Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
September 3, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1951 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Boston Red Sox 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 0 0
Coan lf 4 1 2 0
Mele cf 4 1 2 2
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 0
McCormick rf 4 0 1 2
Dente ss 4 0 0 0
Guerra c 3 0 0 0
Porterfield p 1 0 0 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
  Moreno p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Runnels ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 1 3 2
Pesky ss 4 1 2 1
Goodman lf 2 1 1 1
Doerr 2b 5 0 1 2
Dropo 1b 5 0 1 1
Maxwell rf 4 0 0 0
Hatfield 3b 4 1 1 0
Robinson c 2 2 1 1
Stobbs p 3 2 1 0
  Rosar ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8
Washington 100 000 030471
Boston 102 003 20x8110
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(5-7) 6.0 8 6 5 5 4
  Moreno   0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Harris   1.1 0 0 0 4 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
10
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  W(10-5) 8.0 7 4 4 3 2
  Kinder   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
3

  E–Porterfield (2).  DP–Boston 1. Pesky-Doerr-Dropo.  2B–Washington Mele (30,off Stobbs); McCormick (7,off Stobbs), Boston Pesky (18,off Porterfield); Goodman (26,off Porterfield); DiMaggio (32,off Porterfield); Hatfield (3,off Porterfield).  HR–Boston Robinson (2,7th inning off Moreno 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Porterfield (1,by Stobbs).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Stobbs (5,off Porterfield).  IBB–Goodman (4,by Porterfield).  Team–14.  SB–Yost (6,2nd base off Stobbs/Robinson).  U–Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley, Johnny Stevens.  T–2:22.  A–26,609.
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