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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 23, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 23, 1951 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Sanford |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,431 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
| Ken Wood | Left Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Fred Marsh | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
| Ben Taylor | First Baseman |
| Bill Jennings | Shortstop |
| Fred Sanford | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 23, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Sanford
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Sanford
Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Sanford
Williams takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Sanford
Dropo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Sanford
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Pesky scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Sanford
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Suchecki
Jim Suchecki now pitching.
Hatfield hits a popup towards first. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Suchecki
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parnell vs. Suchecki
Parnell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Vollmer scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Suchecki
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Parnell
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Suchecki
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Suchecki
There goes Pesky. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Pesky steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Suchecki
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Suchecki
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Suchecki
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. Suchecki
Vollmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pesky scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Suchecki
Hatfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Parnell
Mapes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Parnell
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Parnell
Jennings strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Suchecki
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Suchecki covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Suchecki
Parnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Suchecki
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parnell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Suchecki
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parnell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Suchecki
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Suchecki
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suchecki vs. Parnell
Suchecki hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Parnell
Young 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 -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing 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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Suchecki
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Suchecki
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Suchecki
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Suchecki
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Suchecki
Parnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Suchecki
DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards right. Mapes catches it and throws to first to double up Parnell. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mapes vs. Parnell
Mapes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Parnell
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Mapes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. Parnell
Jennings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mapes scores. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Parnell
Ned Garver pinch hits for Jim Suchecki.
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield juggles the ball. That's an error on Hatfield. Taylor scores. Jennings moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Parnell
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Paige
Satchel Paige now pitching.
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Paige
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Paige
There goes Williams. The throw from Batts and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Paige
The umpire calls a balk on Paige Williams scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Paige
Dropo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Paige
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing 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 -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mapes vs. Parnell
Mapes hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Paige
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Paige
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Paige covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Paige
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Paige
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor fields the ball and throws to Paige covering. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Paige
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Jennings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Parnell
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Parnell
Jennings is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paige vs. Parnell
Paige hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Parnell
Duane Pillette pinch runs for Satchel Paige.
Young takes first base on ball four. Pillette moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Widmar
Al Widmar now pitching.
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Widmar
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Widmar
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Widmar
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vollmer vs. Widmar
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh 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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Widmar
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Widmar covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Widmar
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Widmar
Parnell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Widmar
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Parnell
Mapes 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 -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Parnell
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Parnell
Jennings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Widmar vs. Parnell
Widmar strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Widmar
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Widmar
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Widmar covering, for the out. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Widmar
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Widmar
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Parnell
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to Parnell covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Parnell
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1951 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 5 1 0 0 Young B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Pesky J, ss 4 2 3 1 Delsing J, cf 5 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 3 2 1 0 Wood K, lf 5 1 2 0
Dropo W, 1b 5 0 0 0 Batts M, c 4 0 1 0
Goodman B, 2b 4 2 2 2 Marsh F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Vollmer C, rf 4 1 2 2 Mapes C, rf 4 1 1 1
Hatfield F, 3b 5 0 0 0 Taylor B, 1b 3 1 1 0
Robinson A, c 4 0 2 1 Jennings B, ss 4 0 2 1
Parnell M, p 4 1 4 2 Sanford F, p 0 0 0 0
Suchecki J, p 1 0 0 0
Garver N, ph 1 0 0 0
Paige S, p 1 0 0 0
Pillette D, pr 0 0 0 0
Widmar A, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 14 8 35 3 9 2
Boston 511 110 000 -- 9
St.Louis 000 300 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 9 3 2 4 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford F (L) 0.1 2 5 5 3 1
Suchecki J 3.2 8 3 3 4 4
Paige S 2.0 3 1 0 0 2
Widmar A 3.0 1 0 0 5 0
E -- Hatfield F 2, Batts M
DP -- Boston 2, St.Louis 3
LOB -- Boston 14, St.Louis 9
SB -- Pesky J, Williams T
Balk -- Paige S
T -- 2:36
A -- 2431
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