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Boston Red Sox @ 
Philadelphia Athletics
1951-09-07 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:28
Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–5. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 4th. Ellis Kinder earned the win. Lou Boudreau went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| PHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
W: Ellis Kinder L: Joe Coleman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: Joe Paparella · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Pesky | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clyde Vollmer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Lou Boudreau | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Rosar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bill Wight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ellis Kinder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Joost | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ferris Fain | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Allie Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Billy Hitchcock | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Philley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pete Suder | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Tipton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Morrie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Klein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elmer Valo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wight | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Ellis Kinder | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrie Martin | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Coleman | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
 Carl Scheib | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: K
- Johnny Pesky: 5
- Ted Williams: S8
- Bobby Doerr: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Eddie Joost: S8
- Ferris Fain: S9.1-3
- Allie Clark: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
- Gus Zernial: W
- Billy Hitchcock: D9.1XH(9452)
Top 2
- Billy Goodman: 13
- Clyde Vollmer: K
- Lou Boudreau: 9
Bot 2
- Dave Philley: D
- Pete Suder: 13/SH.2-3
- Joe Tipton: W
- Morrie Martin: 3/FL
- Eddie Joost: S8.3-H;1-2
- Ferris Fain: 3/G
Top 3
- Buddy Rosar: 8
- Bill Wight: 63
- Dom DiMaggio: 9
Bot 3
- Allie Clark: 5
- Gus Zernial: K
- Billy Hitchcock: S8
- Dave Philley: 8/78
Top 4
- Johnny Pesky: S7
- Ted Williams: 9
- Walt Dropo: W.1-2
- Billy Goodman: E1.2-3;1-2
- Clyde Vollmer: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Lou Boudreau: S8.3-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
- Buddy Rosar: W
- Bill Wight: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
- Dom DiMaggio: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
- Johnny Pesky: 143
Bot 4
- Pete Suder: S6
- Joe Tipton: W.1-2
- Lou Klein: 7
- Eddie Joost: 8
- Ferris Fain: 341
Top 5
- Ted Williams: W
- Walt Dropo: 64(1)/FO
- Billy Goodman: 5/FL
- Clyde Vollmer: S7/78.1-2
- Lou Boudreau: 6/L
Bot 5
- Allie Clark: W
- Gus Zernial: W.1-2
- Billy Hitchcock: W.2-3;1-2
- Dave Philley: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Pete Suder: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Joe Tipton: CS2(243)#
- Joe Tipton: D7.3-H
- Joe Coleman: K
Top 6
- Buddy Rosar: K
- Ellis Kinder: 9
- Dom DiMaggio: 53
Bot 6
- Eddie Joost: 3
- Ferris Fain: T8
- Elmer Valo: 3/L
- Gus Zernial: K
Top 7
- Johnny Pesky: S9
- Ted Williams: W.1-2
- Walt Dropo: PO1(23)#
- Walt Dropo: 53
- Billy Goodman: 7
Bot 7
- Billy Hitchcock: 8
- Dave Philley: K
- Pete Suder: K
Top 8
- Clyde Vollmer: 3
- Lou Boudreau: S8
- Buddy Rosar: W.1-2
- Ellis Kinder: S2/BG.2-3;1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: K
- Johnny Pesky: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ted Williams: S3.3-H;2-3;1X3(356)
Bot 8
- Joe Tipton: 6
- Wally Moses: 7
- Eddie Joost: S8
- Ferris Fain: S9.1-3
- Elmer Valo: 46(1)/FO
Top 9
- Walt Dropo: 2/FL
- Billy Goodman: W
- Clyde Vollmer: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)#
- Clyde Vollmer: K
- Lou Boudreau: S9.3-H
- Buddy Rosar: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Gus Zernial: 7/78
- Billy Hitchcock: 143
- Dave Philley: K