St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers
August 16, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1952 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 2, Detroit Tigers 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Marsh ss 4 0 1 0
Porter cf 3 0 0 0
Nieman lf 4 0 1 0
Wertz rf 3 1 2 0
Dyck 3b 4 0 1 0
Lenhardt 1b 2 0 0 0
Moss c 3 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 1 2 1
Cain p 1 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Fannin p 0 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 4 1 2 0
Pesky ss 1 1 1 0
Hatfield 3b 3 1 0 1
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 2
Souchock rf 4 1 1 1
Delsing lf 4 1 1 0
Batts c 2 0 1 0
Federoff 2b 4 0 2 1
Gray p 2 0 0 0
  Trucks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 9 5
St. Louis 001 000 001270
Detroit 010 030 01x591
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Cain  L(8-8) 7.0 7 4 4 4 2
  Fannin   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  W(10-13) 8.1 6 2 1 4 3
  Trucks  SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
4
4

  E–Dropo (8).  DP–St. Louis 3. Young-Lenhardt, Marsh-Young-Lenhardt, Dyck-Young-Lenhardt, Detroit 2. Hatfield-Federoff-Dropo, Hatfield-Federoff-Dropo.  PB–Batts (4).  2B–St. Louis Wertz (16), Detroit Dropo (20).  HR–Detroit Souchock (9,8th inning off Fannin 0 on 0 out).  SH–Cain (2); Pesky (5); Hatfield (5); Gray (8).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Delsing (4).  U-HP–Grover Froese, 1B–Art Passarella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Larry Napp.
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