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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1952-04-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · 10 innings · 1:57

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 4–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 9th. Robin Roberts earned the win. Smoky Burgess went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
BSN	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
PHI	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	11

W: Robin Roberts L: Lew Burdette SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Reed	5	1	2	0	0	0
Sam Jethroe	4	1	1	1	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	2	1	0	0
Walker Cooper	3	0	0	0	1	1
Eddie Mathews	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Cusick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vern Bickford	4	0	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Granny Hamner	5	0	3	1	0	0
Richie Ashburn	5	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Jones	5	1	1	0	0	0
Del Ennis	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jackie Mayo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	3	0	0	0
Smoky Burgess	3	2	1	2	1	0
Robin Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	9.0	9	1	3
Lew Burdette	0.2	2	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	10.0	8	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Reed: S8.B-3(E8)
Sam Jethroe: 9/F.3-H
Earl Torgeson: D8
Sid Gordon: 9/F.2-3
Willard Marshall: S9.3-H
Walker Cooper: W.1-2
Eddie Mathews: 7

Bot 1

Granny Hamner: D9
Richie Ashburn: 2/FL
Willie Jones: 8
Del Ennis: 63

Top 2

Jack Cusick: 9
Vern Bickford: K
Billy Reed: 63

Bot 2

Jackie Mayo: 8
Connie Ryan: 63
Eddie Waitkus: 43

Top 3

Sam Jethroe: D/89
Earl Torgeson: 7
Sid Gordon: SB3/FINT.2-H
Sid Gordon: 63
Willard Marshall: 7

Bot 3

Smoky Burgess: 31
Robin Roberts: K
Granny Hamner: S
Richie Ashburn: S.1-2#
Willie Jones: 63

Top 4

Walker Cooper: K
Eddie Mathews: 8
Jack Cusick: 9

Bot 4

Del Ennis: 9
Jackie Mayo: 31
Connie Ryan: 3

Top 5

Vern Bickford: 9
Billy Reed: 5/FL
Sam Jethroe: 31

Bot 5

Eddie Waitkus: D
Smoky Burgess: W
Robin Roberts: 43/G/DP.2XH(362);1-2
Granny Hamner: S.2-H
Richie Ashburn: 63

Top 6

Earl Torgeson: 9/9D
Sid Gordon: 3/FL
Willard Marshall: S
Walker Cooper: 5/FL

Bot 6

Willie Jones: 8
Del Ennis: 6/L
Jackie Mayo: S
Connie Ryan: 43

Top 7

Eddie Mathews: 8
Jack Cusick: S
Vern Bickford: CS2(26)
Vern Bickford: 5

Bot 7

Eddie Waitkus: S
Smoky Burgess: 7
Robin Roberts: 6
Granny Hamner: 9

Top 8

Billy Reed: S
Sam Jethroe: 9
Earl Torgeson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Richie Ashburn: K
Willie Jones: 63
Del Ennis: 4

Top 9

Sid Gordon: 4
Willard Marshall: 8
Walker Cooper: 53

Bot 9

Jackie Mayo: K
Connie Ryan: 63
Eddie Waitkus: S7
Smoky Burgess: HR/9.1-H
Robin Roberts: 8

Top 10

Eddie Mathews: K
Jack Cusick: 63
Vern Bickford: D9
Billy Reed: 8/L

Bot 10

Granny Hamner: 63
Richie Ashburn: 63
Willie Jones: S8
Del Ennis: T9/9D.1-H

Notes & reviews

Sam Jethroe kicked the ball out of Willie Jones' glove when he slid into 3B; the ball rolled to the wall where it was picked up by a fan; fan interference was called

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