Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Johnson
  
  DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Johnson
  
  Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lenhardt vs. Johnson
  
  Lenhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coan vs. Henry
  
  Coan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Henry
  
  Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Johnson
  
  Dropo strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Johnson
  
  Throneberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Johnson
  
  Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mele vs. Henry
  
  Mele strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Henry
  
  Michaels strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Henry
  
  Vernon hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lepcio vs. Johnson
  
  Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Johnson
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henry vs. Johnson
  
  Henry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DiMaggio vs. Johnson
  
  DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Henry
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kluttz vs. Henry
  
  Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Henry
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Johnson
  
  Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lenhardt vs. Johnson
  
  There goes Pesky. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lenhardt vs. Johnson
  
  Lenhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Johnson
  
  Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coan vs. Henry
  
  Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Henry
  
  Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mele vs. Henry
  
  Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Johnson
  
  Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Johnson
  
  Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lepcio vs. Johnson
  
  Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Johnson
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henry vs. Johnson
  
  Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Henry
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Henry
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Henry
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Johnson
  
  DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pesky vs. Johnson
  
  Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lenhardt vs. Johnson
  
  Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Baker, and towards Michaels, who fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Dropo vs. Johnson
  
  Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Throneberry vs. Johnson
  
  Throneberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Johnson
  
  Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lepcio vs. Sanchez
  
  Raul Sanchez now pitching.
  
  Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. Piersall moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  White vs. Sanchez
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall scores. Lepcio moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Henry vs. Sanchez
  
  Henry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DiMaggio vs. Sanchez
  
  DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Henry moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pesky vs. Sanchez
  
  Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kluttz vs. Henry
  
  Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Henry
  
  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Raul Sanchez.
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lenhardt vs. Ferrick
  
  Tom Ferrick now pitching.
  
  Lenhardt hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Ferrick
  
  Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Throneberry vs. Ferrick
  
  Throneberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. Ferrick
  
  Piersall takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lepcio vs. Ferrick
  
  Lepcio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dropo scores. Piersall moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  White vs. Ferrick
  
  White strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coan vs. Henry
  
  Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
  
  Coan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Noren vs. Henry
  
  Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mele vs. Henry
  
  Mele hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Mele reaches second base with a double. Noren goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Michaels vs. Henry
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Vernon vs. Henry
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first, with Henry covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henry vs. Ferrick
  
  Henry strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Ferrick
  
  DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hatfield vs. Ferrick
  
  Hatfield strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Henry
  
  Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kluttz vs. Henry
  
  Kluttz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grasso vs. Henry
  
  Tom Upton pinch runs for Clyde Kluttz. Mickey Grasso pinch hits for Tom Ferrick.
  
  Grasso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Upton moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yost vs. Henry
  
  Yost hits a line drive towards the mound. Henry catches it and throws to second to double up Upton. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Coan vs. Henry
  
  Coan takes first base on ball four. Grasso moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Noren vs. Henry
  
  Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lenhardt vs. Harris
  
  Mickey Grasso now catching. Mickey Harris now pitching.
  
  Lenhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Harris
  
  Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Harris
  
  Throneberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Harris
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mele vs. Delock
  
  Ike Delock now pitching.
  
  Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Delock
  
  Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vernon vs. Delock
  
  Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Delock
  
  Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Campos vs. Delock
  
  Frank Campos pinch hits for Mickey Harris.
  
  Campos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1952 -- Boston at Washington (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf        4  1  1  0   Yost E, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Pesky J, 3b           2  1  0  0   Coan G, lf            3  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, 3b        1  0  0  0   Noren I, cf           4  1  1  0   
Lenhardt D, lf        5  0  0  0   Mele S, rf            4  0  1  1   
Dropo W, 1b           4  3  1  1   Michaels C, 2b        4  0  1  0   
Throneberry F, rf     5  1  1  4   Vernon M, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Piersall J, ss        3  2  1  0   Baker F, ss           3  1  1  0   
Lepcio T, 2b          4  1  2  1   Kluttz C, c           3  0  1  0   
White S, c            4  0  1  2   Upton T, pr           0  0  0  0   
Henry B, p            4  0  2  1   Harris M, p           0  0  0  0   
Delock I, p           0  0  0  0   Campos F, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson D, p          1  0  1  0   
                                   Sanchez R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Runnels P, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Ferrick T, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Grasso M, ph-c        1  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  9  9  9                        33  2  7  2

Boston           000 016 101 --  9
Washington       000 000 110 --  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Henry B (W)           8.0  5  2  2  2  2
Delock I (S)          1.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson D (L)         5.1  5  6  6  4  1
Sanchez R             0.2  2  1  1  1  0
Ferrick T             2.0  1  1  0  1  3
Harris M              1.0  1  1  1  0  0

E -- Baker F
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Washington 6
2B -- Lepcio T, Mele S
HR -- Throneberry F, Dropo W
CS -- Pesky J
T -- 2:24
A -- 6701

    

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