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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 1, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 1, 1952 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 1, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 1, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 37,412 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Archie Wilson | Right Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Del Wilber | Catcher |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Second Baseman |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Bud Souchock | Right Fielder |
Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Al Federoff | Shortstop |
Bill Wight | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 1, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wight
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Wight
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Parnell
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Parnell
Hatfield hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Wight
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Wight
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Federoff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilber vs. Wight
Wilber hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Wight
Lipon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Wight
Parnell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Lenhardt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman hits a line drive into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wight
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Wight
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Parnell
Federoff hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Parnell
Wight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Parnell
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Wight
The umpire calls a balk on Wight DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Wight
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gernert vs. Wight
Gernert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Gernert reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Wight
That's a stolen base and an error. Gernert scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Wight
Wilber hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Wight
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Parnell
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Parnell
The ball gets by Wilber for a passed ball. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Parnell
The ball gets by Wilber for a passed ball. Hatfield moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell has Hatfield trapped. There's the throw to Wilber and back to Kell, who tags Hatfield for the out. Dropo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to home to get Dropo. Souchock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Souchock scores. Lenhardt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Federoff vs. Parnell
Federoff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Wight
Parnell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wight
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Wight
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Parnell
Wight strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Parnell
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Parnell
Hatfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards third. Hatfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Wight
Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Wight
There goes Kell. The throw from Batts and he is out, Hatfield applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Wight
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Lenhardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Dropo trying to get to home. Evers throws the ball in to Wilber who tags Dropo, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lenhardt moves to third. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Federoff vs. Parnell
Federoff is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wight vs. Parnell
Wight strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Wight
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Wight
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Wight
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Gus Niarhos now catching.
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Parnell
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Parnell
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Parnell
Dropo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Parnell
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wight
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Wight
Evers 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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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Lenhardt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Parnell
Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Wight
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Wight
Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Gernert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niarhos vs. Wight
Niarhos hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Parnell
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Parnell
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Johnny Pesky.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/1/1952 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Groth J, cf 5 0 2 0 Wilson A, rf 4 0 1 0 Pesky J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Evers H, lf 4 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 2 2 0 Hatfield F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 2 1 Dropo W, 1b 2 0 2 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Souchock B, rf 4 1 0 0 Wilber D, c 3 0 0 0 Lenhardt D, lf 4 0 1 0 Niarhos G, c 1 0 0 0 Batts M, c 4 0 2 1 Lipon J, ss 3 0 1 0 Federoff A, ss 3 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 3 0 0 0 Wight B, p 3 0 0 0 Kolloway D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 9 2 33 1 8 1 Boston 010 200 000 -- 3 Detroit 000 100 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Parnell M (W) 9.0 8 1 1 5 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wight B (L) 9.0 9 3 3 0 3 E -- Hatfield F DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 4, Detroit 10 2B -- DiMaggio D, Gernert D 2, Kell G SB -- Gernert D Balk -- Wight B PB -- Wilber D 2 T -- 2:10 A -- 37412
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