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August 9, 1951

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 8 0
Red Sox 2 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 8 0
Red Sox 2 5 2

Ted Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .326
OBP .333 .483
At Bats 3 365
Hits 1 119
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 23
Walks 0 111
RBI’s 1 95

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 0
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Fenway Park - August 9, 1951
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Strikeout
Bobby Shantz
Joe Tipton
Lou Limmer
Billy Hitchcock
Pete Suder
Eddie Joost
Gus Zernial
Dave Philley
Allie Clark
Ted Williams
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Williams strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Shantz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Tipton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Limmer strikes out.
Top 9 Suder takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to second.
Top 9 Chuck Stobbs now pitching. Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Pesky hits a line drive into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Les Moss pinch hits for Walt Masterson. Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walt Masterson now pitching. Philley bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Shantz scores. Joost moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tipton scores. Shantz moves to third.
Top 8 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to third for the out. Suder scores. Tipton moves to second.
Top 8 Bill Wight now pitching. Tipton takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to third. Limmer moves to second.
Top 8 Limmer takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to second.
Top 8 Suder takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hitchcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Rosar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vollmer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. Joost moves to third.
Top 7 Philley takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second.
Top 7 Joost is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Joe Astroth pinch hits for Morrie Martin. Astroth hits a line drive towards third. Stephens reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 6 Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of McDermott's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hitchcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Zernial strikes out.
Top 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Vollmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dropo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Martin is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Limmer moves to third.
Top 4 Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. Hitchcock scores.
Top 4 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens can't make a play. That's a base hit. Hitchcock moves to third.
Top 4 Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Hitchcock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Pesky goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Philley moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to home to get Tipton. Martin moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Joost bunts towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. Tipton moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Top 3 Martin bunts towards the mound. McDermott juggles the ball. That's an error on McDermott. Tipton moves to second.
Top 3 Tipton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McDermott hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Vollmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Limmer is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Suder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a line drive towards third. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zernial hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clark hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Philley strikes out.
Top 1 Joost takes first base on ball four.