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Red Sox 8 @ Athletics 4
Shibe Park
August 7, 1952

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 7, 1952 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 7, 1952 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 4 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherAl Benton  
Losing PitcherCarl Scheib  
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Game Winning RBIBilly Goodman 

Game Info

DateAugust 7, 1952 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherWillard Nixon  
Home Starting PitcherCarl Scheib  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance6,227 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Duffy
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: Charlie Berry
3B: Joe Paparella

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Faye Throneberry  Right Fielder 
Dom DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Billy Goodman  Second Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Hoot Evers  Left Fielder 
Willard Nixon  Pitcher 
Dick Gernert  First Baseman 
Sammy White  Catcher 
Johnny Lipon  Shortstop 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Ferris Fain  First Baseman 
Dave Philley  Center Fielder 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Elmer Valo  Right Fielder 
Cass Michaels  Second Baseman 
Pete Suder  Third Baseman 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Carl Scheib  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

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Red Sox 8 @ Athletics 4
Shibe Park
August 7, 1952

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/7/1952, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Throneberry F, rf     5  1  2  0   Joost E, ss           5  0  1  0   
DiMaggio D, cf        5  0  2  0   Fain F, 1b            4  1  0  0   
Goodman B, 2b         4  2  2  1   Philley D, cf         5  1  2  0   
Kell G, 3b            3  1  1  0   Zernial G, lf         5  1  1  1   
Evers H, lf           5  1  2  3   Valo E, rf            4  0  1  1   
Nixon W, p            3  1  1  1   Michaels C, 2b        5  1  2  1   
Brickner R, p         0  0  0  0   Suder P, 3b           5  0  3  0   
Benton A, p           2  0  0  0   Astroth J, c          4  0  3  1   
Gernert D, 1b         3  1  0  0   Scheib C, p           0  0  0  0   
White S, c            5  1  3  3   Kucab J, p            1  0  0  0   
Lipon J, ss           4  0  1  0   Thomas K, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Wright E, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Clark A, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Newsom B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Robertson S, ph       0  0  0  0   
                                   Kell S, pr            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hooper B, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  8 14  8                        39  4 13  4

Boston           103 030 010 --  8
Philadelphia     000 040 000 --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nixon W               4.1  9  4  4  2  0
Brickner R*           0.0  2  0  0  0  0
Benton A (W)          4.2  2  0  0  2  3

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Scheib C (L)          1.1  3  1  1  2  0
Kucab J               2.2  5  3  3  1  1
Wright E              1.0  3  3  3  2  0
Newsom B              3.0  3  1  1  0  0
Hooper B              1.0  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 12, Philadelphia 12
2B -- DiMaggio D, Goodman B 2, Joost E
3B -- Evers H
HR -- White S
SB -- Philley D
SH -- Goodman B
HBP -- by Wright E (Gernert D)
Balk -- Nixon W
T -- 2:50
A -- 6227

    

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