Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 9, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1951 at Fenway Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 2 0 1 1
Philley cf 3 0 0 1
Clark rf 5 0 1 1
Zernial lf 5 0 0 0
Hitchcock 2b 5 2 3 1
Suder 3b 3 1 2 0
Limmer 1b 4 0 0 1
Tipton c 3 1 1 0
Martin p 1 1 0 0
  Astroth ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 2 1 0 1
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Pesky ss 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Stephens 3b 4 1 2 1
Goodman 2b 3 1 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Vollmer rf 2 1 1 3
Rosar c 3 0 1 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
McDermott p 2 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Moss ph 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Philadelphia 001 100 040680
Boston 101 000 003572
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Martin   6.0 5 2 2 2 0
  Shantz  W(10-8) 2.2 2 3 3 1 2
  Scheib  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(7-6) 7.0 6 5 4 5 4
  Wight   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Masterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Stobbs   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
7
5

  E–DiMaggio (9), McDermott (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Joost-Hitchcock-Limmer, Joost-Hitchcock-Limmer.  2B–Boston Stephens 2 (19,off Martin,off Shantz).  HR–Philadelphia Hitchcock (1,8th inning off McDermott 0 on 0 out), Boston Williams (23,1st inning off Martin 0 on 2 out); Vollmer (19,9th inning off Shantz 2 on 2 out).  SH–Martin (3,off McDermott); Joost (1,off McDermott); Philley (3,off Masterson).  HBP–Joost (4,by McDermott).  Team LOB–12.  Team–3.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Bill Grieve.
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