St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
June 20, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1952 at Braves Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 12

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 1 1 4
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 1 0
Musial cf 4 1 1 0
Slaughter rf 5 0 2 1
Sisler 1b 5 1 3 0
Lowrey lf 4 1 3 1
  Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0
Glaviano 3b 3 1 0 0
  Stanky ph 0 0 0 0
  Brecheen p 0 0 0 0
Rice D. c 3 0 0 1
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Rice H. ph,lf 0 1 0 0
  Miggins lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 1 1 0
Thorpe rf 5 2 3 1
Crowe 1b 4 1 0 0
Gordon lf 4 2 1 0
Cooper c 4 2 3 4
  Burris pr,c 0 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 4 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 1
Logan ss 4 0 1 1
Wilson p 3 1 1 2
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Spahn p 1 1 1 1
Totals 36 12 13 11
St. Louis 000 000 7007112
Boston 010 0010 10x12132
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(9-5) 5.1 9 5 5 0 5
  Werle   0.1 1 3 3 1 0
  Schmidt   0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Brecheen   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
3
8
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W(6-5) 6.1 6 5 5 4 1
  Burdette   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Spahn  SV(2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
5
2

  E–Staley (2), Schmidt (1), Cooper (4), Mathews (8).  DP–St. Louis 2. Hemus-Schoendienst-Sisler, Sisler-Hemus-Sisler, Boston 3. Dittmer-Logan-Crowe, Dittmer, Dittmer-Logan-Crowe.  2B–St. Louis Lowrey (9,off Wilson), Boston Cooper (6,off Schmidt).  HR–St. Louis Hemus (7,7th inning off Wilson 3 on 1 out), Boston Spahn (2,7th inning off Brecheen 0 on 2 out).  IBB–D. Rice (4,by Wilson).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Jethroe (5,by Werle).  Team–4.  SB–Slaughter (5,3rd base off Wilson/Cooper); Lowrey (2,2nd base off Wilson/Cooper).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:50.  A–6,458.
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