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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 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 21, 1951 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 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 21, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim McDonald |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 4,325 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Johnny Stevens |
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 |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Jim Delsing | Center Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
| Ben Taylor | First Baseman |
| Ken Wood | Left Fielder |
| Fred Marsh | Third Baseman |
| Bill Jennings | Shortstop |
| Jim McDonald | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 21, 1951
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McDonald
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. McDonald
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. McDonald
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. McDonald
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Delsing. Dropo reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Pesky scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. McDonald
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vollmer vs. McDonald
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. McDonald
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Nixon
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Nixon
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. McDonald
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McDonald
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. McDonald
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Nixon
Mapes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Nixon
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mapes moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to second for the out. Mapes scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Nixon
Marsh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jennings vs. Nixon
Jennings strikes out. The throw from Robinson to pick off Wood, and they've got Wood picked off. The throw back to Robinson and he's out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McDonald
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. McDonald
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McDonald
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Nixon
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Nixon
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Nixon
Batts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Batts reaches second base with a double. Delsing goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mapes vs. Nixon
Mapes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Nixon
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. McDonald
Vollmer hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. McDonald
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. McDonald
Nixon 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
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Nixon
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Nixon
Jennings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Jennings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDonald vs. Nixon
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Nixon
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Nixon
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McDonald
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. McDonald
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it, throws to second, with Jennings covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McDonald
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Nixon
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Nixon
Mapes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Nixon
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mapes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marsh vs. Nixon
Marsh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Marsh reaches second base with a double. Mapes scores. Taylor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Jennings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Stobbs
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. McDonald
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McDonald
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. McDonald
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. McDonald
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stobbs
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Stobbs
Delsing bunts in front of the plate. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Batts vs. Stobbs
Batts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Batts reaches second base with a double. Young scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mapes vs. Stobbs
Mapes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Stobbs
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McDonald
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McDonald
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. McDonald
Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. McDonald
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. McDonald
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jennings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Masterson
Walt Masterson now pitching.
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Masterson
Marsh strikes out. The throw from Robinson to pick off Wood, and he's out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Masterson
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McDonald
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. McDonald
Vollmer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. McDonald
Hatfield 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Masterson
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Masterson
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, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Masterson
Delsing is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDonald
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McDonald
Vern Stephens pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McDonald
Mel Hoderlein pinch runs for Vern Stephens.
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. McDonald
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McDonald
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1951 -- Boston at St.Louis (N)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 2 2 2 2 Young B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Pesky J, ss 3 1 0 0 Delsing J, cf 4 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 5 0 0 0 Batts M, c 4 0 2 2
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 2 Mapes C, rf 1 2 0 0
Goodman B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Taylor B, 1b 4 1 2 0
Vollmer C, rf 4 0 0 0 Wood K, lf 4 1 2 2
Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Marsh F, 3b 4 0 2 2
Robinson A, c 3 0 0 0 Jennings B, ss 3 0 1 0
Nixon W, p 2 0 0 0 McDonald J, p 4 0 0 0
Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
Masterson W, p 0 0 0 0
Stephens V, ph 0 0 0 0
Hoderlein M, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 3 4 31 6 10 6
Boston 200 000 002 -- 4
St.Louis 011 121 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (L) 4.2 8 5 5 4 5
Stobbs C 1.1 1 1 1 2 3
Masterson W 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald J (W) 9.0 3 4 4 9 6
E -- Taylor B
DP -- Boston 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Boston 8, St.Louis 8
2B -- Dropo W, Batts M 2, Jennings B, Marsh F
HR -- Wood K, DiMaggio D
CS -- Wood K 2
SH -- Delsing J
T -- 2:08
A -- 4325
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