Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 27, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1952 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 4 1 1 0
Thorpe rf 4 1 1 1
Jethroe cf 4 0 2 2
Gordon lf 4 1 1 0
Cooper c 4 0 1 0
Clarkson ss 3 0 1 1
  Cusick ss 1 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Crowe 1b 4 0 1 0
Bickford p 2 1 1 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 1 0
Hamner ss 5 0 3 2
Wyrostek rf 5 0 1 0
Ennis lf 5 1 2 0
Jones 3b 5 0 1 1
Ryan 2b 4 0 1 0
  Caballero pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Burgess c 3 1 1 2
Waitkus 1b 4 1 1 0
Simmons p 2 0 0 0
  Mayo ph 1 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 1 0
  Clark pr 0 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Boston 300 000 010 0491
Philadelphia 001 000 003 15120
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford   8.1 8 3 3 3 2
  Burdette   0.1 3 1 0 0 0
  Chipman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones  L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.1
12
5
4
3
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   8.0 8 4 4 0 6
  Konstanty   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hansen  W(1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
0
7

  E–Crowe (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Ryan-Hamner-Waitkus.  2B–Boston Jethroe (5,off Simmons); Gordon (4,off Simmons), Philadelphia Ashburn (6,off Bickford); Wyrostek (2,off Bickford); Waitkus (7,off Burdette).  3B–Boston Thorpe (2,off Simmons), Philadelphia Ennis (4,off Jones).  HR–Philadelphia Burgess (2,9th inning off Bickford 1 on 1 out).  SH–Bickford (1,off Simmons); Hartsfield (2,off Simmons).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  SB–Jethroe (5,2nd base off Simmons/Burgess); W. Jones (3,2nd base off Bickford/Cooper).  CS–Ashburn (5,2nd base by Bickford/Cooper).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:21.  A–27,225.
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