Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
May 6, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1951 at Sportsman's Park III. The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 0 2 0
Goodman rf 6 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Boudreau ss 5 1 1 1
Stephens 3b 5 1 1 2
Dropo 1b 6 0 3 0
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 1
Rosar c 3 0 0 0
Wight p 4 1 1 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 11 5
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 1 0
Berardino 3b 4 0 1 1
Coleman lf 5 0 2 1
Wood rf 3 0 0 0
Moss c 4 1 0 0
Sievers cf 3 1 1 1
Upton ss 3 0 0 0
  Lenhardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Bero ss 1 0 0 0
Arft 1b 2 0 1 1
  Lollar ph 0 0 0 0
  Garver pr 0 0 0 0
  Lutz 1b 0 0 0 0
  Delsing ph 0 0 0 0
Sleater p 4 1 1 0
  Marsh ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 4
Boston 002 001 010 15110
St. Louis 110 100 001 0472
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wight   8.2 7 4 4 7 3
  Kinder  W(2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
10.0
7
4
4
9
6
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Sleater  L(0-4) 10.0 11 5 3 9 3
Totals
10.0
11
5
3
9
3

  E–Upton 2 (4).  DP–Boston 1. Rosar-Boudreau-Dropo, St. Louis 1. Berardino-Arft.  2B–St. Louis Arft (2,off Wight).  3B–St. Louis Young (3,off Wight).  HR–Boston Stephens (2,3rd inning off Sleater 1 on 1 out); Williams (5,10th inning off Sleater 0 on 0 out), St. Louis Sievers (1,2nd inning off Wight 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Boudreau (1,by Sleater).  Team LOB–17.  Team–11.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Charlie Berry.
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