wilson SV: Dave Koslo

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: Dusty Boggess · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hartsfield	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Jethroe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sid Gordon	4	2	2	1	0	0
George Crowe	3	1	1	0	1	0
Walker Cooper	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Thorpe	4	0	3	3	0	0
Sibby Sisti	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Daniels	1	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson	1	2	0	0	3	0
Hank Thompson	4	2	1	3	0	0
Don Mueller	3	0	2	0	1	0
Willie Mays	4	0	1	2	0	0
Al Dark	3	0	0	0	1	1
Wes Westrum	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hoyt Wilhelm	3	0	1	0	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Wilson	7.0	5	4	3
Sheldon Jones	1.0	1	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Lanier	1.1	1	3	0
Hoyt Wilhelm	7.0	6	0	2
Dave Koslo	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Hartsfield: 3
Sam Jethroe: 7
Eddie Mathews: 8

Bot 1

Davey Williams: 3
Whitey Lockman: D9/9D
Bobby Thomson: W
Hank Thompson: HR/9LD.2-H;1-H
Don Mueller: S
Willie Mays: 64(1)/FO
Al Dark: K

Top 2

Sid Gordon: 4/F34D
George Crowe: W
Walker Cooper: W.1-2
Bob Thorpe: S8.2-H;1-2#
Sibby Sisti: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Wilson: 8/DP.3XH(82)

Bot 2

Wes Westrum: 63
Hoyt Wilhelm: K
Davey Williams: 7

Top 3

Roy Hartsfield: 4/F
Sam Jethroe: 3/G
Eddie Mathews: 43

Bot 3

Whitey Lockman: W
Bobby Thomson: 3
Hank Thompson: 8
Don Mueller: 8

Top 4

Sid Gordon: 13
George Crowe: 2/FL
Walker Cooper: 8/8XD

Bot 4

Willie Mays: 63
Al Dark: 53
Wes Westrum: 4

Top 5

Bob Thorpe: 43
Sibby Sisti: 3/FL
Jim Wilson: 8

Bot 5

Hoyt Wilhelm: S
Davey Williams: 9
Whitey Lockman: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Roy Hartsfield: K
Sam Jethroe: 31
Eddie Mathews: 6/L

Bot 6

Bobby Thomson: W
Hank Thompson: 46(1)/FO
Don Mueller: S.1-3
Willie Mays: 9.3-H
Al Dark: W.1-2
Wes Westrum: 7/L

Top 7

Sid Gordon: D7
George Crowe: 8
Walker Cooper: 63
Bob Thorpe: S8.2-H
Willard Marshall: 7

Bot 7

Hoyt Wilhelm: K
Davey Williams: 8
Whitey Lockman: 31

Top 8

Jack Daniels: 7
Roy Hartsfield: 63
Sam Jethroe: S
Eddie Mathews: K

Bot 8

Bobby Thomson: W
Hank Thompson: 1/G.1-2
Don Mueller: IW
Willie Mays: S9/P.2-H;1-2
Al Dark: 4
Wes Westrum: 6

Top 9

Sid Gordon: HR/7
George Crowe: S9
Walker Cooper: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Bob Thorpe: S8.2-H(UR)
Earl Torgeson: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

off RF pole, 257 feet
Bob Thorpe caught and then dropped Willie Mays' looper; 1B umpire Lou Jorda ruled that he held onto the ball long enough for a catch, and the Braves tagged Don Mueller for an apparent double play; after a lengthy argument, HP umpire Artie Gore ruled it no catch

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