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Braves
4
@ Phillies
2
Scores OFFON
Shibe Park
May 27, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, played on May 27, 1952 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 4 to 2.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | May 27, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
R: 4 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 12 Errors: 3 Left On Base: 7 |
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 8 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 10 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Warren Spahn |
| Losing Pitcher | —Ken Heintzelman |
| Save | —Lew Burdette |
| Game Winning RBI | —Walker Cooper |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | May 27, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Boston Braves Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Bob Thorpe | Right Fielder |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
| Mel Clark | Left Fielder |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
4
@ Phillies
2
Scores OFFON
Shibe Park
May 27, 1952
Top 1
Bottom 1
Top 2
- Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thorpe vs. Roberts
Thorpe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Thorpe reaches second base with a double. Ennis throws the ball in to Jones who tags Thorpe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Crowe scores. View Play
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- Braves, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Burdette
Jack Daniels now playing left field. Lew Burdette now pitching. Walker Cooper now catching. Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1952, game 1 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b 6 0 3 1 Hamner G, ss 6 0 1 0
Jethroe S, cf 6 1 1 1 Ashburn R, cf 5 1 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 5 0 2 0 Jones W, 3b 6 0 1 1
Gordon S, lf 5 0 0 0 Ennis D, rf 4 0 1 0
Burdette L, p 0 0 0 0 Clark M, lf 5 0 0 0
Crowe G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Ryan C, 2b 5 0 1 0
Thorpe B, rf 5 0 2 1 Burgess S, c 5 0 1 0
St. Claire E, c 5 0 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 5 0 1 0
Daniels J, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Roberts R, p 1 0 0 0
Sisti S, ss 5 1 1 0 Brown T, ph 1 1 1 1
Spahn W, p 4 0 1 0 Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, ph-c 1 0 0 1 Lohrke J, ph 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 0 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, ph 1 0 0 0
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46 4 12 4 44 2 8 2
Boston 010 001 000 002 -- 4
Philadelphia 000 100 010 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 11.0 8 2 1 3 5
Burdette L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R 8.0 8 2 2 1 3
Konstanty J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Heintzelman K (L) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Hansen A 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Spahn W, Sisti S 2
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Crowe G, Thorpe B, Spahn W, Mathews E
HR -- Jethroe S, Brown T
SH -- Roberts R
T -- 3:03
A -- 0
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