Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 17, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1952 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 12

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 0
Coan lf 4 1 0 0
Jensen rf 4 1 1 2
Runnels ss 4 0 1 1
Vernon 1b 2 0 0 0
Baker 2b 3 2 1 0
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Bradshaw c 4 0 1 2
Gumpert p 3 0 0 0
  Moreno p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
  Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
  Rapp ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Suder ss 5 2 2 2
Fain 1b 3 1 1 2
Valo rf 4 2 1 3
Zernial lf 4 0 3 0
Philley cf 5 1 1 1
Michaels 2b 5 1 3 0
Hitchcock 3b 4 1 1 1
Astroth c 3 2 1 0
Scheib p 1 0 0 0
  Newsom p 1 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 1 1 0
  Hooper p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 0 1 0 1
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 14 10
Washington 211 100 000572
Philadelphia 000 100 47x12141
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Gumpert   6.1 10 5 4 2 0
  Moreno  L(8-7) 0.2 1 4 3 3 0
  Ferrick   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Consuegra   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
10
6
0
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib   3.2 6 5 4 3 2
  Newsom   3.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hooper  W(6-13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Byrd  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
4
3

  E–Yost (14), Gumpert (1), Fain (17).  DP–Washington 3. Runnels-Vernon, Runnels-Vernon, Runnels-Vernon.  2B–Washington Jensen (25,off Scheib); Bradshaw (2,off Scheib); Busby (15,off Scheib), Philadelphia Philley (23,off Gumpert); Suder (6,off Gumpert).  3B–Philadelphia Michaels (4,off Gumpert).  HR–Philadelphia Valo (4,7th inning off Gumpert 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Hitchcock (7,off Moreno).  Team–7.  CS–Runnels (7,2nd base by Scheib/Astroth).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Scotty Robb.  T–2:20.  A–11,748.
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