St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 20, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1952 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 3 0 2 0
Musial lf 4 0 1 0
Westlake cf 4 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 3 1 2 0
Bilko 1b 3 1 1 2
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Rice c 3 0 1 0
Staley p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ramazzotti 2b 3 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Baumholtz rf 4 0 2 0
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 2 1
Atwell c 4 0 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 2 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
  Addis cf 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Hatten p 2 0 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
St. Louis 000 020 000272
Chicago 000 010 000161
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(2-0) 9.0 6 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten  L(1-1) 8.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Leonard   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
2

  E–Hemus 2 (3), Smalley (1).  DP–St. Louis 2. Staley-Hemus-Schoendienst-Bilko, Johnson-Schoendienst-Bilko, Chicago 1. Smalley-Ramazzotti-Fondy.  2B–St. Louis Schoendienst (3,off Hatten); D. Rice (4,off Hatten), Chicago Baumholtz (2,off Staley).  HR–St. Louis Bilko (1,5th inning off Hatten 1 on 0 out), Chicago Jackson (2,5th inning off Staley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Staley (1,off Hatten); Bilko (2,off Leonard).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Ramazzotti (1,by Staley).  Team–5.  SB–Slaughter (2,2nd base off Hatten/Atwell); Fondy (1,2nd base off Staley/D. Rice).  CS–Schoendienst (1,2nd base by Hatten/Atwell).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:05.  A–29,235.
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