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July 4, 1952

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Phillies 2 9 1
Braves 3 5 2
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 2 9 1
Braves 3 5 2

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .256
OBP .250 .330
At Bats 4 207
Hits 1 53
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 12

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 0
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Braves Field - July 4, 1952
Out
Vern Bickford
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Jack Daniels
Sam Jethroe
Sibby Sisti
Eddie Waitkus
Richie Ashburn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 2 9 1 9
Boston Braves 3 5 2 6
Winning Pitcher Vern Bickford
Losing Pitcher Ken Heintzelman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vern Bickford
Attendance 7,610
Time of Game 2 hours
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ashburn hits a line drive towards right. Sisti chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Sisti. Jones scores. Ashburn moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Steve Ridzik. Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jack Daniels now playing left field. Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Sisti bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Caballero covering, for the out. Jethroe moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mayo strikes out.
Top 8 Lopata hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bickford strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Mayo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman. Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play.
Bottom 6 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 6 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Putsy Caballero now playing second base. Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Caballero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Connie Ryan. Nicholson hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson catches it and steps on first to double up Ennis.
Top 6 Ennis bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bickford. Mayo moves to third.
Top 6 Mayo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Mayo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Sisti hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jethroe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lopata hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dittmer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Heintzelman covering, for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Heintzelman bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ryan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second.
Bottom 3 Torgeson hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sisti takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Ennis hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mayo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hamner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe. Hamner reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jethroe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bickford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews scores.
Bottom 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Heintzelman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ryan scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Ryan moves to third.
Top 2 Ryan is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to third for the out. Jethroe scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Torgeson bunts in front of the plate. Lopata fields it and throws to first for the out. Jethroe moves to third. Sisti moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sisti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Jethroe. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Jethroe steals second.
Bottom 1 Jethroe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Lopata strikes out.
Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to third. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.