Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
July 5, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1951 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 0 0
Coan lf 3 1 1 2
Noren cf 4 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Mele rf 3 0 1 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 0 0
Verble ss 3 0 0 0
Guerra c 3 0 1 0
Porterfield p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 1 1 2
Rizzuto ss 3 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 2 2 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 1 1 0
Brown 3b 3 2 1 0
Coleman 2b 4 1 2 4
Silvera c 2 1 0 0
Kuzava p 3 0 0 1
Totals 30 8 7 8
Washington 000 020 000240
New York 100 200 23x870
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(1-2) 8.0 7 8 8 7 1
Totals
8.0
7
8
8
7
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kuzava  W(5-4) 9.0 4 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Verble-Michaels-Vernon.  2B–Washington Vernon (14,off Kuzava), New York Woodling (3,off Porterfield); Collins (3,off Porterfield); Coleman (7,off Porterfield).  3B–Washington Mele (5,off Kuzava).  HR–Washington Coan (7,5th inning off Kuzava 1 on 2 out), New York Woodling (5,1st inning off Porterfield 0 on 2 out); Bauer (7,7th inning off Porterfield 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Coan (4,by Kuzava).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  U-HP–Jim Duffy, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:08.  A–23,268.
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