Brooklyn Dodgers vs Boston Braves
April 16, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1952 at Braves Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 14, Boston Braves 8

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 6 1 2 2
Cox 3b 7 3 3 1
Robinson 2b 4 2 2 1
  Bridges 2b 2 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 3 3 4
Snider cf 6 1 5 3
Pafko lf 3 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 6 1 0 0
Furillo rf 6 2 3 1
Van Cuyk p 2 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 1 0
  King p 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 1 1 1 1
Totals 49 14 20 13
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Reed 2b 3 1 1 0
  Sisti 2b 1 0 1 0
Jethroe cf 3 1 0 0
Torgeson 1b 2 2 0 0
Gordon lf 4 1 1 0
Marshall rf 5 2 2 3
Cooper c 3 1 2 3
  St. Claire c 2 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 5 0 2 0
Cusick ss 2 0 0 1
  Klaus ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Surkont p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Donovan p 1 0 0 0
  Whisenant ph 1 0 1 1
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoover p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Brooklyn 425 100 00214200
Boston 300 040 1008107
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Van Cuyk  W(1-0) 5.0 7 7 7 6 9
  King   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Wade  SV(1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
7
11
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  L(0-1) 0.1 3 4 4 2 0
  Johnson   2.1 6 7 2 0 0
  Donovan   2.1 5 1 0 2 2
  Burdette   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Hoover   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
20
14
8
5
2

  E–Reed (1), Sisti (1), Jethroe (1), Gordon (1), Cooper (1), Cusick (1), Klaus (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Cox-Robinson-Hodges, Boston 1. Mathews-Reed-Torgeson.  2B–Brooklyn Campanella (1,off Surkont); Snider (1,off Donovan); Wade (1,off Hoover), Boston Cooper 2 (2,off Van Cuyk 2); Gordon (1,off Van Cuyk); Marshall (1,off Van Cuyk).  HR–Brooklyn Campanella (1,2nd inning off Johnson 1 on 2 out), Boston Marshall (1,7th inning off King 0 on 0 out).  SH–Van Cuyk (1,off Donovan).  HBP–Campanella (1,by Johnson); Reed (1,by Van Cuyk).  Team LOB–15.  Team–9.  SB–Snider (1,2nd base off Johnson/Cooper); Cox (1,2nd base off Johnson/Cooper).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Augie Guglielmo, 3B–Bill Stewart.
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