Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 4, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 9, Philadelphia Athletics 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 3 3 4
Pesky ss 5 1 3 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 1
Boudreau 3b 3 0 1 1
  Hatfield 3b 0 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 2
Goodman 1b 5 0 1 0
Vollmer rf 4 2 1 1
Rosar c 5 1 2 0
McDermott p 5 2 3 0
Totals 40 9 14 9
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 2 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 0 0 0
Philley cf 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
Fain 1b 4 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 3 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 1 0
Murray c 4 0 0 0
Zoldak p 1 0 1 0
  Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Boston 000 020 241–9140
Philadelphia 000 000 000–040
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(5-5) 9.0 4 0 0 4 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak  L(2-3) 4.2 7 2 2 2 0
  Coleman   2.1 6 6 6 3 0
  Martin   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
5
0
  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Majeski-Suder-Fain.  PB–Murray (3).  2B–Boston Boudreau (14,off Zoldak); Rosar (1,off Zoldak); McDermott (1,off Zoldak); DiMaggio (16,off Coleman).  HR–Boston Vollmer (6,9th inning off Martin 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U–Bill McGowan, Joe Paparella, Eddie Rommel.
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