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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 17, 1952
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 17, 1952 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Johnson |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 6,701 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Don Lenhardt | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Shortstop |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Bill Henry | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Irv Noren | Center Fielder |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Floyd Baker | Shortstop |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Don Johnson | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 17, 1952
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Johnson
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Johnson
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Henry
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Henry
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Henry
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Johnson
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Johnson
Throneberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Henry
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Henry
Michaels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Henry
Vernon hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Johnson
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Johnson
Henry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Henry
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Henry
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Henry
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Henry
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Johnson
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lenhardt vs. Johnson
There goes Pesky. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Baker applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Johnson
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Johnson
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Henry
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Henry
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Henry
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Piersall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Johnson
Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Johnson
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Johnson
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Johnson
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Henry
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Henry
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Henry
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Johnson
Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lenhardt vs. Johnson
Lenhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Baker, and towards Michaels, who fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. Johnson
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Throneberry vs. Johnson
Throneberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Sanchez
Raul Sanchez now pitching.
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Sanchez
White hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall scores. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henry vs. Sanchez
Henry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lepcio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Sanchez
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Henry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Sanchez
Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Henry
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Henry
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Raul Sanchez.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Henry
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Ferrick
Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ferrick
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Ferrick
Throneberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Ferrick
Piersall takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Ferrick
Lepcio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dropo scores. Piersall moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Ferrick
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Henry
Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
Coan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Henry
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Henry
Mele hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Mele reaches second base with a double. Noren goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Henry
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Henry
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first, with Henry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Ferrick
Henry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ferrick
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Ferrick
Hatfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Henry
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Henry
Kluttz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grasso vs. Henry
Tom Upton pinch runs for Clyde Kluttz. Mickey Grasso pinch hits for Tom Ferrick.
Grasso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Henry
Yost hits a line drive towards the mound. Henry catches it and throws to second to double up Upton. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Henry
Coan takes first base on ball four. Grasso moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Henry
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lenhardt vs. Harris
Mickey Grasso now catching. Mickey Harris now pitching.
Lenhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Harris
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Harris
Throneberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Harris
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Delock
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Delock
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Lenhardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Delock
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campos vs. Delock
Frank Campos pinch hits for Mickey Harris.
Campos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1952 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pesky J, 3b 2 1 0 0 Coan G, lf 3 0 0 0
Hatfield F, 3b 1 0 0 0 Noren I, cf 4 1 1 0
Lenhardt D, lf 5 0 0 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 1 1
Dropo W, 1b 4 3 1 1 Michaels C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Throneberry F, rf 5 1 1 4 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Piersall J, ss 3 2 1 0 Baker F, ss 3 1 1 0
Lepcio T, 2b 4 1 2 1 Kluttz C, c 3 0 1 0
White S, c 4 0 1 2 Upton T, pr 0 0 0 0
Henry B, p 4 0 2 1 Harris M, p 0 0 0 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0 Campos F, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson D, p 1 0 1 0
Sanchez R, p 0 0 0 0
Runnels P, ph 1 0 0 0
Ferrick T, p 0 0 0 0
Grasso M, ph-c 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 9 9 33 2 7 2
Boston 000 016 101 -- 9
Washington 000 000 110 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Henry B (W) 8.0 5 2 2 2 2
Delock I (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson D (L) 5.1 5 6 6 4 1
Sanchez R 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Ferrick T 2.0 1 1 0 1 3
Harris M 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Baker F
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Washington 6
2B -- Lepcio T, Mele S
HR -- Throneberry F, Dropo W
CS -- Pesky J
T -- 2:24
A -- 6701
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