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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1951-08-01 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 4854 Β· 2:10

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 5–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Willard Nixon earned the win and Ellis Kinder picked up the save. Vern Stephens went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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SLA00010000013
BOS20000021510

W: Willard Nixon   L: Duane Pillette   SV: Ellis Kinder

Umpires β€” HP: Hank Soar Β· 1B: Bill McKinley Β· 2B: Bill McGowan Β· 3B: Jim Honochick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bobby Young411001
Jim Delsing400001
Jack Maguire400001
Cliff Mapes401100
Ben Taylor300001
Sherm Lollar300001
Fred Marsh300000
Bill Jennings301000
Duane Pillette200001
Ken Wood000010

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dom DiMaggio512000
Johnny Pesky501200
Ted Williams311120
Vern Stephens412200
Bobby Doerr201020
Billy Goodman300010
Clyde Vollmer411000
Buddy Rosar301000
Willard Nixon301001
Walt Dropo100001

St. Louis Browns β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Duane Pillette7.0751
Jim Suchecki1.0301

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Willard Nixon7.0205
Walt Masterson1.0111
Ellis Kinder1.0000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bobby Young: 6
  • Jim Delsing: 7
  • Jack Maguire: 4

Bot 1

  • Dom DiMaggio: 53
  • Johnny Pesky: 43
  • Ted Williams: HR/9
  • Vern Stephens: HR/7
  • Bobby Doerr: D7
  • Billy Goodman: W
  • Clyde Vollmer: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

  • Cliff Mapes: 53
  • Ben Taylor: 13
  • Sherm Lollar: 7

Bot 2

  • Buddy Rosar: 8
  • Willard Nixon: S9
  • Dom DiMaggio: 53.1-2
  • Johnny Pesky: 13

Top 3

  • Fred Marsh: 63
  • Bill Jennings: 6
  • Duane Pillette: K

Bot 3

  • Ted Williams: 6
  • Vern Stephens: 3
  • Bobby Doerr: W
  • Billy Goodman: 7

Top 4

  • Bobby Young: S3
  • Jim Delsing: 5
  • Jack Maguire: K
  • Cliff Mapes: D7.1-H
  • Ben Taylor: 6

Bot 4

  • Clyde Vollmer: 3
  • Buddy Rosar: 63
  • Willard Nixon: K

Top 5

  • Sherm Lollar: 5
  • Fred Marsh: 13
  • Bill Jennings: 4

Bot 5

  • Dom DiMaggio: 9
  • Johnny Pesky: 9
  • Ted Williams: W
  • Vern Stephens: 7

Top 6

  • Duane Pillette: 7
  • Bobby Young: K/C
  • Jim Delsing: K/C

Bot 6

  • Bobby Doerr: 53
  • Billy Goodman: 8
  • Clyde Vollmer: 53

Top 7

  • Jack Maguire: 53
  • Cliff Mapes: 53
  • Ben Taylor: K

Bot 7

  • Buddy Rosar: S8
  • Willard Nixon: 46(1)/FO
  • Dom DiMaggio: S7.1-2
  • Johnny Pesky: WP.1-2;2-3
  • Johnny Pesky: 9.3-H;2-3
  • Ted Williams: W
  • Vern Stephens: WP.1-2
  • Vern Stephens: S1.2-3;3-H
  • Bobby Doerr: W.1-2
  • Billy Goodman: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

  • Sherm Lollar: K
  • Fred Marsh: 8
  • Bill Jennings: D7
  • Ken Wood: W
  • Bobby Young: 8

Bot 8

  • Clyde Vollmer: S7
  • Buddy Rosar: 24/SH.1-2
  • Walt Dropo: K
  • Dom DiMaggio: S9.2-3
  • Johnny Pesky: S9.1-2;3-H
  • Ted Williams: 13

Top 9

  • Jim Delsing: 13
  • Jack Maguire: 2
  • Cliff Mapes: 5