Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 28, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1951 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 1 2 2
Pesky 3b 4 0 1 0
Goodman 1b 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 1 2 1
Wright rf 4 0 1 1
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 0
Guerra c 4 0 1 0
Stobbs p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 0 1 0
McCosky lf 4 1 2 0
Wahl 3b 2 0 1 0
Fain 1b 4 0 1 1
Chapman cf 4 0 0 0
Valo rf 4 0 1 0
Suder 2b 4 0 2 0
Tipton c 3 1 0 0
Hooper p 2 0 1 1
  Kucab p 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Boston 000 121 000490
Philadelphia 011 000 0002100
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  W(2-0) 9.0 10 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hooper  L(0-2) 6.0 7 4 4 1 3
  Kucab   3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. DiMaggio-Doerr.  2B–Boston Boudreau (3,off Hooper), Philadelphia Hooper (1,off Stobbs); McCosky (2,off Stobbs); Suder (1,off Stobbs); Wahl (2,off Stobbs); Valo (1,off Stobbs).  HR–Boston DiMaggio (2,5th inning off Hooper 1 on 1 out); Boudreau (2,6th inning off Hooper 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Wahl 2 (2,off Stobbs 2).  Team–8.  CS–Pesky (1,2nd base by Hooper/Tipton).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:01.  A–2,847.
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