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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 8, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 8, 1951 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1951 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Marrero |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Joe Tipton | Catcher |
Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
Gene Verble | Shortstop |
Sam Dente | Second Baseman |
Mike Guerra | Catcher |
Connie Marrero | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 8, 1951
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Marrero
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Marrero
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Marrero
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dente fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Marrero
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Verble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kellner
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Kellner
Coan 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Kellner
Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Kellner
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noren scores. Vernon moves to third. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Verble vs. Kellner
Verble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vernon scores. Mele moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dente vs. Kellner
Dente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mele scores. Verble moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerra vs. Kellner
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Marrero
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Marrero
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Kellner
Marrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Kellner
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Kellner
Coan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Kellner
Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Marrero
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Verble scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Marrero
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Marrero
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Kellner
There goes Vernon. The throw from Tipton and he is out, Suder applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Kellner
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verble vs. Kellner
Verble hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Marrero
Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Marrero
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Marrero
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Zernial trying to get to home. Coan throws the ball in to Guerra who tags Zernial, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Kellner
Dente hits a popup, foul, towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Kellner
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Kellner
Marrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Marrero
Majeski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Marrero
Suder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Marrero
Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Marrero
Kellner hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kellner
Yost bunts towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Kellner
Coan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Kellner
Tipton fires to first and picks off Coan. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Kellner
Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Marrero
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Marrero
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Marrero
Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Marrero
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Kellner
Mele hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verble vs. Kellner
Verble hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Kellner
Dente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerra vs. Kellner
Guerra hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dente fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Marrero
Majeski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Marrero
Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Marrero
Tipton hits a line drive off the glove of Yost, and into shallow left field. Tipton reaches second base with a double. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Marrero
Wally Moses pinch hits for Alex Kellner.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Coleman
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Coleman
Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Coleman
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Coleman
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Coleman
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Marrero
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Marrero
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Marrero
Philley takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Marrero
Zernial hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to third. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Limmer vs. Marrero
Lou Limmer pinch hits for Hank Majeski.
Limmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verble vs. Coleman
Billy Hitchcock now playing third base.
Verble hits a line drive towards third. Hitchcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Coleman
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Coleman
Guerra hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Marrero
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Marrero
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Marrero
Allie Clark pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Marrero
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Marrero
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Valo reaches second base with a double. Suder scores. Joost moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Philley vs. Marrero
Philley hits a popup towards short. Verble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1951, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Washington (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Joost E, ss 3 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Valo E, rf 5 0 1 1 Coan G, lf 3 0 1 0 Philley D, cf 4 0 1 0 Noren I, cf 4 1 2 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 2 1 1 0 Fain F, 1b 3 0 2 0 Mele S, rf 4 1 1 1 Majeski H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Verble G, ss 4 0 1 1 Limmer L, ph 1 0 0 0 Dente S, 2b 3 0 1 1 Hitchcock B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Guerra M, c 4 0 0 0 Suder P, 2b 3 1 0 0 Marrero C, p 2 0 0 0 Tipton J, c 4 0 1 0 Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0 Moses W, ph 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 0 0 0 0 Clark A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 7 1 30 3 8 3 Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1 Washington 300 000 00x -- 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Kellner A (L) 6.0 7 3 3 3 2 Coleman J 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Marrero C (W) 9.0 7 1 0 5 2 E -- Yost E LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Washington 8 2B -- Zernial G, Tipton J, Valo E CS -- Vernon M T -- 2:09 A -- 0
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