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Boston Red Sox @ 
Philadelphia Athletics
1951-08-16 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3055 · 93°F, sunny · 2:08
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 10–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 7th. Bobby Shantz earned the win. Gus Zernial went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| PHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
W: Bobby Shantz L: Ray Scarborough SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Pesky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Hoderlein | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clyde Vollmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Rosar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ray Scarborough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Les Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Joost | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elmer Valo | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Philley | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Majeski | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Limmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Pete Suder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Tipton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Shantz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Scarborough | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Harry Taylor | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Willard Nixon | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: S5
- Johnny Pesky: 2/FL
- Ted Williams: 43.1-2
- Mel Hoderlein: 53
Bot 1
- Eddie Joost: S7
- Elmer Valo: S9.1-2#
- Dave Philley: W.2-3;1-2
- Gus Zernial: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Hank Majeski: 5/FL
- Lou Limmer: S8.3-H;2-H
- Pete Suder: 8
Top 2
- Billy Goodman: S8
- Walt Dropo: 54(1)3/GDP
- Clyde Vollmer: 53
Bot 2
- Joe Tipton: S7
- Bobby Shantz: 14/SH.1-2
- Eddie Joost: 9
- Elmer Valo: 43
Top 3
- Buddy Rosar: 53
- Ray Scarborough: K/C
- Dom DiMaggio: S
- Johnny Pesky: 8
Bot 3
- Dave Philley: 7
- Gus Zernial: W
- Hank Majeski: 8
- Lou Limmer: K
Top 4
- Ted Williams: 3/L
- Mel Hoderlein: 63
- Billy Goodman: 63
Bot 4
- Pete Suder: 53
- Joe Tipton: 2/FL
- Bobby Shantz: S8
- Eddie Joost: K
Top 5
- Walt Dropo: E5
- Clyde Vollmer: 54(1)3/GDP
- Buddy Rosar: W
- Ray Scarborough: 13
Bot 5
- Elmer Valo: 6
- Dave Philley: S9
- Gus Zernial: K/C
- Hank Majeski: D/89XD.1-H
- Lou Limmer: 3/G
Top 6
- Dom DiMaggio: W
- Johnny Pesky: 8
- Ted Williams: S9.1-3
- Mel Hoderlein: 8
- Billy Goodman: 8
Bot 6
- Pete Suder: 5
- Joe Tipton: 8/L
- Bobby Shantz: 9
Top 7
- Walt Dropo: W
- Clyde Vollmer: HR/7D.1-H
- Buddy Rosar: 43
- Les Moss: W
- Dom DiMaggio: 8
- Johnny Pesky: 9
Bot 7
- Eddie Joost: 3
- Elmer Valo: W
- Dave Philley: S8.1-3
- Gus Zernial: S7.3-H;1-2
- Hank Majeski: D8/F.2-H;1-3
- Lou Limmer: IW
- Pete Suder: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2#
- Joe Tipton: W.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Shantz: 12(3)3(B)/GDP
Top 8
- Ted Williams: 3
- Mel Hoderlein: S1
- Billy Goodman: 5
- Walt Dropo: 2
Bot 8
- Eddie Joost: 8
- Elmer Valo: D7
- Dave Philley: 3
- Gus Zernial: HR/7.2-H
- Hank Majeski: S7
- Lou Limmer: 46(1)/FO
Top 9
- Clyde Vollmer: 2
- Buddy Rosar: 9
- Charlie Maxwell: K/C
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Mel Hoderlein
- onto the roof