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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1952-05-22 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 5394 · cloudy, drizzle, wet · 2:37

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 3–2. Mickey McDermott earned the win. Dale Mitchell went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mickey McDermott L: Bob Lemon SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Pesky	4	1	2	0	1	0
Billy Goodman	3	1	2	1	1	0
Don Lenhardt	5	0	1	0	0	1
Vern Stephens	4	0	0	1	1	1
Clyde Vollmer	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Wood	2	0	0	0	2	0
Walt Dropo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Niarhos	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey McDermott	4	1	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Avila	4	1	1	0	1	0
Ray Boone	2	1	0	0	2	0
Al Rosen	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Doby	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dale Mitchell	4	0	3	2	0	1
Luke Easter	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jim Hegan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Lemon	3	0	1	0	0	2
Jim Fridley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey McDermott	9.0	7	6	4

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Lemon	9.0	6	7	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Pesky: 43
Billy Goodman: W
Don Lenhardt: S8.1-2
Vern Stephens: 9
Clyde Vollmer: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Ken Wood: 3/FL

Bot 1

Bobby Avila: W
Ray Boone: W.1-2
Al Rosen: 9
Larry Doby: 8/F.2-3
Dale Mitchell: S9.3-H;1-3
Luke Easter: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

Walt Dropo: K
Gus Niarhos: 7
Mickey McDermott: 9

Bot 2

Bob Kennedy: W
Jim Hegan: 4(1)3/GDP
Bob Lemon: K/C

Top 3

Johnny Pesky: S8
Billy Goodman: E1/SH.1-3;B-1
Don Lenhardt: K
Vern Stephens: 63.3-H(UR);1-2
Clyde Vollmer: W
Ken Wood: W.2-3;1-2
Walt Dropo: 8

Bot 3

Bobby Avila: 3/FL
Ray Boone: W
Al Rosen: 143.1-2
Larry Doby: W
Dale Mitchell: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Luke Easter: 6

Top 4

Gus Niarhos: W
Mickey McDermott: 36(1)/FO
Johnny Pesky: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Bob Kennedy: W
Jim Hegan: 64(1)3/GDP
Bob Lemon: S8
Bobby Avila: S8.1-2
Ray Boone: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Billy Goodman: 63
Don Lenhardt: 53
Vern Stephens: K/C

Bot 5

Al Rosen: 43
Larry Doby: 8
Dale Mitchell: FLE5#
Dale Mitchell: K/C

Top 6

Clyde Vollmer: 3
Ken Wood: W
Walt Dropo: 7
Gus Niarhos: 13

Bot 6

Luke Easter: 6
Bob Kennedy: S7
Jim Hegan: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Mickey McDermott: 2/FL
Johnny Pesky: W
Billy Goodman: S7.1-2
Don Lenhardt: 9
Vern Stephens: 63

Bot 7

Bob Lemon: K/C
Bobby Avila: 8
Ray Boone: 63

Top 8

Clyde Vollmer: 5/FL
Ken Wood: 9
Walt Dropo: 63

Bot 8

Al Rosen: S8
Larry Doby: K/C
Dale Mitchell: S8.1-2
Luke Easter: 7
Bob Kennedy: 8

Top 9

Gus Niarhos: K/C
Mickey McDermott: S7
Johnny Pesky: S7.1-2
Billy Goodman: S9.2-H;1-3
Don Lenhardt: 3/FL
Vern Stephens: W.1-2
Clyde Vollmer: 543

Bot 9

Jim Hegan: 43
Jim Fridley: 43
Bobby Avila: 13

Notes & reviews

Light rain fell during game

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