St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 20, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1952 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 4 0 0 0
  Stallcup ss 0 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Musial cf 4 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 1 0
Lowrey 3b 2 0 0 0
Rice H. lf 3 0 1 1
Sisler 1b 3 0 0 0
Rice D. c 3 0 0 0
  Fusselman c 0 0 0 0
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Stanky ph 1 0 1 0
  Boyer pr 0 0 0 0
  Chambers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown ss 4 1 2 1
Baumholtz rf 4 0 1 0
Fondy 1b 2 1 0 0
Sauer lf 2 0 0 1
Atwell c 4 0 0 1
Serena 2b 3 1 1 0
Jackson 3b 2 1 0 0
Jeffcoat cf 2 0 1 1
Hacker p 3 0 1 0
Totals 26 4 6 4
St. Louis 000 010 000132
Chicago 000 011 11x461
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(16-14) 7.0 6 3 3 3 0
  Chambers   1.0 0 1 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
4
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  W(15-8) 9.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
1

  E–Lowrey (6), Fusselman (1), Brown (16).  DP–St. Louis 1. Lowrey-Schoendienst-Sisler.  2B–Chicago Serena (20,off Staley).  SH–Lowrey (5,off Hacker); Fondy (4,off Staley); Jeffcoat (7,off Staley).  Team LOB–3.  Team–4.  SB–Fondy (12,2nd base off Chambers/Fusselman); Fondy (12,2nd base off Chambers/Fusselman).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:05.  A–14,081.
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