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Damn Yankees
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The New York Yankees needed two victories to clinch the American League pennant in 1951 when the third place Boston Red Sox came to Yankee Stadium on Friday, September 28, for a doubleheader. In the first game, Allie Reynolds, whose 16-8 record included a no hit game, faced Bosox lefty ace Mel Parnell before 39,038 fans.
Reynolds began the game by walking Dom DiMaggio. Johnny Pesky hit a liner to shortstop Phil Rizzuto, who trapped the ball, stepped on second to force DiMaggio and fired to first for a double play. Ted Williams struck out to end the inning.
Clyde Vollmer and Billy Goodman fanned and Lou Boudreau popped to second baseman Jerry Coleman in short right in the second. Fred Hatfield flied to left to start the third. Aaron Robinson
hit a hard bounder to the mound and Reynolds threw him out. Parnell then fanned.
In the fourth, DiMaggio lifted a foul behind first and Coleman sprinted over to make a nice catch. After Pesky grounded to short, Williams walked, but Vollmer flied to right. Reynolds chalked up two strikeouts in both the fifth and sixth, the other outs being routine.
Pesky flied to left to open the seventh and Williams grounded to second. Vollmer drew Reynolds' third walk but Goodman was thrown