Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 4, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. The Boston Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 2 3 2
Mathews 3b 5 2 2 2
Whisenant lf 5 0 2 1
Crowe 1b 3 0 0 0
  Torgeson 1b 0 0 0 0
Thorpe rf 4 0 0 0
Sisti 2b 3 0 0 0
Clarkson ss 3 0 0 0
  Cusick ss 1 1 1 0
Burris c 4 0 1 0
Surkont p 2 0 0 0
  Hartsfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 3 1 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 2 0
Musial rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Lowrey lf,cf 5 0 0 1
Westlake cf 3 0 0 0
  Slaughter rf 0 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 3 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Fusselman c 3 0 0 0
  Rice H. ph 1 0 0 0
  Rice D. c 0 0 0 0
Chambers p 4 0 1 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Boston 200 000 003590
St. Louis 000 010 000181
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  W(1-1) 6.0 6 1 1 4 2
  Burdette  SV(2) 3.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
6
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers  L(1-2) 8.2 9 5 5 3 5
  Schmidt   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
6

  E–Schoendienst (3).  DP–Boston 1. Whisenant-Sisti, St. Louis 1. Chambers-Schoendienst-Bilko.  2B–Boston Mathews (2,off Chambers), St. Louis Hemus (2,off Burdette); Musial (5,off Burdette).  3B–Boston Jethroe (1,off Chambers).  HR–Boston Jethroe (3,9th inning off Chambers 1 on 2 out); Mathews (5,9th inning off Chambers 0 on 2 out).  SH–Burdette (1,off Chambers).  Team LOB–7.  Team–12.  SB–Whisenant (1,2nd base off Chambers/Fusselman); Jethroe (4,2nd base off Chambers/Fusselman).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Lou Jorda, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:35.  A–19,141.
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