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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 19, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 19, 1952 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Fowler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Taylor |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 8,598 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| Dick Fowler | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Shortstop |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Harry Taylor | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 19, 1952
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Taylor
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Taylor
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Taylor
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Throneberry. Valo reaches second base with a double. Fain goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Taylor
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Taylor
Clark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Taylor
Majeski takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suder vs. Taylor
Suder hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Fowler
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Valo. Piersall reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lenhardt vs. Fowler
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Fowler
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Fowler
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Taylor
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Taylor
Fowler bunts towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second, with Piersall covering, for one, and over to first, with Lepcio covering, for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Taylor
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Fowler
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Fowler
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fowler
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Taylor
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Taylor
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio misplays the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Taylor
Zernial hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio catches it and throws to first to double up Valo. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fowler
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards the mound. Fowler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Fowler
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Fowler
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Taylor
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Taylor
Majeski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Taylor
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Taylor
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fowler vs. Taylor
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Fowler
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Fowler
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Fowler
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lepcio vs. Fowler
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Valo. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. Dropo scores. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Fowler
White hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Fowler
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Fowler
Piersall is hit by the pitch. Throneberry scores. Lepcio moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lenhardt vs. Fowler
Lenhardt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Valo is chasing the ball. Lenhardt rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Fowler
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Taylor
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Taylor
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Taylor
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Taylor
Zernial hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Wright
Ed Wright now pitching.
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Wright
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lepcio vs. Wright
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dropo scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wright
White hits a fly ball into center field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Wright
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Taylor
Clark hits a popup towards short. Piersall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Taylor
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Taylor
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wright
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Wright
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Wright
Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Wright
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Valo. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Lenhardt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Wright
Fred Hatfield pinch runs for Vern Stephens.
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Taylor
Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Taylor
Kite Thomas pinch hits for Ed Wright.
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Taylor
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Taylor
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Taylor
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Kucab
Johnny Kucab now pitching. Jack Littrell now playing shortstop.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucab fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Kucab
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kucab
White hits a fly ball into center field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Taylor
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Taylor
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Taylor
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kucab
Dave Philley now playing center field. Elmer Valo now playing right field. Skeeter Kell now playing second base.
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Kucab
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Kucab
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Taylor scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Kucab
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Taylor
Ken Wood now playing right field.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Taylor
Tipton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Taylor
Joe Astroth pinch hits for Johnny Kucab.
Astroth hits a popup towards short. Piersall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littrell vs. Taylor
Littrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Taylor
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1952, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 4 0 2 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 2 2 0
Littrell J, ss 0 0 0 0 Piersall J, ss 3 1 1 1
Fain F, 1b 4 1 0 0 Lenhardt D, lf 4 2 1 5
Valo E, cf-rf 3 0 1 1 Stephens V, 3b 3 1 2 1
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Hatfield F, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Clark A, rf 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 3 2 1 0
Philley D, cf 0 0 0 0 Throneberry F, rf 4 1 2 1
Majeski H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wood K, rf 0 0 0 0
Suder P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 4 1 1 2
Kell S, 2b 1 0 0 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Tipton J, c 3 1 2 1 Taylor H, p 4 1 1 0
Fowler D, p 2 0 0 0
Wright E, p 0 0 0 0
Thomas K, ph 0 0 0 0
Kucab J, p 0 0 0 0
Astroth J, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 2 6 2 33 11 11 10
Philadelphia 100 000 001 -- 2
Boston 100 711 01x -- 11
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler D (L) 4.0 7 8 8 3 1
Wright E 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Kucab J 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 6 1
E -- Lepcio T
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Boston 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Boston 4
2B -- Valo E, Piersall J, Lepcio T, Stephens V
HR -- Lenhardt D, Tipton J
HBP -- by Taylor H (Clark A), by Fowler D (Piersall J)
T -- 2:15
A -- 8598
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