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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 23, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 23, 1951 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Duane Pillette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,586 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Hank Soar |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Fred Marsh | Third Baseman |
| Ken Wood | Right Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Center Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Hank Arft | First Baseman |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Tom Upton | Shortstop |
| Duane Pillette | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 23, 1951
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh 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 -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Parnell
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Pillette
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Pillette
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pillette
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Pillette
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Pillette
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Pillette
Dropo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Stephens. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. Parnell
Arft hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Parnell
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Parnell
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Pillette
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Pillette
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Pillette
Parnell takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to third. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Pillette
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pillette fields it and throws to home to get Doerr. Moss moves to third. Parnell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Pillette
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arft fields it and throws to home to get Moss. Parnell moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Pillette
Williams takes first base on ball four. Parnell scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Pillette
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pillette vs. Parnell
Pillette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Pillette
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Pillette
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Pillette
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Pillette
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Parnell
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. Parnell
Arft hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Pillette
Parnell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Pillette
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Parnell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Johnson
Don Johnson now pitching.
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton fields it and throws to second for the out. Parnell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Johnson
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field. Wood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wood. Parnell scores. Goodman scores. Williams moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Johnson
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Hogue
Bobby Hogue now pitching.
Dropo takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Hogue
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Hogue
Moss hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Parnell
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Parnell
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogue vs. Parnell
Hogue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Hogue
Parnell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hogue
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marsh. Parnell moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Hogue
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Hogue
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parnell scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Hogue
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Hogue
Johnny Pesky pinch runs for Lou Boudreau.
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Hogue
Dropo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. Stephens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Hogue
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Hogue
Moss strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Johnny Pesky now playing shortstop.
Lenhardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Hogue
Parnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hogue
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogue fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hogue
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hogue
Williams takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Hogue
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Parnell
Sievers hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Parnell
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Parnell
Arft 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
Bottom 7
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hogue
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Hogue
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Hogue
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lenhardt. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Hogue
Moss hits a popup towards first. Arft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Parnell
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Parnell
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Parnell
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Bobby Hogue.
Lollar hits a popup towards third. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Fannin
Cliff Fannin now pitching.
Parnell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Parnell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Fannin
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Fannin
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Fannin
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Fannin
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arft scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Parnell
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Parnell
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Parnell
Wood hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1951 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lenhardt D, lf 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 2 2 0
Marsh F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, rf 5 1 1 0
Wood K, rf 4 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 1 2 0 2
Sievers R, cf 3 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 2 3 4
Batts M, c 3 0 2 0 Pesky J, pr-ss 2 1 0 0
Arft H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 1 3 4
Young B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 2
Upton T, ss 3 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Pillette D, p 1 0 0 0 Moss L, c 5 0 1 0
Johnson D, p 0 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 4 3 4 0
Hogue B, p 1 0 0 0
Lollar S, ph 1 0 0 0
Fannin C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 37 12 16 12
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 310 440 00x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette D (L)* 3.0 6 6 6 5 0
Johnson D 0.1 2 2 1 1 0
Hogue B 3.2 7 4 4 4 1
Fannin C 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Wood K, Marsh F
DP -- St.Louis 2, Boston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 3, Boston 13
2B -- Boudreau L, Stephens V, Dropo W, Doerr B, Parnell M
SH -- Goodman B
T -- 2:07
A -- 3586
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