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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1952-09-11 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 3550 · 90°F · 2:16
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Dave Madison earned the win and Billy Hoeft picked up the save. Walt Dropo went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
W: Dave Madison L: Al Benton SV: Billy Hoeft
Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Faye Throneberry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Stephens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Hoot Evers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Del Wilber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Lepcio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Milt Bolling | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Gernert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey McDermott | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Zarilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clyde Vollmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dom DiMaggio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Groth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harvey Kuenn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Tuttle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bud Souchock | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Lund | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Batts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Federoff | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Virgil Trucks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Hatfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cliff Mapes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Delsing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey McDermott | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Trucks | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Madison | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Hoeft | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Faye Throneberry: 31
- Gene Stephens: 4
- Hoot Evers: 7/L
Bot 1
- Johnny Groth: 63
- Harvey Kuenn: 8
- Bill Tuttle: 4
Top 2
- Del Wilber: 8
- Billy Goodman: 3/G
- Ted Lepcio: S8.BX2(84)
Bot 2
- Walt Dropo: 43
- Bud Souchock: 63
- Don Lund: S
- Matt Batts: 8
Top 3
- Milt Bolling: S
- Dick Gernert: S.1-3
- Mickey McDermott: 43.3-H;1-2
- Faye Throneberry: 6
- Gene Stephens: K
Bot 3
- Al Federoff: S
- Virgil Trucks: 16(1)/FO
- Johnny Groth: S.1-2#
- Harvey Kuenn: S.2-H;1-3
- Bill Tuttle: 143.3-H;1-2
- Walt Dropo: 1/L
Top 4
- Hoot Evers: 5/FL
- Del Wilber: 13
- Billy Goodman: S
- Ted Lepcio: SB2
- Ted Lepcio: 8
Bot 4
- Bud Souchock: K
- Don Lund: K
- Matt Batts: E5/TH
- Al Federoff: S.1-2#
- Virgil Trucks: 9
Top 5
- Milt Bolling: 63
- Dick Gernert: 7/7D
- Mickey McDermott: E3
- Faye Throneberry: S.1-2#
- Gene Stephens: K
Bot 5
- Johnny Groth: 8
- Harvey Kuenn: 6E3
- Bill Tuttle: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Hoot Evers: K
- Del Wilber: 63
- Billy Goodman: 8
Bot 6
- Walt Dropo: HR/7D
- Bud Souchock: S
- Don Lund: 8/F.1X2(3E6)
- Matt Batts: 7
- Al Federoff: 9
Top 7
- Ted Lepcio: 63
- Milt Bolling: 7
- Dick Gernert: 53
Bot 7
- Virgil Trucks: S
- Johnny Groth: S.1-2
- Harvey Kuenn: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Bill Tuttle: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Mickey McDermott: E4
- Faye Throneberry: S.1-2#
- Gene Stephens: S.2-H(UR);1-2
- Hoot Evers: 1/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
- Al Zarilla: IW
- Billy Goodman: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3(E8)
- Ted Lepcio: K+PO3(2515)/DP
Bot 8
- Walt Dropo: HR/7D
- Fred Hatfield: W
- Cliff Mapes: K/C
- Matt Batts: S9.1-2
- Al Federoff: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Jim Delsing: S8.3-H;1-2#
- Johnny Groth: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Milt Bolling: W
- Dick Gernert: 8
- Clyde Vollmer: 64(1)/FO
- Dom DiMaggio: 64(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Bud Souchock trapped off 1B
- missed squeeze