Boston Braves vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 30, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1952 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 11

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 4 0 0 0
Thorpe rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Jethroe cf 3 0 0 0
Gordon lf 2 1 0 0
  Cole p 1 0 0 0
Crowe 1b 2 0 0 0
Sisti ss 1 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Cusick ss 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant ph 1 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Burris c 2 1 2 2
Donovan p 2 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Daniels ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 3b 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 4 0 2 1
Snider cf 4 1 2 1
Robinson 2b 2 2 1 0
  Bridges 2b 2 0 0 0
Pafko lf 4 2 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 3 3 5
Furillo rf 4 1 2 0
Walker c 4 0 2 2
Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 1 2
  Campanella pr 0 1 0 0
  Erskine p 3 1 0 0
Totals 35 11 15 11
Boston 010 010 000220
Brooklyn 030 034 01x11150
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L(0-1) 4.0 8 6 6 4 3
  Jones   2.0 3 4 4 4 1
  Cole   2.0 4 1 1 4 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
12
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz   2.0 1 1 1 2 3
  Erskine  W(3-1) 7.0 1 1 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Cusick-Hartsfield-Crowe.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (6,off Donovan); Walker 2 (4,off Jones,off Cole).  HR–Boston Burris (1,5th inning off Erskine 0 on 1 out), Brooklyn Hodges (6,5th inning off Donovan 2 on 0 out).  SH–Sisti (1,off Schmitz); Walker (1,off Donovan); Erskine (3,off Jones).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Robinson (7,by Donovan).  IBB–Snider (3,by Cole).  Team–15.  SB–Reese (6,2nd base off Donovan/Burris); Robinson (6,3rd base off Donovan/Burris); Pafko (2,2nd base off Donovan/Burris).  CS–Morgan (2,2nd base by Donovan/Burris).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Lou Jorda.
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