Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 12, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 4 1 2 0
Ashburn cf 3 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 1
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Hamner ss 3 1 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 1 0
Lopata c 2 0 1 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 3 0 0 1
Meyer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 2 2 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 3 0 1 0
Musial cf 3 0 0 1
Slaughter rf 4 0 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 1 2
Rice H. lf 4 0 0 0
  Yuhas p 0 0 0 0
Rice D. c 4 0 3 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Brecheen p 2 1 1 0
  Lowrey ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Philadelphia 010 000 010261
St. Louis 001 020 00x390
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  L(6-10) 8.0 9 3 3 3 5
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(4-3) 8.0 6 2 2 2 1
  Yuhas  SV(4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
1

  E–Meyer (3).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Hamner-Waitkus, Meyer-Hamner-Waitkus, St. Louis 1. Hemus-Schoendienst-Sisler.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (13,off Brecheen); Ryan (11,off Brecheen), St. Louis Schoendienst (23,off Meyer); Hemus (15,off Meyer).  SH–Lopata (1,off Brecheen); Ashburn (2,off Brecheen); Schoendienst (8,off Meyer).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Hemus (10,by Meyer).  Team–9.  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Augie Guglielmo, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:04.  A–10,355.
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