Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
July 21, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1951 at Briggs Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 1 0 0
Pesky ss 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Boudreau 3b 4 0 0 1
Doerr 2b 4 1 1 0
Goodman 1b 3 2 2 0
Vollmer rf 4 1 3 4
Evans c 4 0 0 0
Scarborough p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Berry ss 4 1 2 0
Kell 3b 4 0 0 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 0 0 0
Wertz rf 3 1 1 1
Ginsberg c 3 0 0 0
Groth cf 4 1 2 1
Evers lf 4 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 1 1
Trucks p 2 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Souchock ph 1 0 1 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Boston 030 100 200680
Detroit 011 000 001372
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Scarborough  W(7-4) 9.0 7 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  L(4-3) 6.1 7 6 5 4 1
  Trout   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  White   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
5
3

  E–Berry (3), Wertz (2).  DP–Boston 1. Boudreau-Doerr-Goodman, Detroit 2. Priddy-Berry-Kryhoski, Priddy-Kryhoski.  2B–Boston Goodman (18,off Trucks); Vollmer (4,off Trucks), Detroit Wertz (13,off Scarborough).  HR–Boston Vollmer (14,2nd inning off Trucks 2 on 1 out), Detroit Groth (1,9th inning off Scarborough 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–Berry (1,2nd base off Scarborough/A. Evans).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:01.  A–14,509.
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