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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 9, 1951 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Morrie Martin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Jim Duffy 3B: Bill Grieve |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Billy Hitchcock | Second Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
| Lou Limmer | First Baseman |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| Morrie Martin | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1951
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. McDermott
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. McDermott
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. McDermott
Zernial hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Martin
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards third. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Martin
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Martin
Williams hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Martin
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. McDermott
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. McDermott
Suder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. McDermott
Limmer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Martin
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Martin
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Martin
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Martin
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDermott vs. Martin
McDermott hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. McDermott
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. McDermott
Martin bunts towards the mound. McDermott juggles the ball. That's an error on McDermott. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. McDermott
Joost bunts towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. Tipton moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Philley vs. McDermott
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to home to get Tipton. Martin moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Philley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. McDermott
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Martin
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Martin
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Martin
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Martin
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Pesky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Martin
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. McDermott
Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. McDermott
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens can't make a play. That's a base hit. Hitchcock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Limmer vs. McDermott
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. McDermott
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Limmer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. McDermott
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. McDermott
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Martin
Dropo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Martin
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Martin
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. McDermott
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. McDermott
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Martin
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Martin
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Martin
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. McDermott
Hitchcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. McDermott
Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. McDermott
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of McDermott's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. McDermott
Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Martin
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Martin
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Martin
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. McDermott
Joe Astroth pinch hits for Morrie Martin.
Astroth hits a line drive towards third. Stephens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. McDermott
Joost is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. McDermott
Philley takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. McDermott
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Shantz
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Shantz
Rosar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. McDermott
Hitchcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. McDermott
Suder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. McDermott
Limmer takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to third. Limmer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shantz vs. Wight
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to third for the out. Suder scores. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Wight
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tipton scores. Shantz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Philley vs. Masterson
Walt Masterson now pitching.
Philley bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Shantz scores. Joost moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Masterson
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Masterson
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Shantz
Les Moss pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shantz
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Shantz
Pesky hits a line drive into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Stobbs
Suder takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Limmer vs. Stobbs
Limmer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Stobbs
Tipton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shantz vs. Stobbs
Shantz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shantz
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Shantz
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Shantz
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Shantz
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Shantz
Vollmer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching. Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Buddy Rosar.
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1951, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 2 0 1 1 DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 0 0
Philley D, cf 3 0 0 1 Pesky J, ss 4 1 1 0
Clark A, rf 5 0 1 1 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 1
Zernial G, lf 5 0 0 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 1 2 1
Hitchcock B, 2b 5 2 3 1 Goodman B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Suder P, 3b 3 1 2 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Limmer L, 1b 4 0 0 1 Vollmer C, rf 2 1 1 3
Tipton J, c 3 1 1 0 Rosar B, c 3 0 1 0
Martin M, p 1 1 0 0 Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
Astroth J, ph 1 0 0 0 McDermott M, p 2 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 2 1 0 1 Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
Scheib C, p 0 0 0 0 Masterson W, p 0 0 0 0
Moss L, ph 1 0 0 0
Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 6 32 5 7 5
Philadelphia 001 100 040 -- 6
Boston 101 000 003 -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Martin M 6.0 5 2 2 2 0
Shantz B (W) 2.2 2 3 3 1 2
Scheib C (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott M (L)* 7.0 6 5 4 5 4
Wight B 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Masterson W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Stobbs C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- McDermott M, DiMaggio D
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 12, Boston 3
2B -- Stephens V 2
HR -- Williams T, Hitchcock B, Vollmer C
SH -- Martin M, Joost E, Philley D
HBP -- by McDermott M (Joost E)
T -- 2:43
A -- 0
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