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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 18, 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 18, 1951 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 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 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Taylor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,415 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Bill McGowan |
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 |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Harry Taylor | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Woodling | 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 |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 18, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lopat
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Taylor
Woodling 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Taylor
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Taylor
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Taylor
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Lopat
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lopat
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lopat
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Taylor
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Taylor
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Taylor
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopat vs. Taylor
Lopat 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Lopat
Batts 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lopat
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Taylor
Woodling 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Taylor
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Taylor
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman 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: 1--
Williams vs. Lopat
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Lopat
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Taylor
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Taylor
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Taylor
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lopat
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lopat
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Taylor
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Taylor
Lopat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Taylor
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman scores. Lopat moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Taylor
Rizzuto bunts towards first. Dropo juggles the ball. That's an error on Dropo. Lopat moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Taylor
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopat scores. Woodling scores. Rizzuto moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Taylor
DiMaggio 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Taylor
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Taylor
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rizzuto scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Lopat
Batts 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lopat
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Taylor
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Taylor
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Taylor
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lopat
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Lopat
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Lopat
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Lopat
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Lopat
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Taylor
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Taylor
Mantle bunts towards third. Stephens throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Mantle is out. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Taylor
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Taylor
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Lopat
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Matt Batts.
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Lopat
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Harry Taylor.
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Kinder
Buddy Rosar now catching. Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kinder
Joe Collins pinch runs for Johnny Mize.
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Kinder fields it and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Kinder
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopat vs. Kinder
Lopat hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kinder
Woodling 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, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lopat
Joe Collins now playing first base.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Lopat
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lopat
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1951 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 5 1 1 1
Goodman B, rf 4 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 4 1 1 0 Mantle M, rf 2 0 1 2
Stephens V, 3b 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 0 Collins J, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Batts M, c 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Pesky J, ph 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Rosar B, c 0 0 0 0 Lopat E, p 4 2 2 2
Taylor H, p 2 0 0 0
Vollmer C, ph 0 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
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29 1 2 1 32 6 10 6
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
New York 000 040 02x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor H (L) 7.0 8 4 3 2 1
Kinder E 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (W) 9.0 2 1 1 3 6
E -- Dropo W
LOB -- Boston 4, New York 7
HR -- Lopat E
SH -- Rizzuto P, Mantle M, Johnson B
T -- 2:09
A -- 15415
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