New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 2, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1951 at Shibe Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 14, Philadelphia Athletics 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 5 1 3 3
Rizzuto ss 6 2 2 0
Berra c 2 1 2 0
  Silvera c 3 1 2 2
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 2
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
  Collins 1b 1 0 0 0
Bauer rf 5 2 3 4
McDougald 3b 4 1 2 0
Coleman 2b 5 2 1 0
Reynolds p 5 2 3 1
Totals 45 14 20 13
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 1 1 0 0
  Hitchcock ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Moses rf 3 0 0 0
Philley cf 3 1 0 0
Zernial lf 4 2 2 2
Fain 1b 3 1 1 3
Majeski 3b 4 0 0 0
Suder 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Murray c 3 0 1 0
Shantz p 1 0 0 0
  Kellner p 1 0 0 0
  Limmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Kucab p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 5
New York 101 082 00214200
Philadelphia 000 300 002551
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W(9-4) 9.0 5 5 5 5 3
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
5
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  L(7-5) 4.1 11 7 7 0 1
  Kellner   3.2 5 5 4 3 1
  Kucab   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
20
14
13
3
2

  E–Zernial (3).  DP–New York 3. Rizzuto-Coleman-Mize, Rizzuto-Coleman-Collins, Rizzuto-Coleman-Collins, Philadelphia 2. Suder-Joost, Suder-Hitchcock-Fain.  PB–Murray (2).  2B–New York McDougald 2 (9,off Shantz,off Kellner); Rizzuto (12,off Shantz); Silvera (1,off Shantz); Reynolds (2,off Kellner), Philadelphia Murray (5,off Reynolds).  3B–New York DiMaggio (2,off Shantz).  HR–New York Woodling (4,5th inning off Shantz 0 on 0 out); Bauer 2 (6,5th inning off Shantz 1 on 1 out,6th inning off Kellner 1 on 1 out), Philadelphia Fain (4,4th inning off Reynolds 2 on 2 out); Zernial (19,9th inning off Reynolds 1 on 0 out).  SH–Woodling (1,off Kellner).  Team LOB–8.  Team–2.  U-HP–Jim Duffy, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:34.  A–24,896.
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