Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
June 21, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1951 at Fenway Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Simpson 1b 3 1 1 0
Avila 2b 4 1 2 0
Doby cf 3 2 2 0
Rosen 3b 5 1 1 0
Chapman lf 5 1 4 4
Boone ss 4 1 1 0
Kennedy rf 3 1 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 1
Garcia p 4 0 0 0
  Lemon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman rf 5 0 2 0
Pesky ss 4 1 0 0
Williams lf 5 2 3 1
Stephens 3b 5 0 2 1
Doerr 2b 5 0 1 0
Vollmer cf 3 1 1 1
Dropo 1b 4 0 2 1
Moss c 4 0 0 0
McDermott p 0 0 0 0
  Evans p 1 0 0 0
  Hatfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Hinrichs p 0 0 0 0
  Boudreau ph 1 0 0 0
  Nixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 11 4
Cleveland 402 020 0008123
Boston 000 101 2004112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(6-5) 8.0 11 4 2 2 3
  Lemon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
2
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(4-4) 2.0 5 6 6 4 3
  Evans   3.0 3 2 1 1 0
  Kinder   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Hinrichs   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Nixon   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
8
3

  E–Boone 2 (18), Hegan (5), Stephens (5), Moss (7).  DP–Cleveland 2. Boone-Avila-Simpson, Rosen-Avila-Simpson, Boston 2. Doerr-Dropo, Pesky-Doerr-Dropo.  2B–Cleveland Chapman (9,off McDermott), Boston Dropo (8,off Garcia); Williams (15,off Garcia); Goodman (11,off Garcia).  SH–Garcia (1,off McDermott); Avila (4,off Kinder).  IBB–Hegan (4,by Nixon).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  SB–Chapman (3,Home off McDermott/Moss); Kennedy (3,2nd base off B. Evans/Moss); Boone (3,3rd base off B. Evans/Moss); Goodman (4,2nd base off Garcia/Hegan).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:33.  A–9,270.
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