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August 2, 1952

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 10 11 1
Tigers 5 10 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 10 11 1
Tigers 5 10 2

Walt Dropo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .294
OBP .500 .344
At Bats 3 337
Hits 1 99
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 1 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 63

Ralph Brickner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Briggs Stadium - August 2, 1952
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Out
Ralph Brickner
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Billy Goodman
George Kell
Johnny Lipon
Hoot Evers
Dom DiMaggio
Faye Throneberry
Walt Dropo
Fred Hatfield
Johnny Groth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 10 11 1 5
Detroit Tigers 5 10 2 8
Winning Pitcher Dizzy Trout
Losing Pitcher Hal Newhouser
Save Ralph Brickner
Game Winning RBI Dom DiMaggio
Attendance 10,834
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to second.
Bottom 9 Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Faye Throneberry now playing right field. Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brickner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Gernert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers scores. There goes DiMaggio trying to get to second. Mullin throws the ball in to Hatfield who relays the ball to Pesky who tags DiMaggio for the out. Kell moves to second.
Top 9 Faye Throneberry pinch runs for Archie Wilson. DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Throneberry scores. Evers moves to second.
Top 9 Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.
Top 9 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Neil Berry now playing shortstop. Dick Littlefield now pitching. Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carl Linhart pinch hits for Hal Newhouser. Linhart hits a ball on the ground towards second. Goodman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Ralph Brickner now pitching. Don Kolloway pinch hits for Al Federoff. Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. Mapes moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mapes hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Mapes reaches second base with a double. Dropo scores. Mullin goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Mullin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dropo takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Benton strikes out.
Top 8 Lipon bunts towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White scores.
Top 8 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mullin who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Gernert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mullin. Kell reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Federoff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out.
Bottom 7 Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pesky hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Newhouser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Al Benton now pitching. Federoff hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mapes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. Dropo moves to third.
Bottom 6 Dropo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Dropo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lipon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Pesky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Federoff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second.
Top 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser juggles the ball. That's an error on Newhouser.
Top 5 Evers hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Mapes hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mullin for the out.
Top 4 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Newhouser covering, for the out.
Top 4 Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lipon bunts towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Newhouser takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kell hits a line drive towards third. Hatfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 DiMaggio hits a line drive towards short. Federoff reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mapes strikes out.
Top 2 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Goodman hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trout hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mullin for the out.
Bottom 1 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Goodman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Groth moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pesky scores. Groth moves to second.
Bottom 1 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lipon. Pesky moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gernert hits a line drive into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Evers bunts towards the mound. Newhouser juggles the ball. That's an error on Newhouser. Goodman moves to third. Wilson moves to second.
Top 1 Wilson takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second.
Top 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four.