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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 4, 1950 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Kuzava |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 21,424 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Bud Stewart | Right Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Sam Dente | Shortstop |
| Mickey Grasso | Catcher |
| Bob Kuzava | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 1950
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kuzava
DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards left. Coan settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Coan. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Kuzava
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards second. Michaels picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Michaels. DiMaggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kuzava
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kuzava fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Kuzava
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Kuzava
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Kuzava
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Nixon
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren hits a line drive to right field. Zarilla throws towards Stephens. Stephens fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stephens. Coan goes all the way around to score. Noren moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon hits a line drive towards the mound. Nixon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Nixon
Stewart is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Kuzava
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kuzava
Batts hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kuzava
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Nixon
Michaels 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, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Nixon
Dente hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Nixon
Grasso strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kuzava
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kuzava
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kuzava
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Kuzava
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Kuzava
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuzava vs. Nixon
Kuzava is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Nixon
Coan hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Kuzava
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Kuzava
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Kuzava
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Nixon
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Nixon
There goes Stewart. The throw from Batts and he is out, Stephens applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Nixon
Michaels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kuzava
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kuzava
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pesky vs. Kuzava
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kuzava
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Yost. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kuzava
Goodman bunts towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Kuzava
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Pesky scores. Goodman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Kuzava
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Nixon
Dente hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. Nixon
Grasso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuzava vs. Nixon
Kuzava bunts towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Nixon
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grasso moves to third. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grasso scores. Yost scores. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Nixon
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Kuzava
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Kuzava
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Kuzava
There's a wild pitch. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Batts vs. Kuzava
Batts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Kuzava
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Nixon
Stewart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Nixon
Michaels bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Nixon
Dente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Nixon
Grasso hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuzava vs. Nixon
Kuzava hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stewart scores. There goes Dente trying to get to second. Goodman throws the ball in to Stephens who relays the ball to Doerr who tags Dente for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kuzava
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kuzava
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kuzava
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Kuzava
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kuzava fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Nixon
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. McDermott
Sam Mele pinch hits for Bud Stewart.
Mele takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kuzava
Sam Mele now playing right field.
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Kuzava
Doerr hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Kuzava
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Kuzava
Batts is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. McDermott
Dente 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 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grasso vs. McDermott
Grasso hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuzava vs. McDermott
Kuzava is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kuzava
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Mickey McDermott.
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kuzava
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kuzava
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kuzava
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Kuzava
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1950, game 2 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 5 2 1 0 Yost E, 3b 2 2 2 0
Pesky J, 3b 4 1 4 1 Coan G, lf 4 1 1 0
Goodman B, lf 3 0 3 0 Noren I, cf 4 0 3 2
Stephens V, ss 5 0 0 1 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 0 1
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stewart B, rf 2 1 1 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Mele S, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
Zarilla A, rf 4 0 0 0 Michaels C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Batts M, c 4 0 0 0 Dente S, ss 3 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 3 0 0 0 Grasso M, c 4 1 1 0
McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0 Kuzava B, p 3 0 1 1
Vollmer C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 2 29 5 9 4
Boston 100 020 000 -- 3
Washington 100 021 10x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (L) 6.1 9 5 4 4 5
McDermott M 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Kuzava B (W) 9.0 9 3 1 3 6
E -- Coan G, Michaels C, Stephens V, Yost E 2
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Washington 7
3B -- DiMaggio D
CS -- Stewart B
SH -- Goodman B, Kuzava B, Michaels C
WP -- Kuzava B
T -- 2:12
A -- 21424
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