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Braves
@ Phillies
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.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
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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 |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
April 20, 1952
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Roberts
Reed hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jethroe vs. Roberts
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reed scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Roberts
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Roberts
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Roberts
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Roberts
Cooper takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Bickford
Hamner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Hamner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Bickford
Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Bickford
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Bickford
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Roberts
Cusick hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Roberts
Bickford strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Roberts
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Bickford
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Bickford
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Bickford
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Roberts
Jethroe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Jethroe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Roberts
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Roberts
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Jethroe steals third. Jethroe scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Roberts
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Roberts
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Bickford
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Bickford
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Bickford
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Bickford
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Bickford
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Roberts
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Roberts
Cusick hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Bickford
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Bickford
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Bickford
Ryan hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Roberts
Bickford hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Roberts
Reed hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Roberts
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Bickford
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Bickford
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Bickford
Roberts hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Bickford
Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Bickford
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Roberts
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Roberts
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Roberts
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Roberts
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bickford
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Bickford
Ennis hits a line drive towards short. Cusick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Bickford
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Bickford
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Roberts
Cusick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Roberts
There goes Cusick. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Hamner applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Roberts
Bickford hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Bickford
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Bickford
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Bickford
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Cusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Bickford
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Roberts
Reed hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Roberts
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Roberts
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Bickford
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bickford
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Bickford
Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Roberts
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Roberts
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Roberts
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Bickford
Mayo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Bickford
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Bickford
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Bickford
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Bickford
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Roberts
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Roberts
Bickford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Bickford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Roberts
Roy Hartsfield pinch runs for Vern Bickford.
Reed hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Burdette
Lew Burdette now pitching.
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burdette
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Burdette
Ennis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Ennis reaches third base with a triple. Jones goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
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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