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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1952-09-23 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 1:56

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–4. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 5th. Johnny Rutherford earned the win. Granny Hamner went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
BRO	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0		5	7

W: Johnny Rutherford L: Karl Drews SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	5	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Ashburn	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	1	1	0	0	3	0
Del Ennis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	4	1	2	4	0	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Jones	3	0	3	0	1	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Karl Drews	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Wyrostek	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cox	3	1	0	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	1	1	0	1
Duke Snider	3	1	1	2	1	0
Jackie Robinson	4	0	1	1	0	1
George Shuba	4	1	1	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	3	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Campanella	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gil Hodges	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Rutherford	2	1	2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Karl Drews	8.0	7	1	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rutherford	9.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Connie Ryan: 2/FL
Richie Ashburn: 13
Bill Nicholson: W
Del Ennis: S7/G.1-2
Granny Hamner: 8

Bot 1

Billy Cox: 63
Pee Wee Reese: 53
Duke Snider: W
Jackie Robinson: D7/L.1-H
George Shuba: 7

Top 2

Smoky Burgess: 5
Willie Jones: W
Eddie Waitkus: 9
Karl Drews: K

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: 63
Roy Campanella: 8
Gil Hodges: 53

Top 3

Connie Ryan: 63
Richie Ashburn: S8/G
Bill Nicholson: W.1-2
Del Ennis: E5/G.1-2;2-3
Granny Hamner: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR)
Smoky Burgess: 13
Willie Jones: S7/L
Eddie Waitkus: 43

Bot 3

Johnny Rutherford: S8/G
Billy Cox: 14(1)/FO
Pee Wee Reese: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Karl Drews: 63
Connie Ryan: 9
Richie Ashburn: 43

Bot 4

Duke Snider: 3/G
Jackie Robinson: 53
George Shuba: HR/89
Andy Pafko: HP
Roy Campanella: K

Top 5

Bill Nicholson: 7
Del Ennis: 8
Granny Hamner: 63

Bot 5

Gil Hodges: S7
Johnny Rutherford: E3/SH.1-2
Billy Cox: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: S8/L.1-2;2-H
Duke Snider: D/89.1-H;2-H(UR)
Jackie Robinson: FC6.2X3(65)
George Shuba: SB2
George Shuba: 3

Top 6

Smoky Burgess: K
Willie Jones: S7/L
Eddie Waitkus: 43.1-2
Karl Drews: 53

Bot 6

Andy Pafko: 63
Roy Campanella: 53
Gil Hodges: 7/L

Top 7

Connie Ryan: 13
Richie Ashburn: 43
Bill Nicholson: W
Del Ennis: 5

Bot 7

Johnny Rutherford: S8/G
Billy Cox: 3/SH.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: K
Duke Snider: 43

Top 8

Granny Hamner: S9/L
Smoky Burgess: 3/G.1-2
Willie Jones: S5.2-3
Eddie Waitkus: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Jackie Robinson: K
George Shuba: 8
Andy Pafko: 7/L

Top 9

Johnny Wyrostek: 43
Connie Ryan: 63
Richie Ashburn: 43