Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 23, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1952 at Wrigley Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 5 0 1 1
Logan ss 4 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Cooper c 2 0 0 0
Gordon lf 4 0 1 0
  Daniels pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Thorpe rf,lf 3 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 1 0 0
Sisti 2b 4 1 2 0
Wilson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz cf 4 0 3 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 2 0
Hermanski rf 3 0 1 0
Sauer lf 4 0 1 0
Atwell c 4 0 2 0
Jackson 3b 3 1 2 0
Serena 2b 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
  Addis ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz p 2 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 0 1
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 12 1
Boston 000 000 200261
Chicago 000 000 1001122
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W(11-10) 9.0 12 1 1 0 9
Totals
9.0
12
1
1
0
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schultz  L(3-2) 7.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Lown   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
3

  E–Thorpe (3), Jackson (9), Serena (7).  DP–Boston 2. Logan-Sisti-Torgeson, Logan-Sisti-Torgeson, Chicago 1. Serena-Smalley-Fondy.  2B–Boston Sisti (8,off Schultz), Chicago Atwell (16,off Wilson).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Jackson (2,off Wilson); Hermanski (4,off Wilson).  Team–7.  SB–Cooper (1,2nd base off Schultz/Atwell).  CS–Daniels (2,2nd base by Lown/Atwell); Fondy (9,Home by Wilson/Cooper); Baumholtz (6,2nd base by Wilson/Cooper).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:13.  A–13,702.
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