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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 14, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 14, 1950 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Starr |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,303 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Wood | Right Fielder |
| Ray Coleman | Center Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Hank Arft | First Baseman |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tom Upton | Shortstop |
| Owen Friend | Third Baseman |
| Dick Starr | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 14, 1950
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Starr
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Starr
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Starr
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Starr
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dropo. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Nixon
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Nixon
Kokos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla who is chasing the ball. Kokos reaches third base with a triple. Moss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Arft vs. Nixon
Arft hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Arft reaches second base with a double. Kokos scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Nixon
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Starr
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Arft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Starr
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Starr
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Starr
Batts is hit by the pitch. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Starr
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Nixon
Upton hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Nixon
Friend hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Starr vs. Nixon
Starr bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Starr
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Starr
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Starr
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Starr
There's a wild pitch. Pesky scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Starr
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Upton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Starr
Dropo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Starr
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman strikes out. Batts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Coleman out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Nixon
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Nixon
There's a wild pitch. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kokos vs. Nixon
Kokos hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arft vs. Nixon
Arft strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Starr
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Starr
Batts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Starr
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Starr
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Nixon
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Nixon
Upton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Nixon
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Starr
Pesky hits a line drive towards third. Friend reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Starr
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Starr
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kokos. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Starr
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Starr vs. Nixon
Starr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Nixon
Moss hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Starr
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Starr
Zarilla hits a popup towards short. Upton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Starr
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Nixon
Kokos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Kokos reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arft vs. Nixon
Arft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zarilla throws the ball in to Stephens who tags Arft trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kokos scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Nixon
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Stirnweiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Nixon
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Friend vs. Nixon
Friend is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Starr vs. Nixon
There goes Friend. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Friend steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Starr vs. Nixon
Starr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stephens. Stirnweiss scores. Friend scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Nixon
Wood hits a line drive into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Starr
Tom Wright pinch hits for Willard Nixon.
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Starr
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Starr
Pesky hits a popup towards third. Friend settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Starr
Goodman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Starr
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Kinder
Moss hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Kinder
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Starr
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Starr
Doerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Arft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Starr
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Zarilla reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Starr
Ted Williams pinch hits for Matt Batts.
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wood. Williams reaches second base with a double. Zarilla scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Starr
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Ellis Kinder. Fred Hatfield pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Vollmer hits a popup in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. McDermott
Buddy Rosar now catching. Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Arft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. McDermott
Stirnweiss bunts towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. Arft moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. McDermott
The ball gets by Rosar for a passed ball. Arft moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upton vs. McDermott
Upton hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arft scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. McDermott
Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Starr vs. McDermott
Starr strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Starr
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Starr
Pesky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Starr
Goodman takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Starr
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Starr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1950 -- Boston at St.Louis (N)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 0 Wood K, rf 4 0 1 0
Pesky J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Coleman R, cf 4 0 0 0
Goodman B, lf 4 1 1 0 Moss L, c 3 1 1 0
Stephens V, ss 5 0 1 0 Kokos D, lf 4 2 2 1
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Arft H, 1b 3 1 2 2
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 1 1 0
Zarilla A, rf 2 1 1 0 Upton T, ss 4 0 1 1
Batts M, c 2 0 0 0 Friend O, 3b 3 1 2 0
Williams T, ph 1 0 1 1 Starr D, p 3 0 0 0
Hatfield F, pr 0 0 0 0
Rosar B, c 0 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 2 0 0 0
Wright T, ph 0 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
Vollmer C, ph 1 0 0 0
McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 2 31 6 10 4
Boston 002 000 010 -- 3
St.Louis 200 003 01x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (L) 6.0 9 5 3 2 5
Kinder E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
McDermott M 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Starr D (W) 9.0 7 3 3 6 3
E -- Dropo W, Stephens V
DP -- Boston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Boston 10, St.Louis 6
2B -- Arft H, Dropo W, Stephens V, Kokos D, Stirnweiss S, Zarilla A, Williams T
3B -- Kokos D
SB -- Friend O
SH -- Starr D, Stirnweiss S
HBP -- by Starr D (Batts M)
WP -- Starr D, Nixon W
PB -- Rosar B
T -- 2:17
A -- 7303
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