Braves @ Cardinals
August 20, 1952

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Braves	1	0	0
Cardinals	1	2	0

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Braves	1	0	0
Cardinals	1	2	0

Vern Benson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.250
OBP	.000	.308
At Bats	0	12
Hits	0	3
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	3

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	6	5

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Sportsman's Park - August 20, 1952

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Lew Burdette

Paul Burris

Earl Torgeson

Jack Dittmer

Eddie Mathews

Johnny Logan

Sid Gordon

Sam Jethroe

Bob Thorpe

Vern Benson

Hal Rice

Enos Slaughter

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Benson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Slaughter moves to second.

Bottom 1 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Burris and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second.

Bottom 1 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Hemus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Thorpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to third. Gordon moves to second.

Top 1 Gordon is hit by the pitch. Jethroe moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.

Top 1 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 There goes Jethroe. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Jethroe steals second.

Top 1 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Jethroe takes first base on ball four.

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