Philadelphia Phillies vs Boston Braves
August 30, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1952 at Braves Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 5 0 0 3
Ashburn cf 4 0 2 1
Clark rf 4 1 2 0
Ennis lf 4 1 1 1
Hamner ss 4 1 0 0
Burgess c 3 1 1 0
Jones 3b 5 2 3 0
Waitkus 1b 4 2 2 0
Meyer p 2 0 1 1
  Hansen p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 5 1 1 0
Logan ss 5 2 2 0
Torgeson 1b 3 2 0 0
Cooper c 3 1 1 3
Gordon lf 1 0 0 1
  Sisti pr,lf 2 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 1
Daniels rf 3 0 1 1
Dittmer 2b 4 0 1 0
Spahn p 2 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Thorpe ph 1 0 0 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
  Cusick ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Philadelphia 000 402 1108120
Boston 000 201 300671
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer   3.2 1 2 2 4 4
  Hansen  W(5-5) 5.1 6 4 4 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
5
4
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(12-15) 5.2 10 6 6 3 3
  Jones   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cole   1.0 1 2 2 5 0
  Chipman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
9
3

  E–Logan (13), Logan (13).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Logan-Dittmer-Torgeson, Boston 1. Logan-Dittmer-Torgeson.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (28,off Spahn); Waitkus (26,off Spahn).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (17,4th inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out), Boston Cooper (7,7th inning off Hansen 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Cooper (1,by Hansen).  Team–7.  SB–Ryan (12,2nd base off Spahn/Cooper); Waitkus (2,Home off Spahn/Cooper); Clark (1,Home off Chipman/Cooper).  CS–Waitkus (2,2nd base by Johnson/Cooper).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Augie Guglielmo.  T–2:34.  A–5,277.
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