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Cleveland Guardians @ Washington Senators

1951-09-13 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 15219 · 2:07

Washington Senators defeated Cleveland Indians 1–0. Bob Porterfield earned the win. Mickey Vernon went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
WS1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	10

W: Bob Porterfield L: Bob Lemon SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Cal Hubbard · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dale Mitchell	4	0	0	0
Bobby Avila	4	1	0	0
Larry Doby	2	0	2	1
Al Rosen	4	0	0	3
Luke Easter	3	1	1	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	0	0
Ray Boone	2	0	1	0
Jim Hegan	2	1	0	0
Bob Lemon	2	0	0	1
Harry Simpson	1	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gil Coan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Irv Noren	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	3	0	3	1	1	0
Pete Runnels	3	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Campos	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cass Michaels	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Grasso	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Porterfield	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Lemon	8.0	10	2	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Porterfield	9.0	3	4	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dale Mitchell: 43
Bobby Avila: 43
Larry Doby: K/C

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 53
Gil Coan: 43
Irv Noren: S7
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-3
Pete Runnels: W.1-2
Frank Campos: 43

Top 2

Al Rosen: 7
Luke Easter: W
Barney McCosky: PO1(13)
Barney McCosky: 8

Bot 2

Cass Michaels: 43
Mickey Grasso: S7
Bob Porterfield: K/BF
Eddie Yost: S7.1-2
Gil Coan: 43

Top 3

Ray Boone: W
Jim Hegan: S5/BG.1-2
Bob Lemon: 24/SH.1-2;2-3
Dale Mitchell: FC4.3XH(42)
Bobby Avila: 4

Bot 3

Irv Noren: E4.B-2
Mickey Vernon: S7.2-H(UR)
Pete Runnels: 16(1)3/GDP
Frank Campos: 8

Top 4

Larry Doby: W
Al Rosen: K
Luke Easter: 7
Barney McCosky: 4

Bot 4

Cass Michaels: 43
Mickey Grasso: 53
Bob Porterfield: 9

Top 5

Ray Boone: 7
Jim Hegan: E5
Bob Lemon: CS2(26)
Bob Lemon: K/C

Bot 5

Eddie Yost: 4
Gil Coan: 5/FL
Irv Noren: 43

Top 6

Dale Mitchell: 43
Bobby Avila: S7
Larry Doby: 5/L
Al Rosen: K

Bot 6

Mickey Vernon: S8
Pete Runnels: 2/FL
Frank Campos: S7.1-2
Cass Michaels: K
Mickey Grasso: 13

Top 7

Luke Easter: 43
Barney McCosky: 53
Ray Boone: 8

Bot 7

Bob Porterfield: 53
Eddie Yost: K/C
Gil Coan: S8
Irv Noren: S8.1XH(842)

Top 8

Harry Simpson: K/C
Bob Lemon: 13
Dale Mitchell: 8

Bot 8

Mickey Vernon: W
Pete Runnels: CS2(26)
Pete Runnels: 43
Frank Campos: S9
Cass Michaels: 53

Top 9

Bobby Avila: 13
Larry Doby: W
Al Rosen: K
Luke Easter: S8.1-3
Barney McCosky: 8