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Scores
Standings
SLB
@BOS		0
12
NYG
@CHC		2
1
PHI
@CIN		3
4		 
(10)
BRO
@PIT		11
4
BSN
@STL		5
6
Wednesday, May 23, 1951,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 3,586, Time of Game: 2:07
Browns
0
8-25
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
8th, 15 GB
 at Red Sox
12
17-13
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 4½ GB
W: Mel Parnell (4-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Browns          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2
Red Sox         3  1  0   4  4  0   0  0  X   12 16  0

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Lenhardt LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .773 -0.035 0.35 0.001 -0.036 -0.3 1 0
Fred Marsh 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .534 -0.025 0.23 0.000 -0.025 -0.9 2 2
Ken Wood RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .198 .623 -0.008 0.29 0.012 -0.020 -0.8 3 0 GDP
Roy Sievers CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .654 -0.036 0.43 0.000 -0.036 -0.7 2 0
Matt Batts C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .521 0.043 0.36 0.043 0.000 0.4 3 0
Hank Arft 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .819 -0.050 0.64 0.000 -0.050 -0.8 10 1
Bobby Young 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .668 -0.024 0.41 0.000 -0.024 -0.1 2 2
Tom Upton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .395 -0.030 0.34 0.000 -0.030 -1.4 1 4 GDP
Duane Pillette P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .473 -0.019 0.71 0.000 -0.019 -0.3 0 2
   Don Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Hogue P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 1
   Sherm Lollar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .820 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Cliff Fannin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 1 0 .138 .305 -0.185 0.36 0.056 -0.241 -5.1 24 12
TB: M Batts 2; B Young; K Wood.
GIDP: T Upton (5); K Wood (2).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Young-H Arft; B Hogue-T Upton-H Arft.
E: K Wood (3); F Marsh (2).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dom DiMaggio CF 5 2 2 0 1 0 .310 .867 0.022 0.38 0.053 -0.032 0.0 0 0 GDP
Billy Goodman RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .272 .735 -0.065 0.53 0.000 -0.065 -2.2 2 0 SH
Ted Williams LF 1 2 0 2 5 0 .262 .978 0.081 0.54 0.081 0.000 1.9 1 0
Lou Boudreau SS 4 2 3 4 0 0 .275 .784 0.141 0.94 0.171 -0.030 3.4 0 2 2B
   Johnny Pesky PR-SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .748 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.9 1 3
Vern Stephens 3B 4 1 3 4 1 0 .308 .926 0.119 0.37 0.119 0.000 2.8 2 10 2B
Walt Dropo 1B 4 0 1 2 1 0 .275 .814 -0.045 0.23 0.003 -0.047 1.0 19 0 2B
Bobby Doerr 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .310 .865 0.003 0.21 0.019 -0.016 -0.1 2 4 2B
Les Moss C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .191 .639 0.012 0.26 0.028 -0.016 -1.0 0 0
Mel Parnell P 4 3 4 0 1 0 .412 .994 0.047 0.25 0.047 0.000 2.7 0 3 2B
Team Totals 37 12 16 12 11 1 .432 1.130 0.315 0.39 0.521 -0.206 7.4 27 22
2B: L Boudreau (8, off D Pillette); W Dropo (4, off B Hogue); B Doerr (5, off B Hogue); V Stephens (6, off D Pillette); M Parnell (1, off C Fannin).
SH: B Goodman (2, off D Pillette).
TB: M Parnell 5; L Boudreau 4; V Stephens 4; D DiMaggio 2; W Dropo 2; B Doerr 2; L Moss; B Goodman.
GIDP: D DiMaggio (4).
RBI: V Stephens 4 (17); L Boudreau 4 (21); W Dropo 2 (13); T Williams 2 (25).
2-out RBI: W Dropo 2; L Boudreau; T Williams.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 6 for 23.
Fielding
DP: 2. V Stephens-B Doerr-W Dropo; J Pesky-B Doerr-W Dropo.

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Duane Pillette, L (1-4) 3 6 6 6 5 0 0 6.62 19 18 -0.256 0.87 -3.3
Don Johnson 0.1 2 2 1 1 0 0 12.60 4 2 2 -0.056 0.55 -3.0
Bobby Hogue 3.2 7 4 4 4 1 0 6.97 21 1 0 -0.004 0.02 -1.7
Cliff Fannin 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.28 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 8 16 12 11 11 1 0 12.38 49 18 3 2 -0.316 0.36 -7.4
D Pillette faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mel Parnell, W (4-3) 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 3.57 30 78 0.184 0.36 5.1
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 30 78 0.184 0.39 5.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Cal Hubbard, 2B - (none), 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 3,586.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Browns         Boston Red Sox
1 Don Lenhardt LF 1 Dom DiMaggio CF
2 Fred Marsh 3B 2 Billy Goodman RF
3 Ken Wood RF 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Roy Sievers CF 4 Lou Boudreau SS
5 Matt Batts C 5 Vern Stephens 3B
6 Hank Arft 1B 6 Walt Dropo 1B
7 Bobby Young 2B 7 Bobby Doerr 2B
8 Tom Upton SS 8 Les Moss C
9 Duane Pillette P 9 Mel Parnell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 12- R BOS L. Boudreau D. Pillette 13% 71% Double to RF; Williams to 3B; DiMaggio Scores
b1 1-0 1 -23 RR BOS V. Stephens D. Pillette 8% 80% Single to LF; Boudreau Scores; Williams Scores
b2 3-0 2 123 R BOS T. Williams D. Pillette 5% 87% Walk; Parnell Scores; DiMaggio to 3B; Goodman to 2B
b4 4-0 1 123 RR BOS L. Boudreau D. Johnson 4% 97% Single to RF; Williams to 3B; Goodman Scores; Parnell Scores; Boudreau to 2B/Adv on E9
b2 3-0 1 123 O BOS B. Goodman D. Pillette -4% 82% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; DiMaggio to 2B; Parnell to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Browns Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SLB D. Lenhardt M. Parnell 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SLB F. Marsh M. Parnell 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SLB K. Wood M. Parnell -1% 53% Single to LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SLB R. Sievers M. Parnell 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Duane Pillette facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS D. DiMaggio D. Pillette 3% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS B. Goodman D. Pillette -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; DiMaggio to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- BOS T. Williams D. Pillette 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- R BOS L. Boudreau D. Pillette 13% 71% Double to RF; Williams to 3B; DiMaggio Scores
b1 1-0 1 -23 RR BOS V. Stephens D. Pillette 8% 80% Single to LF; Boudreau Scores; Williams Scores
b1 3-0 1 1-- OO BOS W. Dropo D. Pillette -3% 76% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- SLB M. Batts M. Parnell -3% 73% Single to LF
t2 0-3 0 1-- O SLB H. Arft M. Parnell 3% 76% Flyball: RF
t2 0-3 1 1-- O SLB B. Young M. Parnell 2% 78% Groundout: P-1B; Batts to 2B
t2 0-3 2 -2- O SLB T. Upton M. Parnell 3% 81% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Browns' Duane Pillette facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- BOS B. Doerr D. Pillette 2% 83% Walk
b2 3-0 0 1-- BOS L. Moss D. Pillette 3% 86% Single to LF; Doerr to 2B
b2 3-0 0 12- BOS M. Parnell D. Pillette 3% 89% Walk; Doerr to 3B; Moss to 2B
b2 3-0 0 123 O BOS D. DiMaggio D. Pillette -3% 86% Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Parnell to 2B; Moss to 3B
b2 3-0 1 123 O BOS B. Goodman D. Pillette -4% 82% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; DiMaggio to 2B; Parnell to 3B
b2 3-0 2 123 R BOS T. Williams D. Pillette 5% 87% Walk; Parnell Scores; DiMaggio to 3B; Goodman to 2B
b2 4-0 2 123 O BOS L. Boudreau D. Pillette -3% 85% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 9-1-2
t3 0-4 0 --- O SLB D. Pillette M. Parnell 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-4 1 --- O SLB D. Lenhardt M. Parnell 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-4 2 --- O SLB F. Marsh M. Parnell 1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Browns' Duane Pillette facing 5-6-7
b3 4-0 0 --- BOS V. Stephens D. Pillette 2% 91% Double to LF
b3 4-0 0 -2- O BOS W. Dropo D. Pillette -2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-0 1 -2- O BOS B. Doerr D. Pillette -1% 88% Flyball: CF
b3 4-0 2 -2- O BOS L. Moss D. Pillette -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- O SLB K. Wood M. Parnell 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- O SLB R. Sievers M. Parnell 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-4 2 --- SLB M. Batts M. Parnell -1% 89% Single to CF
t4 0-4 2 1-- O SLB H. Arft M. Parnell 2% 90% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Browns' Duane Pillette facing 9-1-2
b4 4-0 0 --- BOS M. Parnell D. Pillette 1% 91% Single to RF
b4 4-0 0 1-- BOS D. DiMaggio D. Pillette 2% 93% Walk; Parnell to 2B
Don Johnson replaces Duane Pillette pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-0 0 12- O BOS B. Goodman D. Johnson -1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Parnell to 3B
b4 4-0 1 1-3 BOS T. Williams D. Johnson 1% 93% Walk; Goodman to 2B
b4 4-0 1 123 RR BOS L. Boudreau D. Johnson 4% 97% Single to RF; Williams to 3B; Goodman Scores; Parnell Scores; Boudreau to 2B/Adv on E9
b4 6-0 1 -23 RR BOS V. Stephens D. Johnson 1% 99% Single to RF; Boudreau Scores/unER; Williams Scores
Bobby Hogue replaces Don Johnson pitching and batting 9th
b4 8-0 1 1-- BOS W. Dropo B. Hogue 0% 99% Walk; Stephens to 2B
b4 8-0 1 12- O BOS B. Doerr B. Hogue -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b4 8-0 2 12- O BOS L. Moss B. Hogue -0% 98% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 5th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 7-8-9
t5 0-8 0 --- O SLB B. Young M. Parnell 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-8 1 --- O SLB T. Upton M. Parnell 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-8 2 --- O SLB B. Hogue M. Parnell 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Browns' Bobby Hogue facing 9-1-2
b5 8-0 0 --- BOS M. Parnell B. Hogue 0% 99% Single to RF
b5 8-0 0 1-- BOS D. DiMaggio B. Hogue 0% 100% Single to 3B; Parnell to 3B/Adv on E5; DiMaggio to 2B
b5 8-0 0 -23 O BOS B. Goodman B. Hogue -0% 99% Flyball: 3B
b5 8-0 1 -23 RO BOS T. Williams B. Hogue 0% 100% Flyball: RF; Parnell Scores
b5 9-0 2 -2- R BOS L. Boudreau B. Hogue 0% 100% Single to LF; DiMaggio Scores
Johnny Pesky pinch runs for Lou Boudreau (SS) batting 4th
b5 10-0 2 1-- BOS V. Stephens B. Hogue 0% 100% Walk; Pesky to 2B
b5 10-0 2 12- RR BOS W. Dropo B. Hogue 0% 100% Double to LF; Stephens Scores; Pesky Scores
b5 12-0 2 -2- BOS B. Doerr B. Hogue 0% 100% Walk
b5 12-0 2 12- O BOS L. Moss B. Hogue 0% 100% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.
Top of the 6th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-12, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
Johnny Pesky moves from PR to SS
t6 0-12 0 --- SLB D. Lenhardt M. Parnell -0% 100% Walk
t6 0-12 0 1-- O SLB F. Marsh M. Parnell 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t6 0-12 1 1-- OO SLB K. Wood M. Parnell 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-0, Browns' Bobby Hogue facing 9-1-2
b6 12-0 0 --- BOS M. Parnell B. Hogue 0% 100% Single to CF
b6 12-0 0 1-- OO BOS D. DiMaggio B. Hogue 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b6 12-0 2 --- BOS B. Goodman B. Hogue 0% 100% Single to LF
b6 12-0 2 1-- BOS T. Williams B. Hogue 0% 100% Walk; Goodman to 2B
b6 12-0 2 12- O BOS J. Pesky B. Hogue 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.
Top of the 7th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-12, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 4-5-6
t7 0-12 0 --- O SLB R. Sievers M. Parnell 0% 100% Flyball: SS
t7 0-12 1 --- O SLB M. Batts M. Parnell 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-12 2 --- O SLB H. Arft M. Parnell 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-0, Browns' Bobby Hogue facing 5-6-7
b7 12-0 0 --- O BOS V. Stephens B. Hogue 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 12-0 1 --- O BOS W. Dropo B. Hogue 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 12-0 2 --- BOS B. Doerr B. Hogue 0% 100% Double to LF
b7 12-0 2 -2- O BOS L. Moss B. Hogue 0% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.
Top of the 8th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-12, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 7-8-9
t8 0-12 0 --- SLB B. Young M. Parnell -0% 100% Single to LF
t8 0-12 0 1-- OO SLB T. Upton M. Parnell 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Bobby Hogue (P) batting 9th
t8 0-12 2 --- O SLB S. Lollar M. Parnell 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-0, Browns' Cliff Fannin facing 9-1-2
Cliff Fannin replaces Sherm Lollar (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 12-0 0 --- BOS M. Parnell C. Fannin 0% 100% Double to RF
b8 12-0 0 -2- O BOS D. DiMaggio C. Fannin 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 12-0 1 -2- O BOS B. Goodman C. Fannin 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 12-0 2 -2- BOS T. Williams C. Fannin 0% 100% Walk
b8 12-0 2 12- O BOS J. Pesky C. Fannin 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.
Top of the 9th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-12, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
t9 0-12 0 --- O SLB D. Lenhardt M. Parnell 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-12 1 --- O SLB F. Marsh M. Parnell 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-12 2 --- O SLB K. Wood M. Parnell 0% 100% Groundout: SS-3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Browns 0, Red Sox 12.

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