BOXSCORE: 1952 Boston-AL Red Sox At 1952 Philadelphia-AL Athletics  7/24/1952

  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Hatfield 3B       4  0  2  0 .285     B.Avila 2B          4  2  2  0 .196  
  J.Busby RF          3  0  0  0 .246     B.Cox SS            4  4  3  1 .251  
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  0  0 .267     G.Hodges 1B         5  3  3  2 .253  
  G.Zernial LF        3  0  0  0 .226     H.Sauer LF          5  2  2  3 .265  
F-J.Groth PH          1  0  0  0 .234   D-S.Mele LF           0  0  0  0 .136  
  C.Courtney C        4  1  1  0 .234     H.Thompson RF       3  1  3  2 .287  
  T.Brown 2B          3  1  2  0 .266     W.Jones 3B          4  1  0  0 .285  
G-B.Del Greco PH      1  0  0  0 .229     J.Dyck CF           2  0  0  1 .178  
  D.Philley CF        3  0  1  0 .241   B-J.Logan PH          1  0  1  1 .251  
  C.Carrasquel SS     2  0  1  1 .190   E-J.Piersall CF       0  0  0  0 .341  
  W.Masterson P       1  0  0  0 .000     S.White C           4  0  1  1 .243  
  J.Presko P          1  0  0  0 .100   C-J.Hegan PH,C        1  0  0  0 .262  
A-D.Groat SS          2  0  0  0 .277     B.Lemon P           4  0  2  0 .211  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  1                 Totals      37 13 17 11

A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Presko In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dyck In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For White In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sauer In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Logan In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Zernial In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Brown In 9th Inning

Red Sox......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
Athletics....... 2 0 4  2 0 4  0 1    - 13 17  1

Red Sox (27-52)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Presko LOSS(3-5)        3       8   6   6   2   3   0  71   3.58  A1 B9
W.Masterson               5       9   7   7   3   2   1 101  12.60  C1
Totals                    8      17  13  13   5   5   1

Athletics (47-40)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Lemon WIN(12-7)         9       7   2   0   0   5   0 117   2.75  A1
Totals                    9       7   2   0   0   5   0

ATTENDANCE- 13,135 DATE- Saturday, July 24th 1952 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 4  Athletics: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Athletics: 1
ERRORS- T.Brown, H.Sauer
DOUBLES- T.Brown(8th), B.Avila(7th), B.Cox(4th)
TRIPLES- H.Thompson(4th), J.Logan(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Hodges(23rd)
RBIs- C.Carrasquel(8th), B.Cox(24th), G.Hodges-2(54th), H.Sauer-3(56th),
      H.Thompson-2(33rd), J.Dyck(19th), J.Logan(23rd), S.White(34th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Avila(9th), B.Cox(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Busby
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Thompson, J.Dyck
WALKS- B.Avila, B.Cox, H.Thompson, W.Jones, J.Dyck
STRIKE OUTS- G.Zernial-2, W.Masterson, J.Presko, D.Groat, G.Hodges, W.Jones-2,
             S.White, J.Hegan
GIDP- J.Busby, B.Cox
WILD PITCHES- W.Masterson-2
2-out RBI- H.Thompson, C.Carrasquel, J.Logan
RLISP 2-out- J.Presko, G.Zernial, B.Lemon, W.Jones, D.Groat, G.Hodges, J.Hegan
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 8  Athletics: 7 for 15
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Clint Courtney blocked the plate, saving a run!

Gil Hodges connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI and Bob Lemon pitched a
complete game as the Philadelphia-AL Athletics crushed the Boston-AL Red Sox
13 to 2.

Philadelphia-AL took the lead for keeps in the 3rd inning as they scored 4
runs on 5 base hits.  That was all the runs Lemon(12-7) needed.
Philadelphia-AL totaled 17 hits on the afternoon.  

Joe Presko(3-5) was given the loss.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 8 hits
and 2 walks in 3 innings.  With this win, Philadelphia-AL has a 47-40 record.
They have been 5-5 lately.  Boston-AL has a record of 27-52, worst in the
league after the loss.

SCORESHEET: 1952 Boston-AL Red Sox at 1952 Philadelphia-AL Athletics
F.Hatfie-A1  A1:G/63    *3*:Si     C1:L/4     *8*:Si
                                              
                                              
J.Busby-A1   A2:F/8     B2:Sac/54  C2:L/4     D2:G-DP/6
                        >12                   43>1o
                                              
E.Waitku-A1  A3:F/7     B3:G/31>2  *6*:G/31   D3:F/7
                        3                     
                                              
G.Zernia-A1  *2*:P/6    B4:K       C4:K       *9*:G/53
J.Groth-D4                                    
                                              
C.Courtn-A1  A5:Si      *4*:F/9    C5:L/4     D5:F/8
                                              
                                              
T.Brown-A1   A6:Si>12   B6:F/9     *7*:Do     D6:G/31
B.Del Gr-D6                                   
                                              
D.Phille-A1  A7:F/9     B7:Si      C7:P/3
                                   
                                   
C.Carras-A1  A8:Si+E/7  B8:L/5     C8:K
W.Master-B9  >2# 1#                
                                   
J.Presko-A1  A9:K       *5*:K      C9:P/6
D.Groat-B9                         
                                   

B.Avila-A1   A1:Si      *3*:Do     *4*:G/43   D1:G/63    E1:W>12 b
                                                         1
                                                         
B.Cox-A1     A2:SB>12   B2:Si>2#   C2:W>b1    *6*:Do     E2:G-DP/3
             Si>23                                       63>23 1o
                                                         
G.Hodges-A1  A3:SB>12   B3:Si+E/4  C3:HR>1#   D3:Si>23   E3:G/43
             K          >1#        b#                    
                                                         
H.Sauer-A1   A4:G/43>3  B4:Si>3#   C4:L/6     D4:Si>3#   *8*:G/53
S.Mele-E9    # 23                             13         
                                                         
H.Thomps-A1  A5:Si>3#   B5:W>12 b  C5:Tr      D5:SF/7>3  E5:Si
                        1                     #          
                                                         
W.Jones-A1   A6:K       B6:K       C6:P/5     D6:W>12 b  E6:L/4
                                              1          
                                                         
J.Dyck-A1    *2*:G/43   B7:W>23 1  *5*:F/7    D7:NOTE    E7:Tr>1#
J.Logan-E7              2 b1                             
J.Piersa-E9                                              
S.White-A1   A8:G/53    B8:Si>3#   C8:F/8     D8:K       E8:K
J.Hegan-E8              2o 12                            
                                                         
B.Lemon-A1   A9:F/9     B9:F/9     C9:Si      *7*:Si