Yankees @ Athletics
August 11, 1951

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Top 6	R	H	E
Yankees	3	6	0
Athletics	2	6	0

Top 6	R	H	E
Yankees	3	6	0
Athletics	2	6	0

Phil Rizzuto Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.279
OBP	.500	.350
At Bats	2	373
Hits	1	104
• Singles	1	82
• Doubles	0	15
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	36
RBI’s	0	32

Dick Fowler Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	7	0

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Shibe Park - August 11, 1951

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Out

Dick Fowler

Joe Tipton

Lou Limmer

Pete Suder

Hank Majeski

Eddie Joost

Gus Zernial

Dave Philley

Elmer Valo

Phil Rizzuto

Hank Bauer

Gene Woodling

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 0 Outs

Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 6 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Woodling moves to second.

Top 6 Joe Collins pinch runs for Johnny Mize. Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to second.

Top 6 Mize takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Zernial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Joost moves to third.

Bottom 5 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Valo hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.

Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Suder covering, for the out. Rizzuto scores.

Top 5 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Bauer scores. Rizzuto moves to third.

Top 5 Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second.

Top 5 Bauer takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Majeski scores. Suder moves to second.

Bottom 4 Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Majeski moves to third.

Bottom 4 Limmer hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Majeski takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to second.

Bottom 4 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Limmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. Fowler moves to third.

Bottom 3 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fowler moves to second.

Bottom 3 Fowler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Reynolds is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Suder hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Limmer strikes out.

Bottom 2 Majeski takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Zernial strikes out.

Top 2 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Fowler covering, for the out.

Top 2 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out.

Bottom 1 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Valo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Yankees @ Athletics
August 11, 1951