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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 8, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants, played on August 8, 1952 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,151 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Max Lanier | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Bob Thorpe | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 8, 1952
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Surkont
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Surkont
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Lanier
Jethroe hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rhodes. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Lanier
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thorpe vs. Lanier
Thorpe hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Jethroe scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lanier
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Surkont
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Surkont
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lanier
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Lanier
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Lanier
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crowe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Lanier
Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Lanier
Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Surkont
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Surkont
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Lanier
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lanier
Logan hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Lanier
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lanier
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Surkont
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lanier
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Lanier
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Lanier
Sisti hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Lanier
There goes Crowe. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Surkont
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Surkont
Yvars hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Surkont
Lanier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Surkont
Williams bunts towards the mound. Surkont fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Lanier
Dittmer strikes out. The ball gets by Yvars. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Lanier
Surkont bunts towards the mound. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Lanier
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Lanier
Logan strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Surkont
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Lanier
Thorpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lanier
Cooper hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lanier
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Surkont
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Surkont
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Surkont
Lanier hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Lanier
Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Lanier
Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dittmer vs. Lanier
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Crowe moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Surkont vs. Lanier
Surkont strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Surkont
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Lanier
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lanier
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Lanier
Thorpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Lanier
Cooper hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Surkont
Jack Daniels now playing left field.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Surkont
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Surkont
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1952 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thorpe B, rf 4 0 3 1
Thompson H, 3b 1 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Rhodes D, lf 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 2 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0 Daniels J, lf 0 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Crowe G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Yvars S, c 3 0 0 0 Sisti S, 3b 3 0 2 1
Lanier M, p 3 0 1 0 Dittmer J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Surkont M, p 2 0 0 0
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30 0 4 0 29 2 8 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 110 000 00x -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier M (L) 8.0 8 2 2 1 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 3
E -- Logan J, Rhodes D, Yvars S
DP -- New York 2, Boston 2
LOB -- New York 7, Boston 5
2B -- Thorpe B
CS -- Crowe G
SH -- Surkont M
T -- 1:44
A -- 4151
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