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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1952-08-07 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 27140 · 3:20

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 8–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Al Corwin earned the win and Hoyt Wilhelm 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
BRO	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7
NY1	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	1		8	12

W: Al Corwin L: Carl Erskine SV: Hoyt Wilhelm

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cox	5	0	1	1	0	1
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	2	1	1	0	2	1
Roy Campanella	4	0	1	0	0	1
George Shuba	3	0	1	0	1	0
Duke Snider	4	0	1	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	0	1	0	0	2
Gil Hodges	3	1	0	0	1	1
Carl Erskine	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rocky Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Williams	5	3	3	0	0	0
Al Dark	4	0	3	2	0	1
Whitey Lockman	3	1	0	0	2	1
Hank Thompson	4	1	1	3	1	0
Dusty Rhodes	4	0	1	1	1	1
Bobby Thomson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Don Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	4	1	1	0	0	2
Al Corwin	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hoyt Wilhelm	1	1	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Erskine	6.0	6	2	7
Clyde King	0.0	3	0	0
Ray Moore	2.0	3	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Corwin	5.1	5	4	4
Hoyt Wilhelm	3.2	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Cox: K
Pee Wee Reese: 9
Jackie Robinson: W
Roy Campanella: 53

Bot 1

Davey Williams: S9/L
Al Dark: S7/G.1-2
Whitey Lockman: PB.1-2;2-3
Whitey Lockman: K
Hank Thompson: FC4.3-H(UR);2X3(4565);B-2
Dusty Rhodes: 3/FL

Top 2

George Shuba: 6
Duke Snider: 3
Andy Pafko: K

Bot 2

Bobby Thomson: D7/L
Don Mueller: 43.2-3
Wes Westrum: K
Al Corwin: BK.3-H
Al Corwin: 53

Top 3

Gil Hodges: W
Carl Erskine: 13/SH.1-2
Billy Cox: S8.2-H
Pee Wee Reese: 16(1)/FO
Jackie Robinson: W.1-2
Roy Campanella: K

Bot 3

Davey Williams: S7/L
Al Dark: 13/SH.1-2
Whitey Lockman: PO2(1E6)
Whitey Lockman: 13.2-3
Hank Thompson: HR/9.3-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Dusty Rhodes: W
Bobby Thomson: K

Top 4

George Shuba: W
Duke Snider: 36(1)1/GDP
Andy Pafko: K

Bot 4

Don Mueller: S7
Wes Westrum: K
Al Corwin: K
Davey Williams: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Gil Hodges: 6
Carl Erskine: S7/G
Billy Cox: 9/L
Pee Wee Reese: 8/L

Bot 5

Al Dark: K
Whitey Lockman: W
Hank Thompson: 4
Dusty Rhodes: K23

Top 6

Jackie Robinson: S4/BG
Roy Campanella: S9/L.1-2
George Shuba: 3
Duke Snider: S7/L.1-3;2-H
Andy Pafko: FC1.3XH(125);1-2
Gil Hodges: 53

Bot 6

Bobby Thomson: 8
Don Mueller: 9
Wes Westrum: 3/FL

Top 7

Tommy Holmes: 7
Billy Cox: 6
Pee Wee Reese: 53

Bot 7

Hoyt Wilhelm: S9/L
Davey Williams: S5.1-2
Al Dark: D9/G.1-3;2-H
Whitey Lockman: E6/G.2-3;3-H(NR)
Hank Thompson: FC4.3XH(42);1-2
Dusty Rhodes: S9/L.1-3;2-H(UR)
Bobby Thomson: FC1.3XH(1252);1-3;B-2
Don Mueller: 63

Top 8

Jackie Robinson: K
Roy Campanella: 63
George Shuba: S9
Duke Snider: 43

Bot 8

Wes Westrum: S7
Hoyt Wilhelm: 34/SH.1-2
Davey Williams: 2/FL
Al Dark: S9/L.2-H;B-2(TH)
Whitey Lockman: W
Hank Thompson: W.2-3;1-2
Dusty Rhodes: 9

Top 9

Andy Pafko: S7/L
Gil Hodges: K
Rocky Nelson: K
Billy Cox: 8

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Lou Jorda struck on the chest by a foul ball off the bat of Wes Westrum; Dusty Boggess moved from 1B to HP and Babe Pinelli from 2B to 1B; Augie Donatelli replaced Jorda in game two

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