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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 4, 1951 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Leo Kiely |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 22,726 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: (none) 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bud Souchock | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Leo Kiely | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 1951
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kiely
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kiely
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kiely
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Kiely
Souchock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Kiely
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Kiely
Evers hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Kiely
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Hutchinson
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Hutchinson
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Hutchinson
Rosar hits a popup towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Kiely
Swift strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Kiely
Hutchinson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kiely
Lipon hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiely vs. Hutchinson
Kiely hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiely moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiely moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kiely
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kiely
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Kiely
Souchock hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Hutchinson
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Hutchinson
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Hutchinson
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kiely
Groth hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Kiely
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Dropo picks up the ball and throws it to Rosar who tags the runner out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Kiely
Kolloway is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Kiely
Swift takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutchinson vs. Kiely
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiely vs. Hutchinson
Kiely hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kiely
Lipon bunts towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kiely
Priddy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Priddy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Kiely
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Souchock vs. Kiely
Souchock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Kiely
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Hutchinson
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hutchinson
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Hutchinson
Vollmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kiely
Bobby Doerr now playing second base.
Evers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Kiely
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Kiely
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hutchinson vs. Kiely
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Hutchinson
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutchinson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiely vs. Hutchinson
Kiely hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hutchinson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Hutchinson
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kiely
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kiely
Priddy hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kiely
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy misplays the ball. That's an error on Priddy. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Hutchinson
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Hutchinson
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Borowy
Hank Borowy now pitching.
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Borowy
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Borowy
Rosar hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Kiely
Souchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Kiely
Groth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kiely
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Wight fires to first and picks off Evers. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Wight
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Wight
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Wight
Borowy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gray
Ted Gray now pitching. Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gray
DiMaggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Gray
Pesky is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1951 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 1 0
Priddy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pesky J, ss 5 0 1 0
Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0
Souchock B, rf 2 1 1 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 0 0 0
Groth J, cf 4 1 2 2 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 2 1
Evers H, lf 4 0 1 0 Goodman B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Swift B, c 3 0 1 0 Vollmer C, rf 3 0 1 0
Hutchinson F, p 3 0 0 0 Rosar B, c 4 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 1 0 0 0 Kiely L, p 3 0 2 0
Gray T, p 0 0 0 0 Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 2 7 2 35 1 7 1
Detroit 000 000 002 -- 2
Boston 000 001 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F 7.1 7 1 1 2 2
Borowy H (W) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Gray T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Kiely L (L)* 8.0 6 2 2 3 3
Wight B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Kell G, Pesky J, Priddy J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Boston 10
2B -- Groth J, Priddy J
HR -- Dropo W, Groth J
WP -- Hutchinson F
T -- 2:07
A -- 22726
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