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St. Louis Browns @ Washington Senators

1951-06-21 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 4492 · 2:14

Washington Senators defeated St. Louis Browns 9–2. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 1st. Don Johnson earned the win. Irv Noren went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6
WS1	2	1	2	0	2	0	2	0		9	13

W: Don Johnson L: Jim Suchecki SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Art Passarella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Bero	3	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Lehner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Coleman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sherm Lollar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Arft	2	2	2	0	2	0
Ken Wood	4	0	0	1	0	1
Fred Marsh	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Young	3	0	2	1	1	0
Jim Suchecki	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Berardino	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Batts	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gil Coan	5	1	1	0	0	0
Cass Michaels	5	1	1	0	0	0
Irv Noren	3	3	2	2	1	0
Mickey Vernon	4	1	1	2	0	1
Mike McCormick	3	2	2	1	1	0
Eddie Yost	4	0	2	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	1	3	2	0	0
Gene Verble	4	0	1	1	0	1
Don Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	2

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Suchecki	2.1	6	0	2
Bill Kennedy	3.2	4	2	1
Bob Mahoney	2.0	3	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Johnson	9.0	6	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Bero: 43
Paul Lehner: 9
Ray Coleman: S9
Sherm Lollar: 7

Bot 1

Gil Coan: S9
Cass Michaels: 8
Irv Noren: HR/9.1-H
Mickey Vernon: K
Mike McCormick: 63

Top 2

Hank Arft: W
Ken Wood: 9
Fred Marsh: S7.1-2
Bobby Young: S7.1-2;2-H
Jim Suchecki: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Johnny Bero: W
Paul Lehner: 7

Bot 2

Eddie Yost: 53
Clyde Kluttz: S8
Gene Verble: T9.1-H
Don Johnson: K/C
Gil Coan: 13

Top 3

Ray Coleman: 9
Sherm Lollar: 53
Hank Arft: W
Ken Wood: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Cass Michaels: S7
Irv Noren: 4
Mickey Vernon: HR/9.1-H
Mike McCormick: S8
Eddie Yost: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Fred Marsh: 53
Bobby Young: S3/BG
Bill Kennedy: PB.1-2
Bill Kennedy: 13
Johnny Bero: 5

Bot 4

Clyde Kluttz: S8
Gene Verble: 64(1)/FO
Don Johnson: 54/SH.1-2
Gil Coan: 3

Top 5

Paul Lehner: 3
Ray Coleman: 8
Sherm Lollar: 8

Bot 5

Cass Michaels: 3/G
Irv Noren: W
Mickey Vernon: SB2
Mickey Vernon: 8
Mike McCormick: W
Eddie Yost: S7.1-2;2-H
Clyde Kluttz: S7.1-2;2-H
Gene Verble: 2/FL

Top 6

Hank Arft: S8
Ken Wood: K
Fred Marsh: 1(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 6

Don Johnson: K
Gil Coan: 7
Cass Michaels: 9

Top 7

Bobby Young: 5/FL
Johnny Berardino: K
Johnny Bero: 3

Bot 7

Irv Noren: D9
Mickey Vernon: 3/G.2-3
Mike McCormick: S9.3-H
Eddie Yost: D7.1-3
Clyde Kluttz: 53.2-3;3-H
Gene Verble: K

Top 8

Paul Lehner: 43
Ray Coleman: 43
Sherm Lollar: 8

Bot 8

Don Johnson: 4/L
Gil Coan: 63
Cass Michaels: 43

Top 9

Hank Arft: T9
Ken Wood: 7/L.3-H
Fred Marsh: K/C
Bobby Young: W
Matt Batts: 64(1)/FO