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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1951-05-05 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 13322 · 3:07
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 8–7. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 6th. Ray Herbert earned the win. Walt Dropo went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
W: Ray Herbert L: Harry Taylor SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Jim Duffy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Boudreau | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vern Stephens | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Buddy Rosar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Scarborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Pesky | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Guerra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jerry Priddy | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Kryhoski | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Mullin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Groth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Ginsberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Johnny Lipon | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Hutchinson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hoot Evers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Herbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Scarborough | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
 Willard Nixon | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Masterson | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mickey McDermott | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Evans | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Taylor | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hutchinson | 8.0 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Herbert | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: S8
- Billy Goodman: 7
- Ted Williams: PO1(13)
- Ted Williams: S3
- Lou Boudreau: 43
Bot 1
- Jerry Priddy: HR/7
- Dick Kryhoski: 31
- George Kell: 7
- Vic Wertz: 9
Top 2
- Vern Stephens: 9
- Walt Dropo: 4
- Bobby Doerr: K
Bot 2
- Pat Mullin: S7
- Johnny Groth: 54(1)3/GDP
- Joe Ginsberg: K
Top 3
- Buddy Rosar: S7
- Ray Scarborough: 34/SH.1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: D7.2-H
- Billy Goodman: 8
- Ted Williams: D7.2-H
- Lou Boudreau: 9
Bot 3
- Johnny Lipon: S5
- Fred Hutchinson: 9
- Jerry Priddy: 43.1-2
- Dick Kryhoski: 31
Top 4
- Vern Stephens: S7
- Walt Dropo: W.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: S8.1-2;2-H
- Buddy Rosar: 6
- Ray Scarborough: 5(2)3/GDP
Bot 4
- George Kell: 8
- Vic Wertz: 7
- Pat Mullin: 5
Top 5
- Dom DiMaggio: 63
- Billy Goodman: 3/G
- Ted Williams: 53
Bot 5
- Johnny Groth: W
- Joe Ginsberg: K
- Johnny Lipon: S9.1-2
- Fred Hutchinson: S9.1-3;2-H;BX2(963)
- Jerry Priddy: 43
Top 6
- Lou Boudreau: 63
- Vern Stephens: 7
- Walt Dropo: S7
- Bobby Doerr: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Dick Kryhoski: HP
- George Kell: 3/G.1-2
- Vic Wertz: S8.2-H
- Pat Mullin: W.1-2
- Johnny Groth: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Joe Ginsberg: S7.1-2;3-H
- Johnny Lipon: S8.1-2;2-H
- Fred Hutchinson: S8.1-2;2-H
- Jerry Priddy: 43
Top 7
- Buddy Rosar: S7
- Tom Wright: K
- Dom DiMaggio: 7
- Billy Goodman: 13
Bot 7
- Dick Kryhoski: 7
- George Kell: 7
- Vic Wertz: 13
Top 8
- Ted Williams: 7
- Lou Boudreau: 7
- Vern Stephens: S5
- Walt Dropo: HR/7.1-H
- Bobby Doerr: 63
Bot 8
- Pat Mullin: E6
- Johnny Groth: HP.1-2
- Joe Ginsberg: W.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Lipon: K
- Fred Hutchinson: 3(B)5(3)/GDP
Top 9
- Johnny Pesky: S9
- Charlie Maxwell: S9.1-3
- Dom DiMaggio: 7.3-H
- Billy Goodman: 64(1)/FO
- Ted Williams: 8
Bot 9
- Jerry Priddy: 63
- Dick Kryhoski: S8.B-2(E8)
- George Kell: 53
- Vic Wertz: W
- Pat Mullin: 43
Top 10
- Lou Boudreau: S9
- Vern Stephens: D8.1-3
- Walt Dropo: W
- Bobby Doerr: K
- Mike Guerra: K
- Harry Taylor: 3/G
Bot 10
- Hoot Evers: 63
- Joe Ginsberg: 9
- Johnny Lipon: S5
- Ray Herbert: K
Top 11
- Dom DiMaggio: 63
- Billy Goodman: W
- Ted Williams: 3
- Lou Boudreau: D9.1-H
- Vern Stephens: WP.2-3
- Vern Stephens: W
- Walt Dropo: W.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 43
Bot 11
- Jerry Priddy: E4
- Dick Kryhoski: D9.1-3
- George Kell: 7.3-H(UR);2-H(E6/TH)(UR)
Notes & reviews
- Johnny Groth struck on wrist