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Lineups and Summary
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 19, 1951
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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 August 19, 1951 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 19, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 15,984 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Hank Soar 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Sam Mele | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Dan Porter | Right Fielder |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 19, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Porterfield
Pesky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Pesky reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Porterfield
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Porterfield
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Pesky scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Haynes
Joe Haynes now pitching.
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vollmer vs. Haynes
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Haynes
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Haynes
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. Vollmer scores. Hatfield moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stobbs vs. Haynes
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hatfield scores. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Haynes
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Stobbs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pesky vs. Haynes
Pesky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Stobbs
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Stobbs
Coan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Stobbs
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Stobbs
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haynes
Williams 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, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Haynes
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Haynes
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Stobbs
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Stobbs
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Stobbs
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerra vs. Stobbs
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Haynes
Vollmer hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Haynes
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mele who is chasing the ball. Hatfield reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Haynes
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Haynes
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haynes vs. Stobbs
Haynes hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Stobbs
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Stobbs
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Stobbs
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haynes
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haynes
Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haynes
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Stobbs
Mele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Stobbs
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Mele goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Stobbs
Michaels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Michaels reaches second base with a double. Vernon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Stobbs
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerra vs. Stobbs
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haynes vs. Stobbs
Haynes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Stobbs
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Haynes
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Haynes
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Haynes
Vollmer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Haynes
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Haynes
Robinson 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Stobbs
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Stobbs
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Scarborough
Ray Scarborough now pitching.
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Scarborough
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coan scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Scarborough
Michaels strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarborough vs. Haynes
Scarborough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Haynes
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Haynes
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Guerra and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haynes
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haynes
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Haynes
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Scarborough
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Scarborough
Guerra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Scarborough
Sherry Robertson pinch hits for Joe Haynes.
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Ferrick
Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Ferrick
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Ferrick
Hatfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Scarborough
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Scarborough
Coan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Scarborough
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ferrick
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarborough vs. Ferrick
Scarborough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ferrick
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Scarborough
Mele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Scarborough
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Scarborough
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Scarborough
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Ferrick
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ferrick
Williams 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, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ferrick
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Scarborough
Guerra hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Scarborough
Sam Dente pinch hits for Tom Ferrick.
Dente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Scarborough
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1951 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 0 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Pesky J, ss 4 2 1 0 Coan G, lf 4 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 4 2 1 2 Runnels P, ss 3 0 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 5 0 1 2 Mele S, cf 3 1 1 0
Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 1 2 2
Vollmer C, rf 4 1 0 1 Michaels C, 2b 4 0 1 1
Hatfield F, 3b 3 2 2 0 Porter D, rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson A, c 4 0 1 1 Guerra M, c 4 0 1 0
Stobbs C, p 2 0 1 1 Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0
Scarborough R, p 2 0 1 0 Haynes J, p 2 0 0 0
Robertson S, ph 1 0 0 0
Ferrick T, p 0 0 0 0
Dente S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 9 7 34 3 7 3
Boston 501 002 000 -- 8
Washington 000 210 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C* 4.0 6 3 3 3 2
Scarborough R (W) 5.0 1 0 0 0 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L)+ 0.0 2 4 3 2 0
Haynes J 6.0 7 4 3 3 3
Ferrick T 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Runnels P
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Washington 7
2B -- Pesky J, Vernon M, Michaels C
3B -- Hatfield F
HR -- Williams T
CS -- DiMaggio D
T -- 2:48
A -- 15984
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