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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1952-05-02 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 4106 · 60°F, overcast, dry · 2:25

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 13–6. Boston Red Sox put up 9 in the 6th. Bill Henry earned the win. Walt Dropo went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	6	8
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	3		13	16

W: Bill Henry L: Ned Garver SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Young	3	0	2	0	2	0
Marty Marion	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Rivera	4	1	0	0	1	1
Bob Nieman	3	2	2	0	1	1
Jim Dyck	4	2	2	4	0	0
Dick Kryhoski	3	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Thomas	4	1	1	1	0	0
Les Moss	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ned Garver	2	0	1	1	0	0
Darrell Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gordon Goldsberry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Rojek	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Piersall	5	3	2	2	0	0
Don Lenhardt	5	2	2	1	0	0
Vern Stephens	3	1	1	0	1	0
Walt Dropo	5	1	3	6	0	0
Faye Throneberry	5	2	3	0	0	0
Ted Lepcio	3	0	2	1	1	1
Sammy White	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Henry	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fred Hatfield	0	1	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ned Garver	5.0	6	1	1
Gene Bearden	0.0	3	0	0
Cliff Fannin	1.0	3	0	0
Pete Taylor	2.0	4	3	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Henry	9.0	8	5	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Young: S7
Marty Marion: 64(1)3/GDP
Jim Rivera: E6/F6D.B-2
Bob Nieman: K

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: 53
Jim Piersall: 7/F
Don Lenhardt: 2/FL

Top 2

Jim Dyck: D7/7D
Dick Kryhoski: 63.2-3
Leo Thomas: 8/L.3-H#
Les Moss: 53

Bot 2

Vern Stephens: 63
Walt Dropo: 53
Faye Throneberry: 8/F

Top 3

Ned Garver: 63
Bobby Young: S5
Marty Marion: 13.1-2
Jim Rivera: K/C

Bot 3

Ted Lepcio: K
Sammy White: E6/G.B-1
Bill Henry: FC3.1-2;B-1
Dom DiMaggio: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Bob Nieman: S8
Jim Dyck: 8/F8D
Dick Kryhoski: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Jim Piersall: 43
Don Lenhardt: 2/FL
Vern Stephens: S7
Walt Dropo: 7/F

Top 5

Leo Thomas: S5/BG
Les Moss: OA.1X2(2E6)
Les Moss: 7/F
Ned Garver: D/89XD.2-H(UR)
Bobby Young: 43.2-3
Marty Marion: W
Jim Rivera: 6/P

Bot 5

Faye Throneberry: D9
Ted Lepcio: S7.2-3
Sammy White: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Bill Henry: 7/F

Top 6

Bob Nieman: T8/8D
Jim Dyck: 9/F.3-H#
Dick Kryhoski: 7/F
Leo Thomas: 53

Bot 6

Dom DiMaggio: D/78
Jim Piersall: S8.2-H
Don Lenhardt: BK.1-2
Don Lenhardt: E8/F.2-3;B-2
Vern Stephens: IW
Walt Dropo: HR/7D.3-H;2-H(UR);1-H
Faye Throneberry: S1/BG
Ted Lepcio: WP.1-2
Ted Lepcio: S7.2-H
Sammy White: S/BG.1-2
Bill Henry: CS3(25).1-2
Bill Henry: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Dom DiMaggio: WP.2-3
Dom DiMaggio: 53
Jim Piersall: D7.3-H(UR)
Don Lenhardt: S7.2-H(UR)
Vern Stephens: 8/F

Top 7

Les Moss: 4/P
Darrell Johnson: 9/F
Bobby Young: W
Joe DeMaestri: 4/P

Bot 7

Walt Dropo: S8
Faye Throneberry: S9.1-3
Ted Lepcio: W.1-2
Sammy White: 3/P
Bill Henry: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Jim Rivera: W
Bob Nieman: W.1-2
Jim Dyck: HR/7D.2-H;1-H
Gordon Goldsberry: 9/F
Leo Thomas: 53
Les Moss: 3/P

Bot 8

Dom DiMaggio: W
Jim Piersall: 16(1)/FO/BG
Don Lenhardt: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Fred Hatfield: IW
Walt Dropo: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Faye Throneberry: 1/P/DP/IF.2-H(NR);1X2(16343)

Top 9

Stan Rojek: 7/F
Bobby Young: W
Joe DeMaestri: 8/F
Jim Rivera: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Marty Marion left with back trouble
Ned Garver dropped the ball when on the rubber
Debut game for Pete Taylor
Les Moss dropped the popup but Faye Throneberry out on infield fly; Walt Dropo was confused and was run down with Fred Hatfield scoring before third out

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