St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 18, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1952 at Shibe Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 3 1 1 0
Lowrey cf 5 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 1 0
Musial lf 4 2 3 1
Slaughter rf 4 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 2 2
Glaviano 3b 4 0 2 0
Rice c 4 0 1 0
Staley p 4 0 2 0
  Yuhas p 0 0 0 0
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
Hamner ss 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 2 0
  Caballero pr 0 1 0 0
Ennis rf 4 1 1 0
Jones 3b 4 1 2 3
Ryan 2b 4 0 1 0
Mayo lf 4 0 1 0
Waitkus 1b 3 0 1 0
Meyer p 2 0 0 0
  Lohrke ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
St. Louis 011 000 0204120
Philadelphia 000 000 003381
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(7-1) 8.0 7 3 3 2 0
  Yuhas   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Brazle  SV(6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  L(1-5) 8.0 11 4 4 2 2
  Hansen   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
2

  E–Ashburn (2), Ashburn (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Ryan-Hamner-W. Jones, Philadelphia 1. Ryan-Hamner-W. Jones.  2B–St. Louis Musial (10,off Meyer), Philadelphia Burgess (5,off Staley); Waitkus (6,off Yuhas).  HR–Philadelphia W. Jones (5,9th inning off Staley 2 on 0 out).  SH–Hemus (1,off Hansen).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Hemus (2,2nd base by Meyer/Burgess).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:17.  A–12,380.
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