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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 3, 1952 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ewell Blackwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Augie Guglielmo 3B: Artie Gore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Borkowski | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Joe Rossi | Catcher |
| Eddie Pellagrini | Second Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Ewell Blackwell | Pitcher |
| Earle Brucker | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Jack Daniels | Right Fielder |
| Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 3, 1952
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Spahn
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Blackwell
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jethroe for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Blackwell
Logan hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Blackwell
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Blackwell
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Blackwell
Gordon hits a line drive into center field. Borkowski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Borkowski. Mathews scores. Cooper goes all the way around to score. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowe vs. Blackwell
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rossi vs. Spahn
Rossi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pellagrini vs. Spahn
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMillan for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daniels vs. Blackwell
Daniels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Blackwell
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Daniels moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Blackwell
Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Daniels scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Blackwell
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Spahn
Blackwell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Spahn
Westlake hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Blackwell
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Blackwell
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Blackwell
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Blackwell
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Blackwell
Crowe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Crowe reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daniels vs. Blackwell
Daniels hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rossi vs. Spahn
Rossi hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Spahn
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Blackwell
Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Blackwell
Spahn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rossi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Blackwell
Jethroe hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Spahn
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blackwell for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a fly ball into right field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Spahn
Westlake takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Spahn
There's a wild pitch. Adams moves to third. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. Westlake scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski is hit by the pitch. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rossi vs. Spahn
Rossi hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Blackwell
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Blackwell
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Blackwell
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Logan scores. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Blackwell
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crowe vs. Blackwell
Crowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thorpe vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Bob Thorpe pinch hits for Jack Daniels.
Thorpe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dittmer vs. Nuxhall
Dittmer takes first base on ball four. Mathews scores. Cooper moves to third. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spahn vs. Nuxhall
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Spahn
Bob Thorpe now playing right field.
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Spahn
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a fly ball into right field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Nuxhall
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Nuxhall
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Rossi and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Nuxhall
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Nuxhall
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Spahn
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Nuxhall
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Nuxhall
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Nuxhall
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rossi vs. Spahn
Rossi hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Spahn
Pellagrini bunts towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pellagrini for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Nuxhall
Thorpe hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Nuxhall
Dittmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rossi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Nuxhall
Spahn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Nuxhall
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spahn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Nuxhall
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Spahn
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall.
Abrams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Abrams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1952, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Borkowski B, cf 5 0 0 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 0 1 0
Adams B, 3b 5 1 3 0 Logan J, ss 5 1 1 0
Westlake W, rf 3 1 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 2 2 0 0
Adcock J, lf 4 1 2 2 Cooper W, c 4 2 3 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 1 2 Gordon S, lf 3 1 1 1
Rossi J, c 3 0 0 0 Crowe G, 1b 3 0 1 2
Pellagrini E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Daniels J, rf 2 1 1 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Thorpe B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Blackwell E, p 2 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 3 0 0 1
Nuxhall J, p 1 0 1 0 Spahn W, p 4 0 2 1
Abrams C, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 4 32 7 10 6
Cincinnati 000 220 000 -- 4
Boston 212 020 00x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell E (L) 4.1 8 7 6 4 2
Nuxhall J 3.2 2 0 0 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 8 4 4 1 5
E -- Borkowski B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Boston 7
2B -- Crowe G, Cooper W, Abrams C
HR -- Kluszewski T
CS -- Jethroe S
HBP -- by Spahn W (Rossi J), by Spahn W (Kluszewski T)
WP -- Spahn W
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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