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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 6, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 6, 1951 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 6, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 6, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Taylor |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Cain |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 9,002 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Billy Goodman | Right Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Harry Taylor | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Bob Cain | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 6, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Cain
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cain
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Taylor
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Taylor
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Cain
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Cain
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Cain
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Taylor
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Taylor
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Taylor
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Cain
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell juggles the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Cain
The umpire calls a balk on Cain Moss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Cain
Taylor bunts towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to first for the out. Moss moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moss scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Cain
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cain
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Taylor
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon is hit by the pitch. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cain moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Taylor
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cain scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Taylor
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Cain
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Cain
Stephens hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Cain
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Taylor
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Taylor
Groth hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Taylor
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Cain
Moss hits a line drive into left field. Mullin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mullin. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Cain
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. Moss moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and there's the throw to Ginsberg who relays it to third, catching Moss for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Cain
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Taylor
Cain bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Taylor
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kryhoski moves to third. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Taylor
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cain
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Cain
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Cain
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards second. Priddy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Taylor
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Taylor
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Taylor
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Cain
Doerr hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Cain
Moss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Taylor
Cain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cain
Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Cain
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Cain
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cain
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Cain
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Taylor
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Taylor
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Taylor
Bud Souchock pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kell moves to third. Souchock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Taylor
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to home to get Kell. Souchock moves to third. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ginsberg vs. Taylor
Ginsberg hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kryhoski vs. Taylor
Kryhoski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. Souchock scores. Mullin scores. Groth moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cain vs. Taylor
Cain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth scores. Kryhoski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Taylor
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Priddy vs. Taylor
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cain scores. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Scarborough
Ray Scarborough now pitching.
Kell hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Cain
Bud Souchock now playing right field.
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Cain
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Cain
Dropo takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. White
Johnny Pesky pinch runs for Walt Dropo. Hal White now pitching.
Moss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. White
Fred Hatfield pinch hits for Ray Scarborough.
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. White
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Doerr scores. Pesky moves to third. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. White
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky scores. Hatfield moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Hutchinson
Fred Hutchinson now pitching.
Boudreau hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/6/1951 -- Boston at Detroit (D) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 1 1 Lipon J, ss 3 0 1 0 Goodman B, rf 4 0 1 1 Priddy J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Williams T, lf 2 0 0 1 Kell G, 3b 5 0 3 1 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 1 2 1 Souchock B, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mullin P, lf 4 1 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 4 1 1 0 Pesky J, pr 0 1 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Moss L, c 4 1 1 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 1 2 2 Taylor H, p 2 0 0 0 Cain B, p 3 2 3 2 Scarborough R, p 0 0 0 0 White H, p 0 0 0 0 Hatfield F, ph 0 0 0 0 Hutchinson F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 6 4 36 6 13 6 Boston 001 000 003 -- 4 Detroit 001 000 05x -- 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Taylor H (L) 7.2 13 6 6 1 0 Scarborough R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Cain B (W)* 8.0 6 4 3 5 2 White H 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 Hutchinson F (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Kell G, Mullin P, Lipon J DP -- Detroit 3 LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 9 2B -- Groth J, Goodman B, Kryhoski D HR -- Stephens V SH -- Taylor H, Cain B HBP -- by Taylor H (Lipon J) Balk -- Cain B T -- 2:24 A -- 9002
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