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Braves 3 @ Phillies 4
Shibe Park
April 20, 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 April 20, 1952 at Shibe Park. The home team Phillies beat the visiting Braves with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 20, 1952 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRobin Roberts  
Losing PitcherLew Burdette  
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Game Winning RBIDel Ennis 

Game Info

DateApril 20, 1952 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherVern Bickford  
Home Starting PitcherRobin Roberts  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: Frank Dascoli
3B: Frank Secory

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Reed  Second Baseman 
Sam Jethroe  Center Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Jack Cusick  Shortstop 
Vern Bickford  Pitcher 
Tommy Holmes  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Del Ennis  Right Fielder 
Jackie Mayo  Left Fielder 
Connie Ryan  Second Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Robin Roberts  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

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Braves 3 @ Phillies 4
Shibe Park
April 20, 1952

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         Game of 4/20/1952, game 1 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Reed B, 2b            5  1  2  0   Hamner G, ss          5  0  3  1   
Jethroe S, cf         4  1  1  1   Ashburn R, cf         5  0  1  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        4  1  1  0   Jones W, 3b           5  1  1  0   
Gordon S, lf          4  0  0  0   Ennis D, rf           5  0  1  1   
Marshall W, rf        4  0  2  1   Mayo J, lf            4  0  1  0   
Cooper W, c           3  0  0  0   Ryan C, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Mathews E, 3b         4  0  0  0   Waitkus E, 1b         4  1  3  0   
Cusick J, ss          4  0  1  0   Burgess S, c          3  2  1  2   
Bickford V, p         4  0  1  0   Roberts R, p          4  0  0  0   
Hartsfield R, pr      0  0  0  0                                      
Burdette L, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  3  8  2                        39  4 11  4

Boston           201 000 000 0 --  3
Philadelphia     000 010 002 1 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bickford V            9.0  9  3  3  1  3
Burdette L (L)        0.2  2  1  1  0  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roberts R (W)        10.0  8  3  3  1  3

E -- Ashburn R
DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Torgeson E, Hamner G, Jethroe S, Waitkus E, Bickford V
3B -- Ennis D
HR -- Burgess S
SB -- Jethroe S
CS -- Cusick J
T -- 1:57
A -- 0

    

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