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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1952-04-15 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 25869 · 2:18

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 3–0. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Mel Parnell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mel Parnell L: Bob Porterfield SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Art Passarella · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Larry Napp · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Pesky	4	1	1	0	1	0
Ted Williams	3	1	1	0	1	0
Walt Dropo	4	0	2	2	0	1
Faye Throneberry	4	0	0	1	0	2
Jim Piersall	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mel Parnell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Lepcio	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gus Niarhos	2	0	0	0	1	1
Don Lenhardt	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	3	0	1	0
Gil Coan	4	0	0	2
Irv Noren	3	0	1	0
Sam Mele	4	0	0	0
Cass Michaels	3	1	1	0
Mickey Vernon	3	1	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	1	0	0
Tom Upton	1	0	1	0
Bob Porterfield	1	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Parnell	9.0	3	6	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Porterfield	8.0	5	5	4
Bobo Newsom	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: 13
Johnny Pesky: 63
Ted Williams: W
Walt Dropo: K

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 43
Gil Coan: K
Irv Noren: W
Sam Mele: 43

Top 2

Faye Throneberry: K/C
Jim Piersall: W
Mel Parnell: 13.1-2
Ted Lepcio: K

Bot 2

Cass Michaels: S8
Mickey Vernon: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Clyde Kluttz: 63

Top 3

Gus Niarhos: W
Dom DiMaggio: 6(1)3/GDP
Johnny Pesky: 9/F

Bot 3

Tom Upton: W
Bob Porterfield: 34/SH.1-2
Eddie Yost: 5/L
Gil Coan: 8/F

Top 4

Ted Williams: 8/F
Walt Dropo: S6
Faye Throneberry: 54(1)/FO
Jim Piersall: D8.1-3
Mel Parnell: 5/FL

Bot 4

Irv Noren: 43
Sam Mele: 3/G
Cass Michaels: W
Mickey Vernon: 4/P

Top 5

Ted Lepcio: 8/L
Gus Niarhos: 7/F
Dom DiMaggio: 13

Bot 5

Clyde Kluttz: S7
Tom Upton: 14/SH.1-2
Bob Porterfield: 4(B)6(2)/P/DP

Top 6

Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: E4/TH.1-2;B-1
Walt Dropo: D7.2-H;1-H(UR)
Faye Throneberry: K
Jim Piersall: 8/F
Mel Parnell: 63

Bot 6

Eddie Yost: W
Gil Coan: K
Irv Noren: 3/FL
Sam Mele: 13

Top 7

Ted Lepcio: S7
Gus Niarhos: SB2
Gus Niarhos: 13/SH.2-3
Dom DiMaggio: FLE2#
Dom DiMaggio: 63
Johnny Pesky: 2/FL

Bot 7

Cass Michaels: 13
Mickey Vernon: D7
Clyde Kluttz: 9/L
Tom Upton: 8/F

Top 8

Ted Williams: T/89
Walt Dropo: 2/FL
Faye Throneberry: 8/F.3-H
Jim Piersall: E9/F.B-3
Mel Parnell: W
Ted Lepcio: 7/F

Bot 8

Pete Runnels: W
Eddie Yost: 9/L
Gil Coan: 46(1)/FO
Irv Noren: 3/G

Top 9

Gus Niarhos: K/C
Dom DiMaggio: K
Johnny Pesky: S8
Don Lenhardt: 4/P

Bot 9

Sam Mele: 9/F
Cass Michaels: 43
Mickey Vernon: W
Clyde Kluttz: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Faye Throneberry
Debut game for Ted Lepcio

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