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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 16, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 16, 1952 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1952 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Harrist |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 8,124 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Shortstop |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Clyde Vollmer | Center Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Billy Goodman | Left Fielder |
Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Jim Rivera | Center Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
Jim Dyck | Left Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Third Baseman |
Clint Courtney | Catcher |
Gordon Goldsberry | First Baseman |
Earl Harrist | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 16, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Harrist
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Harrist
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Harrist
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Harrist
Dropo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Harrist
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McDermott
Young strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. McDermott
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. McDermott
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. McDermott
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dyck vs. McDermott
Dyck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Harrist
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Harrist
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Harrist
Niarhos strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. McDermott
Courtney hits a fly ball towards right. Throneberry catches it and throws to first to double up Michaels. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldsberry vs. McDermott
Goldsberry strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Harrist
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Harrist
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Harrist
Pesky hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrist vs. McDermott
Harrist strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McDermott
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. McDermott
Marion hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. McDermott
Rivera hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Harrist
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Harrist
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Harrist
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. McDermott
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. McDermott
Dyck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. McDermott
Courtney strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Harrist
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrist fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Harrist
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Harrist
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goldsberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Harrist
McDermott hits a line drive towards short. Marion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldsberry vs. McDermott
Goldsberry hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrist vs. McDermott
Harrist strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McDermott
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. McDermott
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Harrist
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Harrist
Pesky hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Harrist
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels juggles the ball. That's an error on Michaels. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Harrist
Dropo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieman. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Nieman throws the ball in to Michaels who tags Dropo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Vollmer goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. McDermott
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. McDermott
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. McDermott
Dyck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall misplays the ball. That's an error on Piersall. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Courtney vs. McDermott
Courtney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Harrist
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Harrist
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Harrist
Lepcio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. McDermott
Ken Wood now playing right field. Les Moss pinch hits for Gordon Goldsberry.
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. McDermott
Earl Rapp pinch hits for Earl Harrist.
Rapp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McDermott
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Paige
Hank Arft now playing first base. Satchel Paige now pitching.
Niarhos strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Paige
McDermott hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Paige
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. McDermott
Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
Marion hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. McDermott
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. McDermott
Nieman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. McDermott
Dyck hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Paige
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Paige
Vollmer hits a popup towards third. Michaels juggles the ball. That's an error on Michaels. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Paige
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Paige
Goodman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Paige
Wood hits a popup towards first. Arft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. McDermott
Courtney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. McDermott
Arft strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paige vs. McDermott
Paige strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Paige
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Paige
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Paige
McDermott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Paige
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McDermott
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. McDermott
Marion bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Lepcio covering, for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Rivera is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Kinder
Nieman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Vollmer. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Young scores. Rivera moves to third. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1952 -- Boston at St.Louis (N) Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Piersall J, ss 5 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 2 1 0 0 Pesky J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 1 0 0 0 Rivera J, cf 3 0 0 0 Vollmer C, cf 3 1 0 0 Nieman B, rf 5 1 3 2 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 2 1 Dyck J, lf 3 0 1 0 Goodman B, lf 3 0 0 0 Michaels C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Throneberry F, rf 3 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 3 0 0 0 Wood K, rf 1 0 0 0 Goldsberry G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Moss L, ph 1 0 0 0 Niarhos G, c 3 0 0 0 Arft H, 1b 1 0 0 0 McDermott M, p 4 0 0 0 Harrist E, p 2 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Rapp E, ph 1 0 0 0 Paige S, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 2 1 31 2 4 2 Boston 000 001 000 0 -- 1 St.Louis 000 000 010 1 -- 2 1 out when winning run was scored. Boston IP H R ER BB SO McDermott M (L) 9.1 3 2 2 7 11 Kinder E 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Harrist E 7.0 2 1 0 2 4 Paige S (W) 3.0 0 0 0 2 4 E -- Michaels C 2, Piersall J DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 6, St.Louis 10 2B -- Dropo W, Nieman B HR -- Nieman B SH -- Marion M T -- 2:52 A -- 8124
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