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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 16, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 16, 1952 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Boston Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Johnson |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 5,240 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Augie Donatelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Solly Hemus | Shortstop |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Stan Musial | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
Dick Sisler | First Baseman |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Paul Burris | Catcher |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Sibby Sisti | Right Fielder |
Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Ernie Johnson | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 16, 1952
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Johnson
Hemus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Johnson
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Brecheen
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Brecheen
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Brecheen
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Brecheen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Johnson
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burris vs. Brecheen
Burris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Brecheen
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Burris moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisti vs. Brecheen
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gordon scores. Burris moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dittmer vs. Brecheen
Dittmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Johnson
Sisler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brecheen vs. Johnson
Brecheen bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dittmer covering, for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemus vs. Johnson
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Johnson
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Brecheen
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Brecheen
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Brecheen
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Johnson
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Slaughter moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Lowrey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Johnson
Sisler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Brecheen
Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brecheen
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Brecheen
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Johnson
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brecheen for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Johnson
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Johnson
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Brecheen
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Brecheen
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Brecheen
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Brecheen
Logan strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Johnson
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowrey for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Brecheen
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Brecheen
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Johnson
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Johnson
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brecheen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Brecheen
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Brecheen
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Brecheen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Johnson
Hemus hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Johnson
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sisti who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Johnson
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Johnson
There goes Musial. The throw from Burris and he is safe. Musial steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Johnson
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Musial scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Johnson covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Brecheen
Jethroe hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Brecheen
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Brecheen
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Chipman
Rice hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Chipman
Brecheen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Chipman
Hemus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burris vs. Brecheen
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Brecheen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Musial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Brecheen
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1952, game 2 -- St.Louis at Boston (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Hemus S, ss 5 0 0 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0 Musial S, cf 3 1 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 1 1 0 Gordon S, lf 4 1 2 0 Lowrey P, 3b 4 0 1 2 Burris P, c 4 0 1 0 Rice H, lf 4 1 2 2 Torgeson E, 1b 2 0 0 0 Sisler D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Sisti S, rf 4 0 0 0 Rice D, c 4 0 1 0 Dittmer J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brecheen H, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson E, p 2 0 0 0 Cooper W, ph 1 0 1 0 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 7 5 32 1 6 0 St.Louis 001 100 120 -- 5 Boston 010 000 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Brecheen H (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Johnson E (L) 8.0 7 5 4 2 2 Chipman B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Johnson E DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Boston 6 2B -- Gordon S 2 3B -- Schoendienst R HR -- Sisler D, Rice H SB -- Jethroe S, Musial S SH -- Brecheen H T -- 2:02 A -- 5240
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