Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
June 8, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1952 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 3 2 1 1
Hatfield 3b 4 0 1 0
Souchock rf 3 0 1 1
Lenhardt lf 2 0 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Groth cf 4 0 1 0
Ginsberg c 3 0 1 0
  Kolloway ph 1 0 0 0
Berry ss 3 0 0 0
Wight p 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 2 2 0
Piersall rf 3 1 1 0
Evers lf 3 0 1 1
Kell 3b 4 1 2 1
Stephens ss 3 0 2 0
Goodman 2b 3 1 1 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 1 1
White c 4 0 1 1
McDermott p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 11 4
Detroit 100 010 000271
Boston 020 010 20x5110
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  L(2-2) 8.0 11 5 5 4 3
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
4
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(4-3) 9.0 7 2 2 6 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
6

  E–Berry (4).  DP–Detroit 1. Berry-Priddy-Dropo, Boston 3. Kell-Goodman-Gernert, Kell-Goodman-Gernert, Goodman-Gernert.  2B–Detroit Souchock (9,off McDermott), Boston Kell (11,off Wight); Gernert (1,off Wight); V. Stephens (7,off Wight); White (3,off Wight).  HR–Detroit Priddy (2,1st inning off McDermott 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–McDermott (1,off Wight).  IBB–V. Stephens (4,by Wight).  Team–7.  SB–Gernert (1,3rd base off Wight/Ginsberg).  CS–V. Stephens (2,2nd base by Wight/Ginsberg).  U–Hank Soar, Bill McGowan, Bill McKinley.  T–2:37.  A–33,312.
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