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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 4 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 3
Cooper c 4 0 1 0
Gordon lf 3 1 2 0
Crowe 1b 3 0 1 0
Sisti rf 3 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 3 0 0 1
Spahn p 1 1 1 0
  Thorpe ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Burris ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 1 1 1
Schoendienst 2b 5 2 4 2
Musial cf 5 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 1
Rice lf 4 1 2 1
Fusselman c 4 1 2 1
Sisler 1b 3 1 2 2
Mizell p 2 0 0 0
  Chambers p 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 8 13 8
Boston 000 031 000480
St. Louis 041 000 21x8130
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(8-10) 5.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Burdette   3.0 6 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  W(4-5) 5.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Chambers  SV(1) 4.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Spahn-Logan-Crowe, St. Louis 2. Slaughter-Sisler, Johnson-Schoendienst-Sisler.  2B–St. Louis H. Rice (7,off Spahn); Chambers (2,off Burdette).  3B–St. Louis Schoendienst (3,off Burdette).  HR–Boston Mathews (15,5th inning off Mizell 2 on 2 out), St. Louis Sisler (5,2nd inning off Spahn 1 on 1 out); Schoendienst (4,3rd inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out); Hemus (9,7th inning off Burdette 0 on 0 out).  SH–Sisti (6,off Chambers); Logan (5,off Chambers).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Hemus (11,by Spahn).  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:12.  A–12,363.
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