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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 17, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 17, 1951 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Raschi |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 44,860 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Bill Wight | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Jensen | Left Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Vic Raschi | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 17, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
DiMaggio bunts towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio catches it and throws to first to double up DiMaggio. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Raschi
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raschi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Wight
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Raschi
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Raschi
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Raschi
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Wight
Mize hits a popup in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wight
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Raschi
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Raschi
Wight strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wight
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raschi vs. Wight
Raschi bunts in front of the plate. Rosar fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Wight
Jensen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Raschi
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Raschi
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Raschi
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wight
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Raschi
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Raschi
Rosar hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Raschi
Wight strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wight
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Wight
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Johnson trying to get to third. Goodman throws the ball in to Stephens, who tags Johnson for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raschi vs. Wight
Raschi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Raschi
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Raschi
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Wight
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jensen moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kinder
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Raschi
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Raschi
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Raschi
Rosar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Raschi
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raschi vs. McDermott
Raschi strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McDermott
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau misplays the ball. That's an error on Boudreau. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. McDermott
McDermott fires to first and picks off Jensen. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
Joe Collins now playing first base.
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Raschi
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. McDermott
Rizzuto 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, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McDermott
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McDermott
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Raschi
Dropo hits a popup beyond short. Rizzuto can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Raschi
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Raschi
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1951 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 2 0 Jensen J, lf 4 2 2 2
Goodman B, rf 3 0 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 1 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 0 1 0 Mantle M, rf 4 1 1 1
Stephens V, 3b 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 1
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Berra Y, c 2 0 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 1 0 Collins J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Rosar B, c 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Wight B, p 2 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 3 1 2 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Raschi V, p 2 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0
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30 0 6 0 27 5 7 5
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 002 003 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wight B (L)* 5.0 7 5 5 2 1
Kinder E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
McDermott M 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi V (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 6
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
E -- Boudreau L
DP -- Boston 2, New York 3
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 2
2B -- Jensen J
HR -- Jensen J
SH -- Raschi V, Rizzuto P
T -- 2:12
A -- 44860
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