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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 4, 1952 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 9,127 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Grover Froese 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Del Wilber | Catcher |
| George Schmees | First Baseman |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Ken Wood | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Mel Hoderlein | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Porterfield
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Porterfield
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Porterfield
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Goodman scores. Zarilla moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grasso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McDermott
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. McDermott
Busby takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. McDermott
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost scores. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. McDermott
Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Busby scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. McDermott
Runnels hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoderlein vs. McDermott
Hoderlein hits a popup towards first. Schmees settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Porterfield
Wilber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmees vs. Porterfield
Schmees hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon bunts in front of the plate. Grasso fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grasso. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDermott vs. Porterfield
Clyde Kluttz now catching.
McDermott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Busby. McDermott reaches second base with a double. Lipon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Porterfield
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. McDermott
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. McDermott
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McDermott
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. McDermott
Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. McDermott
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Porterfield
Zarilla hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Porterfield
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers 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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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McDermott
Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. McDermott
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoderlein vs. McDermott
Hoderlein strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Porterfield
Wilber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmees vs. Porterfield
Schmees hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon takes first base on ball four. Wilber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDermott vs. Porterfield
McDermott hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Porterfield
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. McDermott
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Kluttz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porterfield vs. McDermott
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. McDermott
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. McDermott
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schmees scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Busby for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Porterfield
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Porterfield
Stephens strikes out. Kluttz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stephens out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McDermott
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. McDermott
Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. McDermott
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon has Wood trapped. There's the throw to Wilber and over to Stephens, who tags Wood for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoderlein vs. McDermott
Hoderlein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluttz vs. McDermott
There's a wild pitch. Vernon scores. Hoderlein moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. McDermott
Kluttz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilber vs. Porterfield
Wilber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmees vs. Porterfield
Schmees hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Porterfield
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDermott vs. Porterfield
McDermott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. McDermott
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McDermott
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. McDermott
Busby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. McDermott
Jensen hits a line drive into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Porterfield
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Porterfield
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Porterfield
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McDermott
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. McDermott
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Porterfield
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilber vs. Porterfield
Wilber hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmees vs. Porterfield
Schmees hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoderlein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. McDermott
Hoderlein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. McDermott
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. McDermott
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Porterfield
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Johnny Lipon.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Throneberry for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Porterfield
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Mickey McDermott.
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Porterfield
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Porterfield
Zarilla hits a fly ball into center field. Busby 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 9/4/1952 -- Boston at Washington (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Yost E, 3b 2 1 1 0
Zarilla A, rf 5 0 1 0 Busby J, cf 3 1 1 0
Stephens V, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 2 1
DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 2 0 Wood K, lf 4 0 1 2
Evers H, lf 4 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 3 0 0 0
Wilber D, c 3 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Schmees G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hoderlein M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lipon J, ss 2 1 0 0 Grasso M, c 0 0 0 0
Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 Kluttz C, c 4 0 1 0
McDermott M, p 3 0 1 1 Porterfield B, p 4 0 0 0
Vollmer C, ph 1 0 1 0
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34 2 8 1 32 4 8 3
Boston 110 000 000 -- 2
Washington 200 020 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott M (L) 8.0 8 4 4 4 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (W) 9.0 8 2 1 4 2
E -- Grasso M
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Washington 8
2B -- McDermott M, Kluttz C
3B -- Wood K
WP -- McDermott M
T -- 2:20
A -- 9127
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