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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 6, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, played on May 6, 1952 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,490 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Tom Gorman |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Pete Whisenant | Left Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Jack Cusick | Shortstop |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Shortstop |
| Bob Addis | Center Fielder |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Bob Ramazzotti | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 6, 1952
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Klippstein
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Klippstein
Whisenant strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Bickford
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Bickford
Addis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Addis for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Bickford
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Klippstein
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Klippstein
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Bickford
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bickford
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Bickford
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Klippstein
Sisti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Sisti reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cusick vs. Klippstein
Cusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bickford vs. Klippstein
Bickford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jethroe vs. Klippstein
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jethroe for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Bickford
Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramazzotti vs. Bickford
Ramazzotti hits a line drive towards the mound. Bickford catches it and throws to first to double up Fondy. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Bickford
Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Klippstein
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Klippstein
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Bickford
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Bickford
Addis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Bickford
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Bickford
There goes Baumholtz. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Klippstein
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Klippstein
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Bickford
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bickford
Jackson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Atwell vs. Bickford
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fondy vs. Bickford
Fondy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Atwell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ramazzotti vs. Bickford
Ramazzotti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klippstein vs. Bickford
Klippstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Atwell scores. Fondy moves to third. Ramazzotti moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miksis vs. Bickford
Miksis hits a fly ball towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to home to double up Fondy. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cusick vs. Klippstein
Cusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Klippstein
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Klippstein
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Bickford
Addis hits a line drive into left field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Bickford
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Bickford
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cusick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Klippstein
Whisenant hits a line drive towards short. Miksis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Klippstein
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Klippstein
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Roy Hartsfield pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bickford
Paul Burris now catching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Bickford
Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Bickford
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Klippstein
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Klippstein, and towards Miksis, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Klippstein
Jack Daniels pinch hits for Jack Cusick.
Daniels strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Klippstein
George Crowe pinch hits for Vern Bickford.
Crowe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Sibby Sisti now playing shortstop. Billy Reed now playing second base. Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Ramazzotti strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Jones
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Klippstein
Jethroe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Klippstein
Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1952 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Jethroe S, cf 4 0 1 0 Miksis E, ss 4 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Addis B, cf 3 0 0 0
Whisenant P, lf 4 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 3 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, 3b 3 1 1 0
Hartsfield R, pr 0 0 0 0 Atwell T, c 2 1 0 0
Burris P, c 0 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 3 0 2 1
Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0 Ramazzotti B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Sisti S, 2b-ss 3 0 1 0 Klippstein J, p 3 0 1 1
Cusick J, ss 1 0 0 0
Daniels J, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Bickford V, p 2 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 26 2 5 2
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 020 00x -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (L) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4
Jones S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 7
DP -- Boston 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Boston 3, Chicago 2
2B -- Fondy D
3B -- Sisti S, Jackson R
CS -- Baumholtz F
T -- 1:38
A -- 5490
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