Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 18, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Cooper c 3 0 0 0
  Burris c 1 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 1 2 1
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Sisti rf 3 1 1 0
Dittmer 2b 3 0 1 1
Surkont p 2 0 0 0
  Chipman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 5 0 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 0 0
Musial cf 3 3 3 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 2 2
Rice H. lf 4 1 2 1
Rice D. c 4 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 4
Brecheen p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Boston 000 200 000261
St. Louis 102 040 00x7112
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  L(6-8) 5.0 9 7 7 2 5
  Chipman   3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(5-3) 9.0 6 2 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
7

  E–Dittmer (5), Hemus (15), Johnson (6).  DP–St. Louis 2. Schoendienst-Hemus-Sisler, Sisler-Hemus-Brecheen.  2B–St. Louis H. Rice 2 (6,off Surkont 2).  3B–St. Louis Slaughter (4,off Surkont).  HR–Boston Gordon (14,4th inning off Brecheen 0 on 1 out), St. Louis Johnson (1,5th inning off Surkont 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Sisler (3,by Surkont).  Team–7.  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:06.  A–8,535.
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