New York Giants vs Boston Braves
August 11, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1952 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 2, Boston Braves 4

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 1 0 0
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 2
Thompson 3b 3 0 1 0
Rhodes cf 3 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 0 0 0
Mueller rf 3 0 1 0
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
Koslo p 1 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 1 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 3 2 1
Logan ss 4 1 1 1
Thorpe rf 4 0 0 1
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
Burris c 3 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 1 0 0 0
Sisti 3b 3 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 3 0 0 0
Burdette p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 4 4
New York 000 000 200251
Boston 200 010 01x440
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(7-6) 5.0 3 3 1 2 2
  Kennedy   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gregg   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
4
2
2
2
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W(5-5) 9.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
1

  E–Thompson (9).  DP–Boston 2. Dittmer-Logan-Torgeson, Sisti-Dittmer-Torgeson.  2B–New York Mueller (10,off Burdette), Boston Jethroe (17,off Gregg).  HR–New York Lockman (10,7th inning off Burdette 1 on 0 out), Boston Jethroe (10,5th inning off Koslo 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–1.  Team–3.  CS–Lockman (4,2nd base by Burdette/Burris).  U–Bill Engeln, Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:01.  A–3,463.
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