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SEPTEMBER
1952
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1952 | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
5, New York Giants
1 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Chicago Cubs
4 at Forbes Field | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
9, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Cleveland Indians
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Washington Senators
8 at Griffith Stadium | | | Washington Senators
4, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, Washington's Mike
Fornieles makes his ML debut and pitches a one-hit,
5-0 shutout against the A's.
Yankee hurlers Tom Gorman and Ewell Blackwell
shut the Red Sox out 5-0 and 40 in a doubleheader.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1952 | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Detroit Tigers
5 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Detroit Tigers
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
4, Boston Red Sox
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Dick Littlefield of the Browns 2-hits the White
Sox, but loses 1-0.
Harry Byrd of the Philadelphia Athletics one-hits
the Yankees 3-0.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Boston Braves
5 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Chicago Cubs
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
1, St. Louis Browns
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
11, Cleveland Indians
8 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, New York Yankees
0 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
9, Boston Red Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1952 | | Boston Braves
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
8, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Detroit Tigers
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
12, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Boston Red Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Raul Sanchez of the Senators pitches a 2-0 whitewash
against the Red Sox in the first start of his
career.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1952 | | Boston Braves
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, New York Yankees
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
2, Boston Red Sox
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Sid Gordon of the Braves goes 5-for-8 in the first
game of a doubleheader that goes 17 innings, as Boston
loses 7-6 to Philadelphia.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1952 | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Boston Braves
6 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Braves
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
10, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
8, St. Louis Browns
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees' Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives
the Yanks a 5-1 win at Washington. He has now
homered in each one of the 15 ML parks, including
Sportsman's Park in St. Louis while in each league.
OF Don Grate of Chattanooga sets a record for
a long toss of a baseball in Chattanooga's Engel Stadium,
with a throw of just one inch better than 434 feet,
breaking a 42-year-old mark set by Larry LeJeune on
October 3, 1908. Grate will improve his own record
to 443 feet 31Ž2 inches on August 23, 1953.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1952 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
12, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
3, St. Louis Browns
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
An umpire ejects Giants P Larry Jansen for throwing
a beanball. Giants manager Leo Durocher is also suspended
and fined $100. Jansen is fined just $25
because of his "excellent conduct record." Brooklyn
splits the doubleheader, winning the opener 10-2
and losing the nightcap 3-2. The Dodger lead
stays at 5 games.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Cardinals Stan Musial gets his 2,000th hit, off
Curt Simmons, as the Cardinals lose 4-2.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1952 | | Boston Braves
1, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
11, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Washington Senators
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Washington Senators
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, New York Yankees
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1952 | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Boston Braves
5 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Chicago Cubs
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Chicago Cubs
2 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Washington Senators
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Boston Red Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 | | Chicago Cubs
11, Brooklyn Dodgers
7 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1952 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
16, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, New York Giants
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | New York Yankees
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Boston Red Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Washington Senators
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
OF Frank Carswell of the Buffalo Bisons wins the International
League batting title with a .344 average. He also
leads the league in HRs with 30 and has 101 RBI.
Warren Spahn strikes out 6 Pirates in a row
en route to an 8-0 win in Boston.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1952 | | Boston Braves
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Yankees
6, Chicago White Sox
5 at Comiskey Park I | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
11, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Enos Slaughter of the Cardinals walks twice in the
5th inning. Teammate Stan Musial chips in with a HR
and a double in the inning, as St. Louis scores 11
runs against Dave Koslo. The Giants pitcher loses
the game 14-4, his first loss to St. Louis
after 13 straight victories since June 11, 1950.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1952 | | Boston Braves
1, Chicago Cubs
0 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
14, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
7, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
10, St. Louis Browns
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In a Cold War move, the Russians decry the American
game of baseball by citing their own game of "lapka"
as being the progenitor of baseball. They call American
players "slaves." The State Department links the Soviet
claim as the founders of baseball as part of its "Hate
America" campaign.
The Braves play their last game in Boston's
Braves Field before moving to Milwaukee, losing to
Brooklyn's Joe Black 8-2. The Dodgers clinch
a tie for the pennant. The crowd of 8,822 is the Braves'
2nd largest of the season.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
12, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Boston Red Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Washington Senators
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Joe Gordon, former All-Star 2B for the Yankees and
Indians and now manager of Sacramento (PCL), inserts
himself as a pinch hitter in each game of a twin bill
with Los Angeles and homers on both occasions. The
first one is a grand slam that wins the game
4-1.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1952 | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Boston Braves
6 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
9, New York Giants
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Washington Senators
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Detroit Tigers
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
11, St. Louis Browns
7 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1952 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
2, Chicago Cubs
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Washington Senators
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
12, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
10, Boston Red Sox
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
1, New York Giants
0 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
2, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Boston Red Sox
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
1, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, New York Giants
2 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
11, Detroit Tigers
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
2, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
9, Chicago White Sox
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Chicago White Sox
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
10, Boston Red Sox
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, New York Giants
2 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1952 | | Cleveland Indians
6, Detroit Tigers
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
1, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
10, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Washington Senators
3 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1952 | | Philadelphia Phillies
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
7 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
11, Boston Braves
8 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
8, Boston Braves
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
8, Boston Red Sox
6 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Chicago White Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Hal Newhouser of the Tigers wins his 200th game. It
is his last win for Detroit, who will release him
in early 1953.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1952 | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Yanks clinch their 4th straight pennant, an 11-inning
5-2 win at Philadelphia behind Ed Lopat and Johnny
Sain.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1952 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Boston Braves
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
8, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
10, Chicago Cubs
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
3, Washington Senators
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
5, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Braves Ed Mathews hits 3 HRs as Boston breaks
a 10-game loss streak and beats Brooklyn 11-3.
Virgil Jester wins, his last in the majors and the
last victory for the Boston Braves franchise.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1952 | | Boston Braves
11, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
3, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
8, St. Louis Browns
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
11, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Braves play a 12-inning, 5-5 tie in Brooklyn
in their last game as the Boston Braves. The Dodger
pitching staff sets a NL record for most strikeouts
in a season with 773 when Jim Hughes fans Sid Gordon
in the 12th.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1952 | | Boston Braves
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
12, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, New York Yankees
4 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Phils Robin Roberts wins his 28th game, the most
in the league since 1935, a 7-4 win over New
York. It is Roberts's 30th complete game.
Stan Musial makes his only ML pitching appearance.
With his 6th batting title wrapped up, he takes the
mound against the Cubs Frank Baumholtz, the runner-up
in the batting race. Baumholtz, batting righthanded,
reaches base on an error, and Harvey Haddix relieves
Musial. The Cubs win 3-0 behind Paul Minner.
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