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August 12, 1952

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Joe Astroth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .255
OBP .400 .309
At Bats 5 204
Hits 2 52
• Singles 2 45
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 21

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 4
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Fenway Park - August 12, 1952
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Single
Al Benton
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Billy Goodman
George Kell
Johnny Lipon
Clyde Vollmer
Hoot Evers
Faye Throneberry
Joe Astroth
Billy Hitchcock
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Hitchcock trying to get to home. Goodman throws to White who tags Hitchcock for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 13 Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Hitchcock moves to second.
Top 13 Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Valo bunts towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Goodman covering, for the out. Zernial moves to second.
Top 13 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Benton strikes out.
Bottom 12 Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Philley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Fain strikes out.
Top 12 Al Benton now pitching. Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 10 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Valo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Trout hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fain takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Scheib strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Scheib covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Vollmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Goodman hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer throws the ball in to Goodman who tags Astroth, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 8 Hitchcock strikes out.
Top 8 Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Trout hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Philley throws the ball in to Michaels who tags Trout trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 7 Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Zernial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Zernial reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost.
Bottom 6 Kell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scheib strikes out.
Top 6 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Trout strikes out.
Top 5 Hitchcock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out.
Top 4 Fain takes first base on ball four. Scheib moves to third. Joost moves to second.
Top 4 Joost takes first base on ball four. Scheib moves to second.
Top 4 Scheib hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hitchcock moves to second.
Top 4 Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels scores.
Top 4 There goes Michaels. The throw from White and he is safe. Michaels steals second.
Top 4 Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valo scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and has Zernial trapped. There's the throw to Goodman and over to Kell, who tags Zernial for the out. Valo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Zernial hits a popup to center field. Evers throws towards Goodman. Goodman fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Goodman. Evers throws the ball in to Goodman who tags Zernial trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 3 Evers strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Throneberry scores.
Bottom 3 Vollmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Throneberry moves to third.
Bottom 3 Throneberry hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Philley. Throneberry reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out.
Top 3 Fain takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second.
Top 3 Joost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Astroth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Trout hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Michaels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo moves to second.
Top 2 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Kell reaches second base with a double. Vollmer moves to third.
Bottom 1 Vollmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Throneberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Joost hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.