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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1951-09-12 · Day game · Fenway Park · 10 innings · Att: 8143 · 2:19

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Bill Wight earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5

W: Bill Wight L: Ted Gray SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Lipon	3	0	1	0	2	0
Don Kolloway	3	1	0	0	2	0
George Kell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Wertz	4	0	0	1	1	0
Johnny Groth	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Souchock	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Priddy	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Swift	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Gray	4	0	0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	0	2	0	0	2
Johnny Pesky	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Williams	2	0	0	0	3	1
Clyde Vollmer	4	1	0	1	1	2
Billy Goodman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Walt Dropo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Fred Hatfield	4	0	0	0	0	0
Les Moss	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Wight	4	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Gray	9.2	5	6	7

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Wight	10.0	4	6	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Lipon: 43
Don Kolloway: E6/TH
George Kell: D7/7L.1-3
Vic Wertz: 7/L7D.3-H(UR)
Johnny Groth: 3/FL

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: 9
Johnny Pesky: 7
Ted Williams: K

Top 2

Bud Souchock: 7
Jerry Priddy: 63
Bob Swift: W
Ted Gray: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Clyde Vollmer: W
Billy Goodman: S8.1-3
Walt Dropo: WP.3-H;1-2
Walt Dropo: K
Fred Hatfield: 1(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 3

Johnny Lipon: 4/L
Don Kolloway: 4
George Kell: 53

Bot 3

Les Moss: 5E3
Bill Wight: 16(1)/BG/FO
Dom DiMaggio: S7.1-2
Johnny Pesky: 7
Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Clyde Vollmer: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Vic Wertz: 43
Johnny Groth: 7
Bud Souchock: 6

Bot 4

Billy Goodman: 8
Walt Dropo: S4
Fred Hatfield: 13.1-2
Les Moss: IW
Bill Wight: 43

Top 5

Jerry Priddy: S8
Bob Swift: 36(1)/FO
Ted Gray: K/C
Johnny Lipon: W.1-2
Don Kolloway: W.2-3;1-2
George Kell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Dom DiMaggio: S7
Johnny Pesky: 46(1)/FO
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Clyde Vollmer: K/C
Billy Goodman: 31

Top 6

Vic Wertz: W
Johnny Groth: 7
Bud Souchock: 8
Jerry Priddy: 3/G

Bot 6

Walt Dropo: 7/L
Fred Hatfield: 9
Les Moss: 53

Top 7

Bob Swift: 8
Ted Gray: K/C
Johnny Lipon: S8
Don Kolloway: W.1-2
George Kell: 5(2)/G/FO

Bot 7

Bill Wight: 6/L
Dom DiMaggio: K
Johnny Pesky: 3/G

Top 8

Vic Wertz: 8
Johnny Groth: 8
Bud Souchock: S4
Jerry Priddy: 8/L

Bot 8

Ted Williams: 6/L
Clyde Vollmer: K
Billy Goodman: W
Walt Dropo: 9

Top 9

Bob Swift: 5/P
Ted Gray: 43
Johnny Lipon: W
Don Kolloway: 7

Bot 9

Fred Hatfield: 3/G
Les Moss: 7
Bill Wight: K/C

Top 10

George Kell: 53
Vic Wertz: 43
Johnny Groth: E6
Bud Souchock: 64(1)/FO

Bot 10

Dom DiMaggio: K
Johnny Pesky: T9
Ted Williams: W
Clyde Vollmer: 7.3-H