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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 21, 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 July 21, 1951 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 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 | July 21, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Scarborough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 14,509 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Ray Scarborough | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Neil Berry | Shortstop |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 21, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers throws the ball in to Priddy who tags Pesky, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Scarborough
Berry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Scarborough
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: ---
Kryhoski vs. Scarborough
Kryhoski 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Trucks
There's a wild pitch. Doerr moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Trucks
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarborough vs. Trucks
Scarborough hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Scarborough
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Scarborough
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Scarborough
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Scarborough
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Priddy vs. Scarborough
Priddy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trucks vs. Scarborough
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Scarborough
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Scarborough
Kell 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 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Scarborough
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Scarborough
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Berry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Scarborough
Ginsberg 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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Vollmer reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Trucks
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scarborough vs. Trucks
Scarborough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Scarborough
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Scarborough
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarborough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Scarborough
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Trucks
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Scarborough
Trucks hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Scarborough
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Scarborough
There goes Berry. The throw from Evans and he is safe. Berry steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Scarborough
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Scarborough
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarborough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Trucks
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Scarborough
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Scarborough
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Scarborough
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarborough vs. Trucks
Scarborough strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Trout
Boudreau hits a fly ball towards right. Wertz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wertz. DiMaggio scores. Pesky scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards second. Priddy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Scarborough
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Scarborough
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boudreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Scarborough
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Scarborough
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boudreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. White
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. White
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scarborough vs. White
Scarborough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Scarborough
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Scarborough
Kryhoski 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, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Scarborough
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. White
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. White
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Scarborough
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Scarborough
Groth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Scarborough
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Scarborough
Priddy 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1951 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 0 0 Berry N, ss 4 1 2 0
Pesky J, ss 4 1 2 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau L, 3b 4 0 0 1 Wertz V, rf 3 1 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Ginsberg J, c 3 0 0 0
Goodman B, 1b 3 2 2 0 Groth J, cf 4 1 2 1
Vollmer C, rf 4 1 3 4 Evers H, lf 4 0 0 0
Evans A, c 4 0 0 0 Priddy J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Scarborough R, p 4 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0
Trout D, p 0 0 0 0
Souchock B, ph 1 0 1 0
White H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 5 33 3 7 3
Boston 030 100 200 -- 6
Detroit 011 000 001 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Scarborough R (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 6.1 7 6 5 4 1
Trout D 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
White H 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Berry N, Wertz V
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 5
2B -- Wertz V, Goodman B, Vollmer C
HR -- Vollmer C, Groth J
SB -- Berry N
WP -- Trucks V
T -- 2:01
A -- 14509
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