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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 4, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 4, 1951 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Scheib |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 17,495 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
Les Moss | Catcher |
Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Carl Scheib | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 4, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Scheib
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Nixon
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Nixon
Moses 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Nixon
Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Scheib
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Nixon
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Nixon
Hitchcock bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Zernial moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Suder vs. Nixon
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zernial scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. Nixon
Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fain scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheib vs. Nixon
Scheib hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Scheib
Moss hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Scheib
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hitchcock. Nixon goes all the way around to score. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Scheib
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pesky scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Nixon
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Nixon
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Nixon
Philley 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, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Scheib
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Scheib
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Scheib
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Nixon
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Nixon
Hitchcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Scheib
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Nixon
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Nixon
Astroth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Nixon
Scheib is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield bunts towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Scheib
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Scheib
Moss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Scheib
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer scores. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Moss scores. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pesky vs. Kucab
Johnny Kucab now pitching.
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon scores. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Kucab
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Kucab
Hatfield hits a popup towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Kucab
Doerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Nixon
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Nixon
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Nixon
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Kucab
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kucab
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Kucab
Moss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Nixon
Fain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Nixon
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hitchcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Nixon
Suder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Nixon
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kucab vs. Nixon
Kucab hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kucab
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucab fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kucab
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kucab
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Nixon
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Nixon
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Nixon
Philley hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kucab
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Kucab
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Kucab
Doerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Nixon
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Nixon
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suder vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Suder 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. Fain scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Kinder
Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Kinder
Lou Limmer pinch hits for Johnny Kucab.
Limmer takes first base on ball four. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Kinder
Joost strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1951, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D) Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 5 2 2 1 Joost E, ss 5 0 0 0 Pesky J, ss 4 1 2 3 Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Philley D, cf 3 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 4 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 2 2 0 Doerr B, 2b 5 1 1 3 Fain F, 1b 3 2 1 1 Goodman B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, 3b 3 1 2 0 Vollmer C, rf 4 1 1 0 Suder P, 2b 4 0 1 2 Moss L, c 4 1 1 0 Astroth J, c 4 0 2 1 Nixon W, p 4 2 2 1 Scheib C, p 2 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Kucab J, p 1 0 0 0 Limmer L, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 9 10 8 33 5 8 4 Boston 003 006 000 -- 9 Philadelphia 020 000 102 -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nixon W (W)* 8.0 7 5 5 2 3 Kinder E (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Scheib C (L) 5.1 9 9 9 3 3 Kucab J 3.2 1 0 0 1 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Hitchcock B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 5, Philadelphia 5 2B -- Zernial G 2, DiMaggio D, Hitchcock B HR -- Doerr B SH -- Hitchcock B T -- 2:28 A -- 17495
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