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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 21, 1951 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 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 | September 21, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Allie Reynolds |
Home Starting Pitcher | Leo Kiely |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 21,119 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Eddie Hurley |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Mantle | Right Fielder |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
Joe Collins | First Baseman |
Allie Reynolds | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
Leo Kiely | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1951
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kiely
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Kiely
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Kiely
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and has Rizzuto trapped. There's the throw to Hatfield and over to Goodman, who tags Rizzuto for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Kiely
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Kiely
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Reynolds
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Reynolds
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Reynolds
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kiely
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Kiely
There goes Bauer. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Pesky applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Kiely
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Kiely
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Kiely
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Kiely
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Kiely
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Reynolds
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Reynolds
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Reynolds
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Kiely
Berra hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kiely
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Kiely
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Reynolds
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Reynolds
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiely vs. Reynolds
Kiely strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kiely
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Kiely
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kiely
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Reynolds
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Reynolds
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Reynolds
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Reynolds
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bauer. Vollmer reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Bauer throws the ball in to Berra, who tags Williams for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Reynolds
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Kiely
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kiely
Mantle hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Kiely
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Reynolds
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Reynolds
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Reynolds
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Kiely
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kiely
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Kiely
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Kiely
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio moves to third. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bauer vs. Kiely
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Kiely
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Kiely
Collins takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Reynolds hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Reynolds
Kinder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Reynolds
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Kinder moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Reynolds
Pesky hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Reynolds
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Kinder moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vollmer vs. Reynolds
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kinder
Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Mantle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Kinder
Rizzuto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Kinder
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Kinder
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Kinder
McDougald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. McDougald reaches third base with a triple. Mantle scores. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Kinder
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Kinder
Coleman hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Reynolds
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bauer. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Reynolds
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Reynolds
Hatfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Reynolds
Vern Stephens pinch hits for Aaron Robinson.
Stephens 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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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kinder
Les Moss now catching.
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Kinder
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kinder
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Reynolds
Gene Woodling now playing left field. Hank Bauer now playing right field. Tom Wright pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Reynolds
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Reynolds
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Reynolds
Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Reynolds
Vollmer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Reynolds
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Reynolds
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Walt Dropo.
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Reynolds
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Reynolds
Lou Boudreau pinch hits for Les Moss.
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1951 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Mantle M, rf 5 1 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 0 0 0 0 Pesky J, ss 4 1 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 5 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 1 0 Berra Y, c 5 1 0 0 Vollmer C, rf 4 0 2 1 DiMaggio J, cf 3 2 1 1 Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 McDougald G, 3b 4 0 2 2 Dropo W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bauer H, lf-rf 2 0 1 0 Maxwell C, ph 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Robinson A, c 2 0 0 0 Reynolds A, p 4 0 1 1 Stephens V, ph 1 0 0 0 Moss L, c 0 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ph 1 0 0 0 Kiely L, p 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Wright T, ph 0 0 0 0 Wight B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 9 5 31 1 6 1 New York 110 001 200 -- 5 Boston 000 100 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Reynolds A (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Kiely L (L) 5.2 7 3 3 3 2 Kinder E 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 Wight B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 8, Boston 7 2B -- Rizzuto P, Vollmer C, Mantle M, Goodman B 3B -- McDougald G CS -- Bauer H WP -- Kiely L T -- 2:38 A -- 21119
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