Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
April 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1951 at Fenway Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 3

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 0 1 0
Valo rf 5 0 1 1
Lehner lf 5 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 2 2 0
Fain 1b 5 1 1 0
Hitchcock 2b 2 1 0 0
Wahl 3b 4 1 2 3
Tipton c 3 1 0 1
Kellner p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 8 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 2 1 0 0
Goodman rf 4 1 1 1
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Stephens 3b 3 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hatfield pr 0 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 3 1 1 1
Batts c 3 0 0 0
Parnell p 2 0 1 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 1 0 0 0
  McDermott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Philadelphia 020 010 030681
Boston 200 010 000343
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  W(1-0) 9.0 4 3 3 3 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
0
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  L(0-1) 7.2 8 6 4 3 4
  Scarborough   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McDermott   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
4
6

  E–Joost (1), DiMaggio (1), Goodman (1), Parnell (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Kellner-Joost-Fain, Joost-Hitchcock-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Fain (2,off Parnell); Wahl (1,off Parnell).  3B–Boston Goodman (1,off Kellner).  HR–Boston Boudreau (1,5th inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out).  SH–Kellner (1,off Parnell).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:19.  A–11,461.
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