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1951-09-17 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 8709 Β· 2:13
Boston Red Sox defeated Chicago White Sox 12β5. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 5th. Ray Scarborough earned the win. Clyde Vollmer went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
W: Ray Scarborough L: Howie Judson SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Bill McKinley Β· 1B: Charlie Berry Β· 2B: Bill McGowan Β· 3B: Joe Paparella Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nellie Fox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Al Zarilla | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Minnie Minoso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Eddie Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Don Lenhardt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Ray Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bud Sheely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joe DeMaestri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Floyd Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chico Carrasquel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Gumpert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bud Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dom DiMaggio | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Johnny Pesky | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Williams | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Clyde Vollmer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Goodman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Walt Dropo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fred Hatfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Buddy Rosar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ray Scarborough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Howie Judson | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Randy Gumpert | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Scarborough | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nellie Fox: W
- Al Zarilla: K
- Minnie Minoso: W.1-2
- Eddie Robinson: K
- Don Lenhardt: 4(1)/G/FO
Bot 1
- Dom DiMaggio: W
- Johnny Pesky: HP.1-2
- Ted Williams: S.2-H;1-3
- Clyde Vollmer: 54(1)/FO.3-H
- Billy Goodman: S.1-2
- Walt Dropo: W.2-3;1-2
- Fred Hatfield: T9.3-H;2-H;1XH(94262)
- Buddy Rosar: IW
- Ray Scarborough: 4
Top 2
- Ray Coleman: 9
- Bud Sheely: 9
- Joe DeMaestri: 4
Bot 2
- Dom DiMaggio: W
- Johnny Pesky: S/BR.1X2(4)
- Ted Williams: S8.1-3
- Clyde Vollmer: 7
- Billy Goodman: 3/G
Top 3
- Luis Aloma: K
- Nellie Fox: 9/FL
- Al Zarilla: S
- Minnie Minoso: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Walt Dropo: 63
- Fred Hatfield: K
- Buddy Rosar: 4/F
Top 4
- Eddie Robinson: 8
- Don Lenhardt: 5
- Ray Coleman: 9
Bot 4
- Ray Scarborough: S
- Dom DiMaggio: S.1-3
- Johnny Pesky: 9.1-2(TH)
- Ted Williams: IW
- Clyde Vollmer: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Billy Goodman: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Walt Dropo: 53
Top 5
- Bud Sheely: W
- Rocky Nelson: 9
- Floyd Baker: 7
- Nellie Fox: 3/L
Bot 5
- Fred Hatfield: W
- Buddy Rosar: SB2
- Buddy Rosar: WP.2-3
- Buddy Rosar: 8.3-H
- Ray Scarborough: W
- Dom DiMaggio: W.1-2
- Johnny Pesky: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Ted Williams: D7/7D.3-H;1-3
- Clyde Vollmer: HR/7D.3-H;2-H
- Billy Goodman: 8/L
Top 6
- Al Zarilla: 8
- Minnie Minoso: S7
- Eddie Robinson: S9.1-3
- Don Lenhardt: W.1-2
- Ray Coleman: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Bob Boyd: 7
Bot 6
- Walt Dropo: 2/FL
- Fred Hatfield: 6/L
- Buddy Rosar: 6
Top 7
- Chico Carrasquel: 63
- Randy Gumpert: S8
- Nellie Fox: HP.1-2
- Al Zarilla: 3/FL
- Minnie Minoso: HP.2-3;1-2
- Phil Masi: 9
Bot 7
- Ray Scarborough: 6
- Dom DiMaggio: 8
- Johnny Pesky: 5/FL
Top 8
- Don Lenhardt: S7
- Ray Coleman: 36(1)/FO
- Bob Boyd: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 8
- Ted Williams: HR/9D
- Clyde Vollmer: S
- Billy Goodman: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
- Walt Dropo: S
- Fred Hatfield: 8
Top 9
- Chico Carrasquel: D
- Bud Stewart: S.2-3
- Nellie Fox: S.3-H;1-3
- Al Zarilla: K
- Minnie Minoso: 54(1)/FO.3-H
- Phil Masi: S8.1-2
- Don Lenhardt: HR/7D.2-H;1-H
- Ray Coleman: 8
Notes & reviews
- triple probably wrong according to the rules
- Walt Dropo fell down between 3B and HP






















