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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 5, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 5, 1952 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 5, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sid Hudson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Shantz |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 35,673 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Eddie Rommel |
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 |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Sid Hudson | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Skeeter Kell | Second Baseman |
Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Bobby Shantz | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 5, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Shantz
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Shantz
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Shantz
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Shantz
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Shantz
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hudson
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Hudson
There goes Joost. The throw from White and he is safe. Joost steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Hudson
Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Fain reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Hudson
There goes Fain. The throw from White and he is out, Kell applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Hudson
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Hudson
Valo is hit by the pitch. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Hudson
Kell hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Shantz
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shantz
White hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Shantz
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Hudson
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Hudson
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Hudson
Shantz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Hudson
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Shantz
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder juggles the ball. That's an error on Suder. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Shantz
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Shantz
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Hudson
Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Fain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley bunts towards the mound. Hudson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hudson. Fain scores. Philley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Hudson
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zernial for the out. Philley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Hudson
Valo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Philley scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Hudson
There goes Valo. The throw from White and he is out, Goodman applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hudson
Kell hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Shantz
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shantz
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Shantz
Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Hudson
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Hudson
Astroth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Hudson
Shantz bunts between the mound and first base. Hudson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shantz for the out. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Hudson
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Hudson
Fain is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Shantz
Gernert hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shantz
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Shantz
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Shantz
Hudson hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Shantz
Goodman hits a line drive into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Philley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Hudson
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Hudson
Valo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Hudson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kell for the out. Philley moves to third. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Suder vs. Hudson
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley scores. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Astroth vs. Hudson
Astroth is walked intentionally. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shantz vs. Hudson
Shantz strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Shantz
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Shantz
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shantz
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Shantz
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. DiMaggio scores. Kell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Shantz
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hudson
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Hudson
Fain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Fain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Hudson
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Hudson
Zernial hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Hudson
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fain scores. Philley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Hudson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shantz
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Shantz
Lipon takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Shantz
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Sid Hudson.
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Shantz
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Shantz
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Suder hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Delock
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Delock
Shantz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Delock
Joost strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Shantz
Evers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shantz
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Shantz
Kell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Shantz
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Delock
Fain hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Delock
Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Delock
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shantz
White hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Shantz
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Shantz
Lou Boudreau pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1952 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N) Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Joost E, ss 3 1 0 0 Wilson A, rf 4 0 1 0 Fain F, 1b 5 2 3 1 Evers H, lf 4 1 2 1 Philley D, cf 4 2 2 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Valo E, rf 2 0 2 2 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kell S, 2b 4 0 0 0 White S, c 4 1 2 1 Suder P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lipon J, ss 3 0 1 0 Astroth J, c 2 0 1 0 Hudson S, p 2 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 3 0 0 0 Vollmer C, ph 1 0 0 0 Delock I, p 0 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 7 2 31 5 9 4 Boston 000 011 010 -- 3 Philadelphia 102 011 00x -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Hudson S (L) 6.0 8 5 5 5 4 Delock I 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Shantz B (W) 9.0 7 3 2 1 4 E -- Goodman B, Suder P, Hudson S, Joost E DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Boston 6, Philadelphia 11 2B -- Fain F 3, Philley D, DiMaggio D HR -- White S, Evers H SB -- Joost E CS -- Fain F, Valo E SH -- Philley D, Shantz B HBP -- by Hudson S (Valo E), by Hudson S (Astroth J) T -- 2:29 A -- 35673
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