Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
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 Wrigley Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 6

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 5 1 2 4
Thorpe rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 5 0 1 0
Gordon lf 4 1 1 0
  Daniels rf 1 0 0 0
St. Claire c 5 0 3 0
Crowe 1b 2 1 0 0
  Torgeson 1b 2 1 1 0
Sisti 2b 4 2 2 3
Logan ss 4 1 2 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Spahn p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 5 1 2 2
Baumholtz cf 2 2 1 1
  Jeffcoat pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Hermanski rf 3 0 1 2
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Pramesa ph 1 0 0 0
Sauer lf 5 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 0
Serena 3b 3 1 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Rush p 2 0 1 0
  Addis ph,rf 2 2 2 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Boston 040 030 0007132
Chicago 201 000 2016100
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(1-0) 6.1 7 5 4 1 2
  Spahn  SV(1) 2.2 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L(8-3) 7.0 12 7 7 0 3
  Schultz   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
0
3

  E–Mathews (5), Crowe (5).  DP–Boston 2. Logan-Sisti-Crowe, Logan-Sisti-Torgeson.  2B–Boston Jethroe (6,off Rush); Thorpe (7,off Rush), Chicago Serena (6,off Johnson).  HR–Boston Jethroe (7,2nd inning off Rush 3 on 2 out); Sisti (1,5th inning off Rush 2 on 2 out), Chicago Baumholtz (3,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Thorpe (1,by Rush); Baumholtz (2,by Spahn).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Jeffcoat (1,off Spahn).  Team–7.  U-HP–Augie Guglielmo, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:32.  A–38,514.
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