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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 30, 1951
(1 Comment)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 30, 1951 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 30, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 30, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Raschi |
Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 35,824 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Eddie Hurley |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Bobby Brown | Third Baseman |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
Vic Raschi | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
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 |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 30, 1951
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Nixon
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nixon
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Raschi
Boudreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Nixon
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Nixon
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Nixon
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Raschi
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Raschi
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Raschi
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Raschi
Moss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Raschi
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moss moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raschi vs. Nixon
Raschi strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Nixon
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Nixon
Brown hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Raschi
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Raschi
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Raschi
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Nixon
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Nixon
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Raschi
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Raschi
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Raschi
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Nixon
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raschi vs. Nixon
Raschi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
Cliff Mapes now playing right field.
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Raschi
Boudreau hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Nixon
Mapes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Nixon
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Nixon
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Nixon
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Berra 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wight
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Wight
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Raschi
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Raschi
Dropo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Raschi
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Raschi
Moss strikes out. There goes Doerr. The throw from Berra to second, and Doerr is out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wight
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raschi vs. Wight
Raschi hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Wight
Mapes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Raschi
Wight hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Raschi
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Raschi
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman misplays the ball. That's an error on Coleman. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Raschi
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Williams reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Kramer
Jack Kramer now pitching.
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Kramer
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Williams scores. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Kramer
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Kramer
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Kramer
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wight vs. Kramer
Wight hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Moss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Wight
Gil McDougald pinch hits for Bobby Brown.
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kramer
Gil McDougald now playing third base.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kramer
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Kramer
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Berra and he is safe. DiMaggio steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Kramer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Kramer
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wight
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wight
Hank Bauer pinch hits for Gene Woodling.
Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Wight
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Wight
Jackie Jensen pinch hits for Jack Kramer.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/30/1951, game 2 -- New York at Boston (N) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Mantle M, rf 2 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 3 4 0 Mapes C, rf 2 1 1 1 Goodman B, rf 4 1 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 2 0 Williams T, lf 5 1 3 3 Brown B, 3b 2 1 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 1 0 0 McDougald G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Stephens V, 3b 3 2 1 2 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 2 3 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 1 1 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 2 1 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moss L, c 4 0 2 2 Woodling G, lf 3 0 1 0 Nixon W, p 1 0 0 0 Bauer H, ph 1 0 1 0 Wight B, p 2 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Raschi V, p 3 0 0 0 Kramer J, p 0 0 0 0 Jensen J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 8 4 35 9 14 9 New York 000 004 000 -- 4 Boston 110 001 51x -- 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO Raschi V (L) 6.1 10 6 5 3 3 Kramer J 1.2 4 3 3 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nixon W* 5.0 6 4 4 0 4 Wight B (W) 4.0 2 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Coleman J DP -- New York 2, Boston 2 LOB -- New York 5, Boston 7 2B -- Rizzuto P, Williams T 3B -- Williams T HR -- Mapes C, DiMaggio J, Dropo W SB -- DiMaggio D CS -- Doerr B SH -- Goodman B HBP -- by Nixon W (Coleman J), by Nixon W (Brown B) T -- 2:19 A -- 35824
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