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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 25, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 25, 1951 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holcombe |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 21,009 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Duffy |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Ray Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Bud Sheely | Catcher |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Ken Holcombe | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 25, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Holcombe
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Holcombe
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Holcombe
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nixon
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Nixon
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Holcombe
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Holcombe
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Holcombe
Vollmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nixon
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Nixon
Zarilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Nixon
Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Nixon
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Holcombe
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Holcombe
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Holcombe
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Holcombe
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Holcombe
Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Holcombe
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Nixon
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holcombe vs. Nixon
Holcombe bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Nixon
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Nixon
There's a wild pitch. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Nixon
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Nixon
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zarilla vs. Nixon
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coleman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Nixon
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Holcombe
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Holcombe
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Holcombe covering, for the out. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Holcombe
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Holcombe
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Nixon
Sheely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Nixon
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. Sheely moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holcombe vs. Nixon
Holcombe bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Sheely moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Nixon
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Nixon
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Minoso for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Holcombe
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Holcombe
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Holcombe
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Holcombe
Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Holcombe
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first, with Holcombe covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nixon
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Nixon
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Nixon
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheely vs. Nixon
Sheely hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Vollmer chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. Dropo fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Dropo. Robinson scores. Zarilla goes all the way around to score. Sheely moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carrasquel vs. Nixon
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky misplays the ball. That's an error on Pesky. Sheely scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holcombe vs. Masterson
Walt Masterson now pitching.
Holcombe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Masterson
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Holcombe
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Holcombe
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Holcombe
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Masterson
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Masterson
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Masterson
There goes Minoso. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Pesky applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Masterson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Holcombe
Hatfield hits a popup towards third. Minoso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Holcombe
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masterson vs. Holcombe
Masterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Holcombe
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Carrasquel fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Masterson
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Masterson
Busby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Masterson
There goes Busby. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Pesky applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Masterson
Sheely hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Holcombe
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Holcombe
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Holcombe
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Holcombe
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Minoso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Masterson
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holcombe vs. Masterson
Holcombe strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Masterson
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Masterson
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Holcombe
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Holcombe
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Holcombe
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to third. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Holcombe
Vern Stephens pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Holcombe
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Vollmer scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Holcombe
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1951 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 1 Fox N, 2b 4 1 2 1
Pesky J, ss 3 0 0 0 Coleman R, lf 5 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 4 0 0 0 Minoso M, 3b 3 0 1 1
Dropo W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 2 1 0 0
Goodman B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Zarilla A, rf 3 1 1 1
Vollmer C, rf 4 1 1 0 Busby J, cf 4 0 1 0
Hatfield F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sheely B, c 4 1 2 1
Robinson A, c 4 1 3 1 Carrasquel C, ss 3 1 1 0
Nixon W, p 2 0 0 0 Holcombe K, p 3 0 0 0
Masterson W, p 1 0 1 0
Stephens V, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 2 6 2 31 6 9 4
Boston 001 000 001 -- 2
Chicago 003 030 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (L) 4.1 7 6 4 5 1
Masterson W 3.2 2 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holcombe K (W) 9.0 6 2 2 7 1
E -- Dropo W, Pesky J
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Chicago 8
2B -- Sheely B
HR -- Robinson A
CS -- Minoso M, Busby J
SH -- Holcombe K
WP -- Nixon W
T -- 2:13
A -- 21009
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