Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 28, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1952 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Throneberry rf 4 0 0 0
Goodman 2b 4 1 1 0
Vollmer lf 3 0 2 2
  Schmees pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 4 1 2 1
Evers cf,lf 4 0 1 0
White c 3 0 1 0
  Wilber c 1 1 1 1
Lepcio 3b 3 0 0 0
Lipon ss 4 0 1 0
McDermott p 2 1 1 0
  Benton p 1 0 0 0
  Nixon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 2 0 1 0
  Suder ss 0 1 0 0
Fain 1b 3 1 1 0
Philley cf 2 3 2 1
Zernial lf 4 0 0 1
Clark rf 3 1 1 1
Michaels 2b 4 0 2 3
Hitchcock 3b 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Hooper p 0 0 0 0
Murray c 3 0 0 0
Byrd p 2 0 0 0
  Robertson ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 7 6
Boston 100 110 0014100
Philadelphia 100 100 04x670
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott   4.0 3 2 2 2 3
  Benton  L(4-2) 3.1 3 2 2 2 1
  Nixon   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
6
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W(12-11) 8.0 9 3 3 1 6
  Hooper  SV(6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2. Lepcio-Goodman-Gernert, Goodman-Gernert, Philadelphia 2. Murray-Michaels, Byrd-Suder-Michaels.  2B–Boston Goodman (24,off Byrd); Vollmer (11,off Byrd), Philadelphia Clark (9,off McDermott); Michaels (14,off Nixon).  HR–Boston Gernert (14,4th inning off Byrd 0 on 1 out); Wilber (2,9th inning off Hooper 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Philley (5,1st inning off McDermott 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Clark (1,by Nixon).  Team–4.  CS–Vollmer (2,2nd base by Byrd/Murray).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:29.  A–4,808.
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