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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 30, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 30, 1952 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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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 30, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 24,764 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Honochick |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 30, 1952
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Souchock moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Trucks
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Batts and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Trucks
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and has DiMaggio trapped. There's the throw to Kell who throws to Lipon, who tags DiMaggio for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
There goes Piersall. The throw from Batts and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Parnell
Kolloway 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Trucks
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Trucks
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Trucks
White hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Parnell
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Priddy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio catches it and throws to first to double up Kell. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Trucks
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Parnell
Kolloway hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Trucks
There goes Stephens. The throw from Batts and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Trucks
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Parnell
Trucks hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy takes first base on ball four. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kell reaches second base with a double. Lipon scores. Priddy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Trucks
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Souchock. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Trucks
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Batts fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Batts. Lepcio scores. White goes all the way around to score. Parnell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Parnell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Piersall bunts towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Trout
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Trout
Trout fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Trout. DiMaggio moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Trout
Stephens is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Trout
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Walt Dropo.
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Throneberry vs. Trout
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Parnell
Billy Goodman now playing first base.
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens juggles the ball. That's an error on Stephens. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Parnell
Trout hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Trout
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Trout
White hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Trout
Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Parnell
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway juggles the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Trout
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trout
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trout
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trout
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Delock
Cliff Mapes pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Mapes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Delock
Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
Priddy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Delock
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Littlefield
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Littlefield
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delock vs. Littlefield
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Delock vs. Littlefield
Delock strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Littlefield
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Delock
Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Delock
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Delock
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry 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 4/30/1952 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Priddy J, 2b 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 1 2 1
Kell G, 3b 4 0 2 1 Piersall J, ss 3 0 0 0
Souchock B, lf 4 1 1 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 2 2
Wertz V, rf 5 1 2 2 Stephens V, 3b 2 0 1 0
Groth J, cf 5 0 1 0 Hatfield F, 3b 0 0 0 0
Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 2 0 0 0
Batts M, c 3 0 1 0 Goodman B, ph-1b 2 0 0 0
Lipon J, ss 4 1 1 0 Throneberry F, rf 4 0 1 0
Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 3 1 1 0
Trout D, p 1 0 1 0 White S, c 3 1 1 0
Mapes C, ph 1 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 3 1 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0 Delock I, p 1 0 0 0
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36 3 10 3 31 5 8 3
Detroit 000 010 200 -- 3
Boston 000 030 20x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V* 4.0 6 3 2 2 6
Trout D (L) 3.0 1 2 2 2 2
Littlefield D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M 6.2 10 3 3 5 2
Delock I (W) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Batts M, Trout D, Stephens V, Kolloway D
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Detroit 11, Boston 8
2B -- Wertz V, Kell G, Lepcio T
HR -- Wertz V, Williams T
SB -- DiMaggio D, White S, Throneberry F
CS -- Piersall J, Stephens V
SH -- Piersall J
T -- 2:52
A -- 24764
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