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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 2, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 2, 1951 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,388 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Tom Wright | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 2, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Parnell
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Parnell
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Parnell
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Lemon
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Lemon
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Lemon
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Parnell
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Doby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Parnell
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Parnell
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Lemon
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Lemon
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DiMaggio for the out. Parnell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Parnell
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Parnell
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Parnell
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lemon
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Lemon
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Lemon
Batts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Lemon
Parnell hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Parnell
Lou Klein pinch hits for Bob Lemon.
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Parnell
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Parnell
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Parnell
Rosen hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Brissie
Lou Brissie now pitching.
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brissie
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Brissie
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Brissie
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Parnell
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Parnell
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Parnell
There's a wild pitch. Doby moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brissie vs. Parnell
Brissie hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Doby scores. Boone scores. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Parnell
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Brissie
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Brissie
Batts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Brissie
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Mel Parnell.
Dropo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Dropo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Brissie
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Simpson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Kinder
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Kinder
Doby hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Kinder
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky juggles the ball. That's an error on Pesky. Simpson moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Kinder
Boone hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau catches it and throws to second to double up Rosen. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Brissie
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Brissie
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Brissie
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pesky moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Brissie
Boudreau hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Brissie
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Brissie
Doerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Kinder
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Kinder
Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kinder
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Brissie
Batts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Brissie
Vern Stephens pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Stephens hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brissie
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1951 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 0 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 0 0 0
Pesky J, 3b 2 1 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Goodman B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 0 4 0
Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 3 1 1 3 Doby L, cf 3 2 1 0
Wright T, rf 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 4 1 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Boone R, ss 4 1 1 0
Batts M, c 4 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 1 1
Parnell M, p 2 0 1 0 Lemon B, p 1 0 0 0
Dropo W, ph 1 0 1 0 Klein L, ph 1 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Brissie L, p 2 0 1 2
Stephens V, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 33 4 10 4
Boston 000 000 030 -- 3
Cleveland 020 002 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (L) 6.0 9 4 4 3 2
Kinder E 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 5.0 3 0 0 2 0
Brissie L (S) 4.0 2 3 3 3 2
E -- Williams T, Pesky J
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 9
2B -- Kennedy B, Hegan J, Dropo W, Simpson H
HR -- Boudreau L
WP -- Lemon B, Parnell M
T -- 2:14
A -- 11388
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