The A’s split a pair with the Red Sox, losing 8 – 5 to Bill Wight, before winning, 11 – 4. Billy Hitchcock has two triples and a double in game two, good for five RBIs. Bosox reliever Ellis Kinder makes his 54th appearance in the opener, breaking Wilcy Moore’s club record set in 1931. Boston slips in the American League race to four games back.

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On September 7, 1951 — The A’s split a pair with the Red Sox, losing 8 – 5 to Bill Wight, before winning, 11 – 4. Billy Hitchcock has two triples and a double in game two, good for five RBIs. Bosox reliever Ellis Kinder makes his 54th appearance in the opener, breaking Wilcy Moore’s club record set in 1931. Boston slips in the American League race to four games back.

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Sources:
Baseball Reference September 7
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