New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
August 18, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1952 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 5 2 4 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 0
Berra c 4 1 0 0
Woodling lf 4 0 3 2
Bauer rf 3 0 1 2
McDougald 3b 5 0 1 0
Collins 1b 2 0 0 0
Raschi p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 2 0 0 0
Goodman 2b 4 0 1 0
Vollmer lf 4 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Kell 3b 4 1 1 0
Evers rf,lf 4 0 1 1
Gernert 1b 4 1 1 0
White c 3 0 1 1
Lipon ss 3 0 0 0
Trout p 2 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York 202 000 0004100
Boston 000 010 100251
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  W (14-3) 9.0 5 2 2 2 3
Totals 9.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L (8-10) 8.0 9 4 4 7 6
  Benton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 10 4 4 7 6

  E–DiMaggio (8).  DP–Boston 1. Gernert-Lipon.  2B–New York Mantle (24,off Trout); Rizzuto (21,off Trout), Boston Gernert (12,off Raschi); Kell (23,off Raschi); Evers (11,off Raschi).  3B–New York Woodling (6,off Trout).  IBB–Woodling (5,by Trout); Collins 2 (5,by Trout 2).  Team LOB–12.  Team–4.  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:12.  A–29,596.

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