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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 4, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 4, 1951 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Taylor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,513 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Duffy 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Harry Taylor | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 4, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Newhouser
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Taylor
There goes Kryhoski. The throw from Guerra and he is safe. Kryhoski steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Taylor
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Taylor
Wertz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Newhouser
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Taylor
Mullin 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Taylor
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Taylor
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Newhouser
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Newhouser
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Taylor
Newhouser 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Taylor
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Newhouser
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Taylor
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Taylor
Mullin 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Taylor
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Taylor
Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mullin. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Newhouser
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Newhouser
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Newhouser
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Taylor
Newhouser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski 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. Priddy moves to third. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Taylor
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Taylor
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to home to get Priddy. Kryhoski moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mullin vs. Taylor
Mullin hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Newhouser
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a popup towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Taylor
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Taylor
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newhouser vs. Taylor
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg moves to third. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Priddy reaches second base with a double. Ginsberg scores. Lipon scores. Newhouser goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. Priddy scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Kell hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Kinder
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Wertz reaches third base with a triple. Kryhoski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mullin vs. Kinder
Mullin hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Newhouser
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kinder
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Kinder
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Kinder
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newhouser vs. Kinder
Newhouser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ginsberg scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Kinder
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Newhouser moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kryhoski vs. Kinder
Kryhoski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. Newhouser scores. Priddy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with McDermott covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Newhouser
Guerra hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Newhouser
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McDermott
Wertz hits a line drive into right field. Goodman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Goodman. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. McDermott
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. McDermott
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. McDermott
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. McDermott
Lipon hits a popup in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Newhouser
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first, with Newhouser covering, for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Newhouser
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Newhouser
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1951 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 0 Priddy J, 2b 5 2 2 3
Goodman B, rf 3 1 0 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 1 4 3
Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 5 0 2 1
Stephens V, 3b 4 2 2 2 Mullin P, lf 5 0 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 1 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 1 1 2 Ginsberg J, c 5 2 3 0
Guerra M, c 3 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 4 1 0 0
Taylor H, p 2 0 0 0 Newhouser H, p 3 2 2 1
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
McDermott M, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 5 4 38 8 14 8
Boston 000 020 002 -- 4
Detroit 000 005 30x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor H (L) 5.1 8 5 5 5 0
Kinder E 1.1 5 3 3 0 0
McDermott M 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (W) 9.0 5 4 4 2 2
E -- Lipon J, DiMaggio D, Goodman B
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 2, Detroit 12
2B -- Kryhoski D 3, Stephens V, Priddy J, Ginsberg J
3B -- Wertz V
HR -- Doerr B, Stephens V
SB -- Kryhoski D
T -- 2:10
A -- 5513
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