Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 5, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Boston Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 5 0 1 0
Thorpe rf 5 1 3 1
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 0
Gordon lf 4 2 3 3
  Whisenant pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Cooper c 3 1 2 0
  St. Claire c 1 0 0 0
Crowe 1b 4 1 1 1
Hartsfield 2b 4 1 1 1
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Spahn p 4 1 1 2
Totals 39 8 13 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 1 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 3 1 1 1
Musial cf 3 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 0 1
Rice H. lf 3 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph 1 0 1 1
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Rice D. c 3 0 0 0
  Fusselman c 1 0 0 0
Yuhas p 0 0 0 0
  Presko p 2 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Boston 710 000 0008131
St. Louis 000 000 030361
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(6-3) 9.0 6 3 3 4 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Yuhas  L(2-2) 0.1 6 6 6 0 0
  Presko   7.2 6 2 2 0 3
  Werle   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
0
5

  E–Crowe (4), Sisler (4).  DP–Boston 1. Logan-Hartsfield-Crowe.  PB–Cooper (1), St. Claire (4).  2B–Boston Thorpe 2 (5,off Yuhas,off Presko); Hartsfield (3,off Yuhas); Gordon (7,off Presko).  HR–Boston Gordon (7,1st inning off Yuhas 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  CS–Whisenant (1,2nd base by Presko/D. Rice).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Lou Jorda, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:07.  A–4,974.
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