St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
May 17, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1952 at Braves Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 0 0 0
Lowrey cf 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Musial lf 3 1 2 1
Slaughter rf 4 1 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 1 1 1
Glaviano 3b 3 1 0 0
Rice c 4 0 0 0
Chambers p 3 1 2 1
  Brazle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 3 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Gordon lf 3 0 0 0
  Jethroe pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Whisenant cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Thorpe rf 4 1 2 0
Burris c 4 1 1 0
Cusick ss 2 0 0 0
  Sisti ph,ss 2 1 1 1
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 1 1
  Daniels pr 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Clarkson ph 1 0 1 0
  Spahn pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 2
St. Louis 030 011 000561
Boston 001 000 300481
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Chambers  W(3-2) 6.0 6 4 3 2 3
  Brazle  SV(5) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
5
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L(2-2) 7.0 6 5 4 3 2
  Jones   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
3
3

  E–Lowrey (2), Mathews (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Hemus-Schoendienst-Sisler.  2B–Boston Whisenant (2,off Chambers); Hartsfield (2,off Chambers).  HBP–Musial (1,by Wilson).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Hartsfield (1,off Brazle).  Team–6.  CS–Musial (3,2nd base by Wilson/Burris).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:28.  A–5,483.
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