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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 2

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Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 2

Day

Game Played on Thursday, April 17, 1952 (D) at Griffith Stadium

BOS A    0  0  0    0  1  6    1  0  1  -   9  9  0
WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DiMaggio cf                   4   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
Pesky 3b                      2   1   0   0       2   0       1   1
  Hatfield 3b                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Lenhardt lf                   5   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Dropo 1b                      4   3   1   1       1   1      10   0
Throneberry rf                5   1   1   4       0   0       4   0
Piersall ss                   3   2   1   0       2   0       0   2
Lepcio 2b                     4   1   2   1       0   0       1   4
White c                       4   0   1   2       0   1       2   0
Henry p                       4   0   2   1       0   1       2   3
  Delock p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       36   9   9   9       6   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Henry-Lepcio.
BATTING - 
2B: Lepcio (1,off Sanchez).
HR: Throneberry (1,6th inning off Johnson 3 on 1 out); Dropo (1,9th inning
off Harris 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Pesky (1,2nd base by Johnson/Kluttz).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Coan lf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Noren cf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
Mele rf                       4   0   1   1       0   1       3   0
Michaels 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       4   2
Vernon 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Baker ss                      3   1   1   0       1   0       2   3
Kluttz c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
  Upton pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Harris p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Campos ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Johnson p                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Sanchez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Runnels ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ferrick p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Grasso ph,c                 1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2       2   2      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Baker (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Mele (1,off Henry).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Henry W(1-0)                  8     5   2   2   2   2   0  30
Delock SV(1)                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     7   2   2   2   2   0  35

Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson L(0-1)                5.1   5   6   6   4   1   1  24
Sanchez                       0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5
Ferrick                       2     1   1   0   1   3   0   9
Harris                        1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4
Totals                        9     9   9   8   6   4   2  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sanchez 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Passarella, 3B - Eddie Hurley
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 6701
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Washington Senators      
1. DiMaggio            cf        Yost                3b
2. Pesky               3b        Coan                lf
3. Lenhardt            lf        Noren               cf
4. Dropo               1b        Mele                rf
5. Throneberry         rf        Michaels            2b
6. Piersall            ss        Vernon              1b
7. Lepcio              2b        Baker               ss
8. White               c         Kluttz              c
9. Henry               p         Johnson             p

RED SOX 1ST: DiMaggio flied to center; Debut game for Bill
Henry; Pesky popped to second; Lenhardt flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Yost flied to left; Coan grounded out (third to
first); Noren grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Dropo struck out; Throneberry popped to second;
Piersall popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Mele struck out; Michaels struck out; Vernon
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Lepcio flied to center; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henry singled to right; DiMaggio forced
Henry (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Kluttz
flied to left; Johnson singled to left; Yost flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Pesky walked; Pesky was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Lenhardt flied to right; Dropo flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Coan grounded out (second to first); Noren flied
to left; Mele grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Throneberry flied to left; Piersall singled to
right; Lepcio grounded out (third to first) [Piersall to
second]; White singled to left [Piersall scored]; Henry grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Michaels flied to right; Vernon grounded out
(second to first); Baker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Senators 0.

RED SOX 6TH: DiMaggio singled to center; Pesky walked [DiMaggio
to second]; Lenhardt grounded out (shortstop to second to first)
[DiMaggio to third, Pesky to second]; Dropo walked; Throneberry
homered to right [DiMaggio scored, Pesky scored, Dropo scored];
Piersall walked; SANCHEZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Lepcio
doubled to left [Piersall to third]; Debut game for Raul
Sanchez; White flied out to center [Piersall scored, Lepcio
to third]; Henry singled to center [Lepcio scored]; DiMaggio
walked [Henry to second]; Pesky popped to third in foul
territory; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Kluttz flied to left; RUNNELS BATTED FOR SANCHEZ;
Runnels grounded out (pitcher to first); Yost flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Senators 0.

RED SOX 7TH: FERRICK REPLACED RUNNELS (PITCHING); Lenhardt flied
to left; Dropo reached on an error by Baker [Dropo to first];
Throneberry popped to third in foul territory; Piersall walked
[Dropo to second]; Lepcio singled to right [Dropo scored
(unearned), Piersall to third]; White struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: HATFIELD REPLACED PESKY (PLAYING 3B); Coan popped
to first in foul territory; Noren singled to center; Mele
doubled [Noren scored]; Michaels flied to right; Vernon grounded
out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Senators 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Henry struck out; DiMaggio grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hatfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Senators 1.

SENATORS 8TH: Baker walked; Kluttz singled to center [Baker to
second]; UPTON RAN FOR KLUTTZ; GRASSO BATTED FOR FERRICK; Grasso
singled to left [Baker scored, Upton to second]; Yost lined into
a double play (pitcher to second) [Upton out at second]; Coan
walked [Grasso to second]; Noren grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Senators 2.

RED SOX 9TH: GRASSO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HARRIS REPLACED
UPTON (PITCHING); Lenhardt flied to center; Dropo homered to
left; Throneberry popped to second; Piersall flied to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: DELOCK REPLACED HENRY (PITCHING); Mele flied to
right; Debut game for Ike Delock; Michaels singled to
center; Vernon flied to left; Baker singled to left [Michaels to
second]; CAMPOS BATTED FOR HARRIS; Campos grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Senators 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          9   9   0    6
 Senators         2   7   1    6
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