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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 25, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 25, 1952 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Hooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Sleater |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 15,657 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Charlie Berry |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
| Skeeter Kell | Second Baseman |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| Bob Hooper | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Floyd Baker | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Lou Sleater | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 25, 1952
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sleater
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Sleater
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sleater
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Sleater
Zernial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Sleater
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hooper
Yost bunts towards third. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Hooper
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Hooper
Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Hooper
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Sleater
Hitchcock hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sleater
Kell hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Sleater
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hooper
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooper covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Hooper
Coan 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hooper
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Sleater
Hooper strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sleater
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Sleater
There goes Joost. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sleater
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Hooper
Kluttz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tipton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sleater vs. Hooper
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sleater for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hooper
Yost hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sleater
Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Philley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Sleater
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Sleater
Valo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Sleater
Kluttz fires to first and picks off Valo. Philley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hitchcock vs. Sleater
Hitchcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Hooper
Kite Thomas now playing right field.
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Hooper
Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Hooper
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sleater
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Sleater
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Sleater
Hooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hooper
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Hooper
Coan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hooper
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Hooper
Kluttz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sleater
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sleater
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sleater
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Sleater
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sleater vs. Hooper
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hooper
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Hooper
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Sleater
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Sleater
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sleater
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Sleater
Tipton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooper vs. Sleater
Hooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Hooper
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Hooper
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hooper
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Hooper
Coan 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
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sleater
Archie Wilson now playing left field.
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sleater
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Sleater
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Sleater
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Sleater
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hooper
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Hooper
Kluttz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sleater vs. Hooper
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Hooper
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Sleater
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Sleater
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Sleater
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Sleater
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Hooper
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Hooper
Jensen bunts towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Kell covering, for the out. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Hooper
Vernon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Hooper
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Vernon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1952, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Washington (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 3 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fain F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 0 0
Philley D, cf 3 0 3 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0
Zernial G, lf 4 0 2 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Valo E, rf 1 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 4 0 2 1
Thomas K, rf 2 0 0 0 Coan G, lf 3 0 0 0
Hitchcock B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wilson A, lf 0 0 0 0
Kell S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Baker F, 2b 2 0 1 0
Tipton J, c 2 0 0 0 Kluttz C, c 3 0 1 0
Hooper B, p 4 0 0 0 Sleater L, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 7 0 29 1 5 1
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 000 000 001 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Hooper B (L) 8.1 5 1 0 2 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Sleater L (W) 9.0 7 0 0 4 5
E -- Joost E
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Washington 6
2B -- Philley D, Kell S
CS -- Joost E
SH -- Jensen J
HBP -- by Sleater L (Valo E)
T -- 1:53
A -- 15657
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