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Braves
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 14, 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 August 14, 1952 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1952 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 14, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,391 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Thorpe | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Mel Clark | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 14, 1952
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Meyer
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Meyer
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Meyer
Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Spahn
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Meyer
Thorpe hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Meyer
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Meyer
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Meyer
Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Meyer
Jethroe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Spahn
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Spahn
Meyer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Meyer
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Meyer
Cooper hits a line drive towards short. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn 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 -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Spahn
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Meyer
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Meyer
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Meyer
Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Meyer
Spahn hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopata vs. Spahn
The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Ennis moves to third. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopata vs. Spahn
Lopata is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Ennis scores. Hamner moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyer vs. Spahn
The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Hamner is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Hamner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Spahn
Meyer takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to third. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashburn vs. Spahn
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Meyer
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Meyer
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Meyer
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Spahn
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thorpe. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Spahn
Ennis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thorpe who is chasing the ball. Ennis reaches third base with a triple. Clark scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamner for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Spahn
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Spahn
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Meyer
Thorpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Meyer
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Thorpe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dittmer vs. Meyer
Dittmer takes first base on ball four. Thorpe moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spahn vs. Meyer
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jethroe vs. Meyer
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thorpe scores. Mathews scores. Dittmer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Meyer
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Cole
Dave Cole now pitching.
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Cole
Ashburn 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 -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cole
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Cole
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Cole
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Meyer
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Meyer
Thorpe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Meyer
Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple. Cooper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dittmer vs. Meyer
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cole
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Cole
Lopata hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Cole
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Cole
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Meyer
Jack Daniels pinch hits for Dave Cole.
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Meyer
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Meyer
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Meyer
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jethroe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Meyer
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1952 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Jethroe S, cf 5 0 3 2 Ryan C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Logan J, ss 5 0 2 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 0 0 Clark M, rf 4 1 2 0
Cooper W, c 5 1 2 0 Ennis D, lf 4 2 3 1
Gordon S, lf 4 0 0 0 Hamner G, ss 4 1 1 0
Thorpe B, rf 3 1 0 0 Jones W, 3b 4 1 2 1
Mathews E, 3b 4 1 1 1 Lopata S, c 3 0 0 0
Dittmer J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 1 2
Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 3 0 0 0
Cole D, p 0 0 0 0
Daniels J, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 3 9 3 32 5 10 4
Boston 000 000 210 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 023 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 6.0 7 5 4 3 4
Cole D 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (W) 9.0 9 3 2 2 3
E -- Cooper W, Jones W, Ryan C
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 10, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Logan J, Clark M
3B -- Ennis D, Mathews E
PB -- Cooper W
T -- 2:05
A -- 3391
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