Game 1

Larry Perconte vs. Pat Frederick

At Philadelphia, October 4^th, 1952

Brooklyn	2	Boxscore
Philadelphia	0

Win	Pat Frederick
Loss	Larry Perconte
Save

Having trailed in the standings all year, Philadelphia entered the post season having pulled off a stunning second half comeback, finishing three games ahead of Brooklyn, who had been favored by many. Game 1 featured a match up of two young pitchers, Larry Perconte and twenty-three year old Pat Frederick, already a star in his second season. Both faired well, but Frederick won the battle, scattering six hits and a walk in a shutout performance. Brooklyn scored on RBI singles by Joe Nash and Jonnhy Rey, in the third and seventh respectively, and Philadelphia’s only real threat came in the second, when they loaded the bases with two out for Perconte, who flew out to right.

Game 2

Dave Sanders vs. Jim Maloney

At Philadelphia, October 5^th, 1952

Brooklyn Leads 1 game to 0

Brooklyn	3	Boxscore
Philadelphia	2

Win	Don Guzzlet
Loss	Doug Mills
Save	Jesus Ayrault

Ron Boone followed a Joe Nash single in the first with a two-run blast, putting Brooklyn up early. Philadelphia tied it up in the bottom of the second when Greg Pfister hit a two-run blast of his own. After that, the bats went silent through the ninth until the tenth, when Kirby Puckett led off with a home run. Mike Frierson walked and stole second with two-out in the bottom of the ninth, but Jesus Ayrault got Jim Midkiff to ground out, ending the inning and putting Brooklyn up 2-0 in the series.

Game 3

Ewell Blackwell vs. Cozy Malone

At Brooklyn, October 7^th, 1952

Brooklyn Leads 2 games to 0

Philadelphia	6	Boxscore
Brooklyn	4

Win	Darrell Jordan
Loss	Ewell Blackwell
Save	John Caruso

Back home, the Dirty Dawgz got it going quickly, as Johnny Rey led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run. A Bill Manning error eventually lead to another run, putting Brooklyn up 2-0. Manning made up for that mistake in the third, when the two-time NL MVP blasted a two-run shot to tie the game. Mike Mullane went deep to put Brooklyn back on top in the sixth, but Philly answered quickly: After a single and two walks loaded the bases to open the seventh, Greg Pfister singled home two runs, putting Philadelphia ahead, and then Moe Spinks doubled home a run to make it 5-3. An RBI single by Greg Gagne cut the lead to one, but a Moe Spinks homer in the 9^th put Philly back up by two, which was enough for John Caruso, who retired the Dawgz in order for the save.

Game 4

Gary Nolan vs. Rich Bowerman

At Brooklyn, October 8^th, 1952

Brooklyn Leads 2 games to 1

Philadelphia	5	Boxscore
Brooklyn	4

Win	Doug Mills
Loss	Gary Nolan
Save	John Caruso

Game 4 was a classic hitters battle, each team countering the other with clutch hitting. The teams exchanged runs in the first, Philly’s coming on a RBI double by Bill Eagan, and Brooklyn’s on an RBI single by Greg Gagne. In the second, a two run single by Johnny Rey put Brooklyn up by two, but Philly turned right around and tied it up in the third, as Midkiff scored on a Gagne error and Strincevich singled home Bill Jones. Another Brooklyn error, this time by Puckett, opened the way for a Jones RBI single in the fourth, but Corey Koskie quickly tied it up with a solo blast leading off the bottom of the inning.

Philly got a leadoff triple and two walks in the fifth, but couldn’t score. Brooklyn then put runners at first and second in the seventh, but Joe Nash grounded into a double play. Finally, a Bill Jones triple in the ninth opened the door for Bill Manning, who brought him home with a sacrifice fly. Brooklyn got the tying run on in the bottom of the ninth, but John Caruso was able to seal the deal and tie the series.

Game 5

Pat Frederick vs. Larry Perconte

At Brooklyn, October 9^th, 1952

Series tied at 2

Philadelphia	1	Boxscore
Brooklyn	5

Win	Pat Frederick
Loss	Larry Perconte
Save

Pat Frederick tossed his second complete game of the series, allowing only a run despite seven hits a three walks. Perconte, who shined in Game 1, proved hittable in Game 5. After retiring the first two men he faced, he gave up six straight hits. Greg Gagne homered after a Ron Boone double, and then four consecutive singles brought home Mike Mullane. In the third, a Ben Osteen home run pushed the lead to four.

Philadelphia threatened in the sixth, as Jones and Spinks singled to open the inning, but a double play ball off the bat of Bill Manning killed any chance of a serious rally. Though a single by Greg Pfister put Philly on the board, they missed their best opportunity to get back in the game. Ron Boone singled home a run in the sixth, and despite putting runners on in all of the last three innings, Philly couldn’t score. The win put Brooklyn one win shy of their first World Series.

Game 6

Dave Sanders vs. Jim Maloney

At Philadelphia, October 11^th, 1952

Brooklyn Leads 3 games to 2

Brooklyn	9	Boxscore
Philadelphia	1

Win	Jim Maloney
Loss	Dave Sanders
Save

Up 1-0 thanks to a second-inning RBI single by Moe Spinks, Dave Sanders made a terrible mistake in the third, hitting Jim Maloney with two-out. He then walked Johnny Rey and gave up a single to Joe Nash to tie the game. It stayed that way until the fifth, when Brooklyn put together an impressive rally. Koskie and Osteen walked to open the inning, and then Maloney—after failing to lay down a sacrifice—singled home Koskie. Johnny Rey reached on an infield single, loading the bases, and then Joe Nash hit a sac fly to center. Ron Boone then blew the game open, hitting a three-run shot to put Brooklyn up 5-1. Philly’s only serious threat thereafter was in the eighth, when they had two on and nobody out but couldn’t score. Brooklyn added a Koskie solo shot and a two-run blast by Mike Mullane, putting an embarrassing end to Philadelphia’s wonderful season. Maloney scattered seven hits and three walks in a complete game performance, rewarding Brooklyn with their first trip to the World Series.