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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
1952-04-30 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 24764 · 63°F, sunny, dry · 2:52
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 5–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 5th. Ike Delock earned the win. Vic Wertz went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Ike Delock L: Dizzy Trout SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jerry Priddy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 George Kell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bud Souchock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Groth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Kolloway | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Lipon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Virgil Trucks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Mapes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Piersall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Vern Stephens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Walt Dropo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Faye Throneberry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ted Lepcio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sammy White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Parnell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Goodman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ike Delock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Trucks | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Dizzy Trout | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Dick Littlefield | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Parnell | 6.2 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Ike Delock | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jerry Priddy: 53
- George Kell: 8/F
- Bud Souchock: S6
- Vic Wertz: D7/7L.1-3
- Johnny Groth: 7/F
Bot 1
- Dom DiMaggio: S8
- Jim Piersall: SB2
- Jim Piersall: FC1.2X3(156)
- Ted Williams: CS2(25)
- Ted Williams: S7
- Vern Stephens: S5.1-2
- Walt Dropo: K
Top 2
- Don Kolloway: 43
- Matt Batts: W
- Johnny Lipon: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Faye Throneberry: K/C
- Ted Lepcio: W
- Sammy White: 8/L
- Mel Parnell: K
Top 3
- Virgil Trucks: K
- Jerry Priddy: W
- George Kell: S9.1-3
- Bud Souchock: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 3
- Dom DiMaggio: 53
- Jim Piersall: 13
- Ted Williams: K
Top 4
- Vic Wertz: 8/F
- Johnny Groth: S7
- Don Kolloway: 9/F
- Matt Batts: 7/L
Bot 4
- Vern Stephens: W
- Walt Dropo: K
- Faye Throneberry: CS2(26)
- Faye Throneberry: K
Top 5
- Johnny Lipon: S8
- Virgil Trucks: 3/P
- Jerry Priddy: W.1-2
- George Kell: D7/7D.2-H;1-3
- Bud Souchock: IW
- Vic Wertz: K
- Johnny Groth: 7/L
Bot 5
- Ted Lepcio: D7/7D
- Sammy White: S8.2-3
- Mel Parnell: E2/TH1/G.3-H(NR);1-H(NR);B-3
- Dom DiMaggio: S/78.3-H(UR)
- Jim Piersall: 13/SH.1-2
- Ted Williams: W
- Vern Stephens: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2
- Vern Stephens: IW
- Billy Goodman: 5/P
- Faye Throneberry: K
Top 6
- Don Kolloway: 63
- Matt Batts: E5/G.B-1
- Johnny Lipon: 7/F
- Dizzy Trout: S.1-2
- Jerry Priddy: 9/F
Bot 6
- Ted Lepcio: 63
- Sammy White: 8/F
- Mel Parnell: 9/F
Top 7
- George Kell: W
- Bud Souchock: 64(1)/FO
- Vic Wertz: HR/9D.1-H
- Johnny Groth: 9/F
- Don Kolloway: S
- Matt Batts: S.1-2
- Johnny Lipon: 8/F
Bot 7
- Dom DiMaggio: E3/G.B-1
- Jim Piersall: 9/F
- Ted Williams: HR/9D.1-H
- Vern Stephens: K
- Billy Goodman: 9/F
Top 8
- Cliff Mapes: K/C
- Jerry Priddy: K/C
- George Kell: 53
Bot 8
- Faye Throneberry: S9
- Ted Lepcio: 53.1-2
- Sammy White: W
- Ike Delock: SB3;SB2
- Ike Delock: K
- Dom DiMaggio: 53
Top 9
- Bud Souchock: 8/F
- Vic Wertz: K/C
- Johnny Groth: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- Ted Williams Day: honored before leaving for Marines
- Matt Batts' throw hit Mel Parnell on back
- Ted Williams' last at bat before going to Korea