St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
May 16, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1952 at Braves Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 0 0 0
Lowrey rf 4 0 2 2
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 1
Musial cf 4 0 1 0
Miggins lf 4 0 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Rice c 4 1 1 0
Mizell p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 0 1 0 0
  Werle p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 4 1 1 2
Mathews 3b 3 1 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 2 2 2
Gordon lf 3 1 2 1
Whisenant cf 3 0 1 2
Thorpe rf 4 1 1 0
Burris c 4 0 0 0
Cusick ss 4 1 1 1
Spahn p 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 8 9 8
St. Louis 003 000 000372
Boston 050 020 10x890
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L(1-4) 1.2 5 5 5 2 2
  Schmidt   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Werle   6.0 3 3 2 2 4
Totals
8.0
9
8
7
4
7
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(2-3) 9.0 7 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
7

  E–Schoendienst (5), D. Rice (1).  2B–St. Louis Miggins (2,off Spahn), Boston Torgeson (6,off Mizell); Gordon (2,off Werle); Whisenant (1,off Werle).  3B–Boston Hartsfield (1,off Mizell); Gordon (1,off Schmidt).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Thorpe (2,2nd base off Mizell/D. Rice); Mathews (1,2nd base off Werle/D. Rice).  CS–Torgeson (2,2nd base by Werle/D. Rice).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:10.  A–7,496.
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