New York Giants, 1952
date: label: Date made
content: 1952
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: publisher
content: Stevens, Harry
label: associated institution
content: New York Giants
label: associated institution
content: Saint Louis Cardinals
label: maker
content: Stevens, Harry
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Official baseball program for the New York Giant's 1952 season. The program was purchased for game held on June 14, with the Giants beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. The game did not feature Giants' outfielder, and future hall-of-famer, Willie Mays, who had won the previous year's rookie of the year honors, as he had been called up for military service in May.
label: Description (Brief)
content: In 1952, the Giants, defending National League champions, barely missed a second World Series appearance, finishing second in the National League with a record of 92-62. Managed by Leo Durocher, the team was led by hard-hitting third baseman Bobby Thompson, shortstop Al Dark, and pitchers Jim Hearn and Sam Maglie.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Giants play in 1883 as the New York Gothams, changing their name to the Giants two years later. The Manhattan based team reached 14 World Series, winning five, before relocating to San Francisco, CA in 1958.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.091A
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.091A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Score Card and Program
label: Object Name
content: program, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 6 3/4 in; 25.4 cm x 17.145 cm