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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		6
5
CHW
@BOS		6
8
CLE
@NYY		3
5
SLB
@PHA		3
8
SLB
@PHA		1
7
DET
@WSH		10
5
NYG
@CHC		10
7
PHI
@CIN		1
3
PHI
@CIN		4
2
BRO
@PIT		7
10
BRO
@PIT		4
5
BSN
@STL		5
6		 
(14)
Sunday, June 24, 1951,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:20
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
White Sox
6
41-21
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
5
36-26
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Ken Holcombe (5-4)
L: Chuck Stobbs (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  2  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    6  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  3  1   0  0  0    5  6  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Dillinger 3B 5 2 4 0 0 0 .347 .784 0.134 0.80 0.142 -0.008 1.4 0 3
   Floyd Baker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .782 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nellie Fox 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .360 .940 0.004 1.28 0.103 -0.099 0.4 1 1 SH
Minnie Minoso RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .355 1.034 -0.122 1.13 0.009 -0.131 -1.4 1 0 SB,SH
Eddie Robinson 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .311 .989 0.292 1.06 0.365 -0.073 0.8 12 0 HR
Don Lenhardt LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .744 -0.103 0.92 0.000 -0.103 -1.1 3 0
Jim Busby CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .319 .777 0.053 1.10 0.130 -0.077 0.3 4 0 SB
Chico Carrasquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .704 -0.115 1.07 0.000 -0.115 -1.1 1 5
Phil Masi C 3 2 2 3 1 0 .318 .959 0.221 0.93 0.236 -0.014 2.7 5 0 2·HR
Joe Dobson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .037 .111 -0.017 0.32 0.000 -0.017 -0.3 0 2
   Joe DeMaestri PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.066 2.47 0.000 -0.066 -0.5
   Ken Holcombe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .646 -0.020 0.75 0.000 -0.020 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 9 6 4 4 .273 .897 0.261 1.04 0.985 -0.723 0.9 27 11
HR: P Masi 2 (4, 2 off C Stobbs; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); E Robinson (15, off C Stobbs; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: N Fox (10, off C Stobbs); M Minoso (1, off C Stobbs).
TB: P Masi 8; B Dillinger 4; E Robinson 4; J Busby; N Fox.
RBI: P Masi 3 (19); E Robinson 2 (64); M Minoso (33).
2-out RBI: E Robinson 2; P Masi.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: M Minoso (15, 2nd base off C Stobbs/L Moss); J Busby (17, 2nd base off C Stobbs/L Moss).
Pickoffs: J Busby (1st base by H Taylor).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dom DiMaggio CF 3 1 1 3 1 0 .338 .850 0.297 1.14 0.343 -0.046 2.3 5 0 HR
Johnny Pesky SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .295 .809 -0.021 0.91 0.050 -0.071 0.1 1 2 2B
Billy Goodman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .747 -0.139 1.27 0.000 -0.139 -1.0 8 0
Ted Williams LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .327 1.111 0.081 1.28 0.155 -0.074 1.1 2 0 2·2B
Vern Stephens 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .910 -0.101 1.16 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 1 4
Bobby Doerr 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .303 .867 0.000 1.79 0.107 -0.107 0.4 5 1 2B
Clyde Vollmer RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .887 -0.161 1.45 0.000 -0.161 -1.0 0 0
Les Moss C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .625 -0.162 1.49 0.000 -0.162 -1.0 4 0
Chuck Stobbs P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .185 .526 0.005 0.79 0.016 -0.011 0.0 1 1
   Walt Dropo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .705 -0.037 1.44 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
   Harry Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .318 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 5 6 5 2 5 .182 .623 -0.238 1.29 0.671 -0.909 -0.1 27 9
2B: B Doerr (10, off J Dobson); J Pesky (4, off J Dobson); T Williams 2 (19, 1 off K Holcombe, 1 off J Dobson).
HR: D DiMaggio (5, off J Dobson; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: T Williams 4; D DiMaggio 4; J Pesky 3; B Doerr 2.
RBI: D DiMaggio 3 (34); T Williams (63); B Doerr (35).
2-out RBI: D DiMaggio 3; T Williams.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 8.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Dobson 5 5 4 4 1 3 1 4.08 21 43 -0.151 0.92 -1.2
Ken Holcombe, W (5-4) 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.05 14 0 0 0.389 1.84 1.3
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 2 5 1 5.00 35 43 0 0 0.238 1.04 0.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Stobbs, L (5-3) 7 8 6 6 3 3 3 4.11 32 37 -0.368 1.08 -2.0
Harry Taylor 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.62 7 0 0 0.106 0.85 1.1
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 4 4 3 6.00 39 37 0 0 -0.262 1.29 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: H Taylor (1; J Busby, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Bill McGowan, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Boston Red Sox
1 Bob Dillinger 3B 1 Dom DiMaggio CF
2 Nellie Fox 2B 2 Johnny Pesky SS
3 Minnie Minoso RF 3 Billy Goodman 1B
4 Eddie Robinson 1B 4 Ted Williams LF
5 Don Lenhardt LF 5 Vern Stephens 3B
6 Jim Busby CF 6 Bobby Doerr 2B
7 Chico Carrasquel SS 7 Clyde Vollmer RF
8 Phil Masi C 8 Les Moss C
9 Joe Dobson P 9 Chuck Stobbs P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-5 2 1-- RR CHW E. Robinson C. Stobbs 37% 63% Home Run; Dillinger Scores
b5 1-4 2 12- RRR BOS D. DiMaggio J. Dobson -32% 48% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Doerr Scores; Stobbs Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- RR CHW P. Masi C. Stobbs 15% 75% Home Run (LF-CF); Busby Scores
b9 5-6 0 --- O BOS B. Doerr K. Holcombe 10% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-4 0 --- BOS T. Williams K. Holcombe -9% 33% Double to LF

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW B. Dillinger C. Stobbs 3% 53% Single to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- CHW N. Fox C. Stobbs 8% 62% Single to RF; Dillinger to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO CHW M. Minoso C. Stobbs -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dillinger Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- O CHW E. Robinson C. Stobbs -3% 57% Flyball: CF
t1 1-0 2 1-- CHW D. Lenhardt C. Stobbs 1% 57% Minoso Steals 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- O CHW D. Lenhardt C. Stobbs -3% 54% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Joe Dobson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio J. Dobson 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O BOS J. Pesky J. Dobson 2% 59% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O BOS B. Goodman J. Dobson 1% 60% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- CHW J. Busby C. Stobbs 3% 63% Single to CF
t2 1-0 0 1-- O CHW C. Carrasquel C. Stobbs -3% 60% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-0 1 1-- RR CHW P. Masi C. Stobbs 15% 75% Home Run (LF-CF); Busby Scores
t2 3-0 1 --- O CHW J. Dobson C. Stobbs -1% 74% Flyball: 2B
t2 3-0 2 --- O CHW B. Dillinger C. Stobbs -1% 73% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Joe Dobson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O BOS T. Williams J. Dobson 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- O BOS V. Stephens J. Dobson 2% 77% Flyball: CF
b2 0-3 2 --- O BOS B. Doerr J. Dobson 1% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- CHW N. Fox C. Stobbs 2% 80% Walk
t3 3-0 0 1-- O CHW M. Minoso C. Stobbs -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Fox to 2B
t3 3-0 1 -2- O CHW E. Robinson C. Stobbs -2% 77% Strikeout
t3 3-0 2 -2- O CHW D. Lenhardt C. Stobbs -2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Joe Dobson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- O BOS C. Vollmer J. Dobson 3% 77% Flyball: SS
b3 0-3 1 --- O BOS L. Moss J. Dobson 2% 79% Strikeout
b3 0-3 2 --- O BOS C. Stobbs J. Dobson 1% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- O CHW J. Busby C. Stobbs -1% 79% Flyball: CF
t4 3-0 1 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel C. Stobbs -1% 77% Flyball: P
t4 3-0 2 --- R CHW P. Masi C. Stobbs 7% 85% Home Run
t4 4-0 2 --- O CHW J. Dobson C. Stobbs -1% 84% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Joe Dobson facing 1-2-3
b4 0-4 0 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio J. Dobson 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-4 1 --- BOS J. Pesky J. Dobson -3% 83% Double to RF
b4 0-4 1 -2- O BOS B. Goodman J. Dobson 3% 86% Groundout: SS-1B; Pesky to 3B
b4 0-4 2 --3 R BOS T. Williams J. Dobson -7% 79% Double to LF (LF-CF); Pesky Scores
b4 1-4 2 -2- O BOS V. Stephens J. Dobson 3% 82% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
t5 4-1 0 --- CHW B. Dillinger C. Stobbs 2% 84% Single to CF
t5 4-1 0 1-- O CHW N. Fox C. Stobbs -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Dillinger to 2B
t5 4-1 1 -2- O CHW M. Minoso C. Stobbs -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B; Dillinger to 3B
t5 4-1 2 --3 O CHW E. Robinson C. Stobbs -2% 79% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Joe Dobson facing 6-7-8
b5 1-4 0 --- BOS B. Doerr J. Dobson -7% 72% Double to LF
b5 1-4 0 -2- O BOS C. Vollmer J. Dobson 5% 77% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-4 1 -2- O BOS L. Moss J. Dobson 4% 82% Flyball: CF
b5 1-4 2 -2- BOS C. Stobbs J. Dobson -2% 80% Walk
b5 1-4 2 12- RRR BOS D. DiMaggio J. Dobson -32% 48% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Doerr Scores; Stobbs Scores
b5 4-4 2 --- BOS J. Pesky J. Dobson -2% 47% Single to CF
b5 4-4 2 1-- O BOS B. Goodman J. Dobson 3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 5-6-7
t6 4-4 0 --- O CHW D. Lenhardt C. Stobbs -4% 46% Flyball: CF
t6 4-4 1 --- CHW J. Busby C. Stobbs 4% 50% Walk
t6 4-4 1 1-- CHW C. Carrasquel C. Stobbs 2% 53% Busby Steals 2B
t6 4-4 1 -2- O CHW C. Carrasquel C. Stobbs -5% 47% Flyball: 3B
t6 4-4 2 -2- CHW P. Masi C. Stobbs 1% 49% Walk
Joe DeMaestri pinch hits for Joe Dobson (P) batting 9th
t6 4-4 2 12- O CHW J. DeMaestri C. Stobbs -7% 42% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, White Sox' Ken Holcombe facing 4-5-6
Ken Holcombe replaces Joe DeMaestri (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-4 0 --- BOS T. Williams K. Holcombe -9% 33% Double to LF
b6 4-4 0 -2- O BOS V. Stephens K. Holcombe 2% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B; Williams to 3B
b6 4-4 1 --3 RO BOS B. Doerr K. Holcombe -4% 31% Flyball: CF; Williams Scores
b6 5-4 2 --- O BOS C. Vollmer K. Holcombe 1% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
t7 4-5 0 --- CHW B. Dillinger C. Stobbs 7% 39% Single to CF
t7 4-5 0 1-- O CHW N. Fox C. Stobbs -6% 32% Flyball: 2B
t7 4-5 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso C. Stobbs -6% 27% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-5 2 1-- RR CHW E. Robinson C. Stobbs 37% 63% Home Run; Dillinger Scores
t7 6-5 2 --- O CHW D. Lenhardt C. Stobbs -1% 62% Flyball: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Ken Holcombe facing 8-9-1
b7 5-6 0 --- O BOS L. Moss K. Holcombe 5% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs (P) batting 9th
b7 5-6 1 --- O BOS W. Dropo K. Holcombe 4% 71% Strikeout
b7 5-6 2 --- BOS D. DiMaggio K. Holcombe -3% 68% Walk
b7 5-6 2 1-- O BOS J. Pesky K. Holcombe 5% 73% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Harry Taylor facing 6-7-8
Harry Taylor replaces Walt Dropo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-5 0 --- CHW J. Busby H. Taylor 4% 77% Walk
t8 6-5 0 1-- O CHW C. Carrasquel H. Taylor -6% 70% Busby Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t8 6-5 1 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel H. Taylor -2% 69% Strikeout
t8 6-5 2 --- O CHW P. Masi H. Taylor -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Ken Holcombe facing 3-4-5
b8 5-6 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman K. Holcombe 7% 74% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-6 1 --- O BOS T. Williams K. Holcombe 5% 79% Flyball: CF
b8 5-6 2 --- O BOS V. Stephens K. Holcombe 4% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Harry Taylor facing 9-1-2
t9 6-5 0 --- O CHW K. Holcombe H. Taylor -2% 80% Flyball: LF
t9 6-5 1 --- CHW B. Dillinger H. Taylor 2% 82% Single to LF
t9 6-5 1 1-- O CHW N. Fox H. Taylor -2% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 6-5 2 1-- O CHW M. Minoso H. Taylor -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Ken Holcombe facing 6-7-8
Floyd Baker replaces Bob Dillinger playing 3B batting 1st
b9 5-6 0 --- O BOS B. Doerr K. Holcombe 10% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 5-6 1 --- O BOS C. Vollmer K. Holcombe 7% 95% Flyball: LF
b9 5-6 2 --- O BOS L. Moss K. Holcombe 5% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Red Sox 5.

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