St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox
May 23, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1951 at Fenway Park. 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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St. Louis Browns 0, Boston Red Sox 12

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Lenhardt lf 3 0 0 0
Marsh 3b 4 0 0 0
Wood rf 4 0 1 0
Sievers cf 3 0 0 0
Batts c 3 0 2 0
Arft 1b 3 0 0 0
Young 2b 3 0 1 0
Upton ss 3 0 0 0
Pillette p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Hogue p 1 0 0 0
  Lollar ph 1 0 0 0
  Fannin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 2 2 0
Goodman rf 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 1 2 0 2
Boudreau ss 4 2 3 4
  Pesky pr,ss 2 1 0 0
Stephens 3b 4 1 3 4
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 2
Doerr 2b 3 0 1 0
Moss c 5 0 1 0
Parnell p 4 3 4 0
Totals 37 12 16 12
St. Louis 000 000 000042
Boston 310 440 00x12160
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette  L(1-4) 3.0 6 6 6 5 0
  Johnson   0.1 2 2 1 1 0
  Hogue   3.2 7 4 4 4 1
  Fannin   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
12
11
11
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  W(4-3) 9.0 4 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
0

  E–Marsh (2), Wood (3).  DP–St. Louis 2. Young-Arft, Hogue-Upton-Arft, Boston 2. Stephens-Doerr-Dropo, Pesky-Doerr-Dropo.  2B–Boston Boudreau (8,off Pillette); Stephens (6,off Pillette); Dropo (4,off Hogue); Doerr (5,off Hogue); Parnell (1,off Fannin).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Goodman (2,off Pillette).  Team–13.  U–Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard, Hank Soar.  T–2:07.  A–3,586.
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