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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1952-09-26 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 1183 · 1:43

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 3–1. Hersh Freeman earned the win. Eddie Yost went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		3	8

W: Hersh Freeman L: Spec Shea SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: Jim Duffy · 3B: Scotty Robb · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	3	1	2	1	1	1
Jim Busby	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pete Runnels	3	0	1	0	1	1
Gil Coan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Floyd Baker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Grasso	3	0	0	0	0	0
Spec Shea	3	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Lipon	4	1	1	0	0	0
Faye Throneberry	4	0	2	2	0	0
Gene Stephens	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Gernert	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dom DiMaggio	4	0	2	0	0	0
Del Wilber	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ted Lepcio	2	0	0	0	1	0
Milt Bolling	3	1	1	1	0	0
Hersh Freeman	3	0	2	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spec Shea	8.0	8	2	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hersh Freeman	9.0	4	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: W
Jim Busby: 7
Jackie Jensen: 43.1-2
Mickey Vernon: K

Bot 1

Johnny Lipon: 7
Faye Throneberry: 2/FL
Gene Stephens: 43

Top 2

Pete Runnels: 53
Gil Coan: 53
Floyd Baker: 8/L

Bot 2

Dick Gernert: 63
Dom DiMaggio: 53
Del Wilber: 7

Top 3

Mickey Grasso: 2/FL
Spec Shea: 9/L
Eddie Yost: HR
Jim Busby: 63

Bot 3

Ted Lepcio: W
Milt Bolling: 64(1)/FO
Hersh Freeman: S8.1-2
Johnny Lipon: 7/L
Faye Throneberry: D9.1-3;2-H
Gene Stephens: 43

Top 4

Jackie Jensen: 9
Mickey Vernon: K
Pete Runnels: S8
Gil Coan: 63

Bot 4

Dick Gernert: 8
Dom DiMaggio: 8
Del Wilber: 53

Top 5

Floyd Baker: 153
Mickey Grasso: 6
Spec Shea: 63

Bot 5

Ted Lepcio: 7
Milt Bolling: 53
Hersh Freeman: S8
Johnny Lipon: 8/L

Top 6

Eddie Yost: K/C
Jim Busby: 13
Jackie Jensen: HP
Mickey Vernon: CS2(263)#

Bot 6

Faye Throneberry: 8
Gene Stephens: K
Dick Gernert: 8

Top 7

Mickey Vernon: 3/FL
Pete Runnels: K/C
Gil Coan: 9

Bot 7

Dom DiMaggio: S7
Del Wilber: E6.1-2
Ted Lepcio: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Milt Bolling: S7.1-2;2-H(UR)
Hersh Freeman: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Floyd Baker: 2/FL
Mickey Grasso: 63
Spec Shea: S8
Eddie Yost: S8.1-2
Jim Busby: 6

Bot 8

Johnny Lipon: T8
Faye Throneberry: S9.BX2(96);3-H
Gene Stephens: 3/G
Dick Gernert: W
Dom DiMaggio: S9.1-2
Del Wilber: 9

Top 9

Jackie Jensen: 63
Mickey Vernon: 43
Pete Runnels: W
Gil Coan: 43