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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 15, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 15, 1952 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 25,869 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Shortstop |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Tom Upton | Shortstop |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 15, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Porterfield
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Porterfield
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Porterfield
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Parnell
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Porterfield
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Porterfield
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Porterfield
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Porterfield
Lepcio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio catches it and throws to first to double up Michaels. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Parnell
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Porterfield
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Porterfield
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Parnell
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porterfield vs. Parnell
Porterfield bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Lepcio covering, for the out. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a line drive towards third. Pesky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Porterfield
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Porterfield
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Porterfield
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Porterfield
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Noren. Piersall reaches second base with a double. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parnell vs. Porterfield
Parnell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Parnell
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mele for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Porterfield
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Porterfield
Niarhos hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Parnell
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Parnell
Upton bunts towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. Kluttz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porterfield vs. Parnell
Porterfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio catches it and throws to second with Piersall covering, to double up Kluttz. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Porterfield
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Porterfield
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Michaels. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Porterfield
Dropo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Porterfield
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Porterfield
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Porterfield
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Parnell
Noren hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Porterfield
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Porterfield
There goes Lepcio. The throw from Kluttz and he is safe. Lepcio steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niarhos vs. Porterfield
Niarhos bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Kluttz settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kluttz. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Porterfield
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pesky vs. Porterfield
Pesky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Parnell
Kluttz hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Parnell
Upton hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Porterfield
Williams hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Noren who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Porterfield
Fred Hatfield pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Dropo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Throneberry vs. Porterfield
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatfield scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Porterfield
Piersall hits a fly ball towards right. Mele settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mele. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parnell vs. Porterfield
Parnell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lepcio vs. Porterfield
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Parnell
Don Lenhardt now playing left field. Pete Runnels pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Parnell
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Noren for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Newsom
Bobo Newsom now pitching.
Niarhos is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Newsom
Lenhardt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Parnell
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1952 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pesky J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Coan G, lf 4 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 1 1 0 Noren I, cf 3 0 0 0
Hatfield F, pr 0 1 0 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 0 0
Lenhardt D, lf 1 0 0 0 Michaels C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 2 2 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Throneberry F, rf 4 0 0 1 Kluttz C, c 4 0 1 0
Piersall J, ss 3 0 1 0 Upton T, ss 1 0 0 0
Parnell M, p 3 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 1 0 0 0
Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Runnels P, ph 0 0 0 0
Niarhos G, c 2 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 3 26 0 3 0
Boston 000 002 010 -- 3
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 6 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 8.0 5 3 2 5 4
Newsom B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Michaels C, Kluttz C, Mele S
DP -- Boston 2, Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Washington 7
2B -- Piersall J, Dropo W, Vernon M
3B -- Williams T
SB -- Lepcio T
SH -- Porterfield B, Upton T, Niarhos G
T -- 2:18
A -- 25869
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