Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
August 20, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1952 at Fenway Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 18, Boston Red Sox 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 2 2 1
Avila 2b 3 2 1 0
  Strickland 2b 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 4 3 2
  Simpson cf 0 0 0 0
Easter 1b 5 3 3 6
  Glynn 1b 1 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 5 2 4 1
Westlake rf 4 2 1 0
Boone ss 4 2 3 6
Tipton c 5 0 0 0
Lemon p 5 1 1 2
Totals 41 18 18 18
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 6 1 2 1
Goodman 2b 6 0 3 3
Vollmer lf 3 1 0 0
Gernert 1b 5 0 1 1
Evers rf 3 0 1 1
  Schmees pr,rf 2 1 0 0
White c 4 1 1 1
  Niarhos c 1 0 0 0
Lepcio 3b 5 1 4 0
Lipon ss 4 2 2 1
McDermott p 1 1 0 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon p 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
  Parnell ph 1 0 0 0
  Brodowski p 1 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 44 8 15 8
Cleveland 0010 040 40018184
Boston 210 040 0018150
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(15-9) 9.0 15 8 5 4 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
5
4
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(7-8) 2.1 4 4 4 4 2
  Scarborough   0.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Nixon   1.1 7 7 7 2 2
  Benton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brodowski   4.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
18
18
18
9
6

  E–Majeski 2 (5), Tipton 2 (5).  DP–Boston 1. White-Lipon.  PB–Tipton (1).  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (19,off Scarborough); Majeski (4,off Nixon), Boston White (15,off Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Easter (19,3rd inning off Nixon 3 on 2 out); Doby (27,7th inning off Brodowski 0 on 1 out); Boone (7,7th inning off Brodowski 2 on 2 out).  SH–Avila (15,off McDermott); Majeski (3,off Benton).  Team LOB–7.  Team–13.  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:08.  A–14,409.
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