5/5/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 9 18 0 7 0
1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 10 9 0 11 2
Boston AB R H BI AVG Minnesota AB R H BI AVG
Moon rf 5 2 3 4 .258 Yost 3b 5 2 3 4 .347
Yastremski lf 4 1 2 0 .180 Runnels 2b 4 0 0 1 .386
Stuart ph 1 1 1 1 .167 King rf 4 1 0 0 .169
Brown p 0 0 0 0 .400 Pearson cf 3 1 2 1 .377
Piersall cf 5 1 2 2 .275 Larker 1b 4 1 2 2 .386
White 1b 5 0 2 0 .273 Spangler lf 1 1 0 0 .256
Held ss 5 0 0 0 .185 Washburn p 0 0 0 0 .000
Gardner 2b 3 1 2 1 .176 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 .000
Lynch ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 .000
Malkmus 2b 0 0 0 0 .400 Courtney ph 1 0 1 0 .500
Jones ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Wilson pr 0 1 0 0 .263
Goodman 2b 0 0 0 0 .000 Kubek ss 3 2 0 1 .231
Amalfitano 3b 5 2 4 1 .327 Ginsberg c 3 1 1 1 .192
Nixon c 4 1 2 0 .327 Brosnan p 2 0 0 0 .000
Bass p 2 0 0 0 .000 Hunt lf 3 0 0 0 .321
Alou,M ph 1 0 0 0 .250 33 10 9 10
Baldschun p 0 0 0 0 .000
Williams ph 1 0 0 0 .056
43 9 18 9
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Bass 5.0 5 9 9 10 2 107 50 6.00
Baldschun 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 25 13 7.04
Brown L 1-2 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 30 18 4.02
8.2 9 10 10 12 3 162 81
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Brosnan 4.2 12 5 5 0 4 77 51 3.09
Washburn 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 49 35 2.33
Jackson H 6 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 2.79
Miller BS 1, W 1-0 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 21 15 1.50
9.0 18 9 9 0 7 150 103
Bos: Alou,M batted for Bass in the 6th
Lynch batted for Gardner in the 7th
Malkmus inserted at 2b in the 7th
Williams batted for Baldschun in the 8th
Stuart batted for Yastremski in the 8th
Williams moved to lf in the 8th
Jones batted for Malkmus in the 9th
Goodman inserted at 2b in the 9th
Min: Hunt inserted at lf in the 5th
Courtney batted for Miller in the 9th
Wilson ran for Courtney in the 9th
2B-Moon(5), Yastremski 2(2), Piersall(1), Gardner(2). HR-Moon(1), Stuart(1),
Yost(4). RBI-Moon 4(7), Piersall 2(8), Gardner(4), Amalfitano(5), Stuart(1),
Yost 4(18), Runnels(10), Pearson(13), Larker 2(25), Kubek(16), Ginsberg(6).
SB-Pearson(1). K-Moon, Piersall, White, Held, Amalfitano, Bass, Lynch, King,
Brosnan, Hunt. BB-Yost, Runnels 2, King, Pearson 2, Spangler 2, Kubek 2,
Ginsberg 2. SH-Larker, Washburn. PB-Ginsberg. WP-Baldschun 2.
GWRBI: Runnels
Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 3 MPH.
5/5/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 9 18 0 7 0
1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 10 9 0 11 2
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Moon rf 1>k S D.3-H;1-3 9 HR.2-H;1-H
Yastremski lf 63 D.1-3 63 D
Stuart ph Miller
HR
Brown p
Piersall cf 9 S.3-H;2-H 5>D k 43
White 1b 2>S S.1-2 k 7>43 8
Held ss 463/gdp 463/gdp k 8 9>63
Gardner 2b D 4>8 pb.2-3
S.3-H
Lynch ph k
Malkmus 2b
Jones ph 5/fl
Goodman 2b
Amalfitano 3b S.2-H S Washburn 8>S k
S.1-3
Nixon c 8 S.1-3 64/f S.1-2
Bass p 3>43 k
Alou,M ph 6>63
Baldschun p
Williams ph Jackson
8
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Yost 3b 1>63 3>63 note 1 HR.3-H W
Runnels 2b 53 63 9 W wp.1-2
8
King rf 53 43 W.2-3;1-2 k 8>Brown
3/g
Pearson cf 2>W 4>W note 2 6>Baldschun 63
S
Larker 1b 14/SH.1-2 SB2 note 3 8 63
S.2-3
Spangler lf W W.1-2 9
Washburn p 54/SH.1-2
Jackson p
Miller p
Courtney ph 9>S
Wilson pr
Kubek ss 9 note 4 5>W wp.2-3 4/L
3/g
Ginsberg c W.2-3;1-2 note 5 43.1-2 7>43 S.1-2
Brosnan p 43 k
Hunt lf 3/g.2-3 8 k
1: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 2: S.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 4: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
5: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Boston -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Moon rf
Yastremski lf
Stuart ph
Brown p
Piersall cf
White 1b
Held ss
Gardner 2b
Lynch ph
Malkmus 2b
Jones ph
Goodman 2b
Amalfitano 3b
Nixon c
Bass p
Alou,M ph
Baldschun p
Williams ph
Minnesota -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Yost 3b S.2-3;1-2
Runnels 2b note 1
King rf
Pearson cf
Larker 1b
Spangler lf
Washburn p
Jackson p
Miller p
Courtney ph
Wilson pr
Kubek ss
Ginsberg c
Brosnan p
Hunt lf
1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Boston IN OUT ER Minnesota IN OUT ER
Bass A1 D3 9 Brosnan A1 C6 5
Baldschun D4 E2 0 Washburn C7 D8 2
Brown E3 F2 1 L 1-2 Jackson D9 E1 1 H 6
Miller E2 E7 1 BS 1, W 1-0
5/5/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 9 18 0 7 0
1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 10 9 0 11 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Moon struck out (CBBFS)
0-0 1 --- 12 Yastremski grounded out to short (FCBX)
0-0 2 --- 01 Piersall flied out to right (CX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Yost grounded out to short (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Runnels grounded out to third (CX)
0-0 2 --- 12 King grounded out to third (BFSX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 00 White lined a single to left (X)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Held grounded into a double play, Runnels to Kubek to
Larker (X)
0-0 2 --- 20 Gardner grounded a double down the first base line (BBX)
0-0 2 -2- 22 Amalfitano lined a single down the right field line,
Gardner scored (BCSBX)
1-0 2 1-- 10 Nixon flied out to center (B1X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
1-0 0 --- 30 Pearson walked (BBBB)
1-0 0 1-- 00 Larker sacrifice bunted to the mound, Pearson to second
(Xb)
1-0 1 -2- 32 Spangler walked (CBCBBFB)
1-0 1 12- 10 Kubek flied out to right (BX)
1-0 2 12- 31 Ginsberg walked, Pearson to third, Spangler to second
(BBBCB)
1-0 2 123 10 Brosnan grounded out to second (BX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Bass grounded out to second (X)
1-0 1 --- 20 Moon reached on an infield single to short (BBX)
1-0 1 1-- 10 Yastremski doubled deep to right, Moon to third (BX)
1-0 1 -23 01 Piersall grounded a single between third and short, Moon
scored, Yastremski scored (FbX)
3-0 1 1-- 11 White singled to shallow left, Piersall to second (B1CX)
3-0 1 12- 01 Held grounded into a double play, Runnels to Kubek to
Larker (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
3-0 0 --- 01 Yost grounded out to short (CX)
3-0 1 --- 11 Runnels grounded out to short (CBX)
3-0 2 --- 32 King grounded out to second (SBBBSX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Boston batting
3-0 0 --- 31 Gardner flied out to center (BBBCX)
3-0 1 --- 22 Amalfitano grounded a single up the middle (BCFFFFBX)
3-0 1 1-- 01 Nixon grounded a single between first and second,
Amalfitano to third (CX)
3-0 1 1-3 12 Bass struck out (CSBS)
3-0 2 1-3 01 Moon doubled deep to right center, Amalfitano scored,
Nixon to third (CX)
4-0 2 -23 10 Yastremski grounded out to short (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
4-0 0 --- 31 Pearson walked (CBBBB)
4-0 0 1-- 00 Pearson stole second (>S)
4-0 0 -2- 01 Larker reached on an infield single to second, Pearson to
third (>S.X)
4-0 0 1-3 30 Spangler walked, Larker to second (BBBB)
4-0 0 123 30 Kubek walked, Pearson scored, Larker to third, Spangler
to second (BBBB)
4-1 0 123 31 Ginsberg walked, Larker scored, Spangler to third, Kubek
to second (FBBBB)
4-2 0 123 22 Brosnan struck out (BBFCC)
4-2 1 123 01 Yost lined a single to shallow left, Spangler scored,
Kubek scored, Ginsberg to second (CX)
4-4 1 12- 10 Runnels flied out to right (BX)
4-4 2 12- 32 King walked, Ginsberg to third, Yost to second (BBFFFB>B)
4-4 2 123 00 Pearson lined a single to right, Ginsberg scored, Yost to
third, King to second (X)
4-5 2 123 01 Larker grounded a single up the middle, Yost scored, King
scored, Pearson to second (CX)
4-7 2 12- 11 Spangler flied out to right (FBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Boston batting
4-7 0 --- 11 Piersall grounded a double down the third base line (SBX)
4-7 0 -2- 12 White struck out (BFFS)
4-7 1 -2- 22 Held struck out (BBFSS)
4-7 2 -2- 22 Ginsberg allowed a passed ball, Piersall to third (BCBCB)
4-7 2 --3 32 Gardner grounded a single between third and short,
Piersall scored (BCBCB.X)
Hunt now playing left field
Washburn now pitching
5-7 2 1-- 32 Amalfitano grounded a single between first and second,
Gardner to third (B11BFFFFB>F>F>F>X)
5-7 2 1-3 22 Nixon grounded to short, forcing Amalfitano at second
(CFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
5-7 0 --- 31 Kubek walked (BFBBB)
5-7 0 1-- 22 Ginsberg grounded out to second, Kubek to second (SbBBFX)
5-7 1 -2- 12 Hunt grounded out to first, Kubek to third (CSBX)
5-7 2 --3 00 Yost homered deep to center, Kubek scored (X)
5-9 2 --- 31 Runnels walked (BCBBB)
5-9 2 1-- 12 King struck out (B1CFC)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Boston batting
Alou,M pinch hitting for Bass
5-9 0 --- 22 Alou,M grounded out to short (BSFBX)
5-9 1 --- 12 Moon flied out to right (CFBX)
5-9 2 --- 00 Yastremski grounded a double down the third base line (X)
5-9 2 -2- 32 Piersall struck out (FBSFBBFS)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
Baldschun now pitching
5-9 0 --- 12 Pearson lined a single to shallow center (FFBX)
5-9 0 1-- 21 Larker flied out to center (B1CBX)
5-9 1 1-- 00 Washburn sacrifice bunted to third, Pearson to second (Xb)
5-9 2 -2- 00 Baldschun threw a wild pitch, Pearson to third (B)
5-9 2 --3 20 Kubek grounded out to first (B.BX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Boston batting
5-9 0 --- 20 White grounded out to second (BBX)
5-9 1 --- 02 Held flied out to center (SCX)
Lynch pinch hitting for Gardner
5-9 2 --- 02 Lynch struck out (FSS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
Malkmus now playing second base
5-9 0 --- 00 Ginsberg grounded out to second (X)
5-9 1 --- 11 Hunt lined out to center (FBX)
5-9 2 --- 32 Yost walked (BBBCSB)
5-9 2 1-- 00 Baldschun threw a wild pitch, Yost to second (B)
5-9 2 -2- 20 Runnels flied out to center (B.BX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Boston batting
5-9 0 --- 12 Amalfitano grounded a single between first and second
(BSFX)
5-9 0 1-- 01 Nixon lined a single between first and second, Amalfitano
to second (CX)
Williams pinch hitting for Baldschun
Jackson now pitching
5-9 0 12- 00 Williams lined out to center (X)
5-9 1 12- 10 Moon homered deep down the right field line, Amalfitano
scored, Nixon scored (BX)
Stuart pinch hitting for Yastremski
Miller now pitching
8-9 1 --- 21 Stuart homered deep to left (BBSX)
9-9 1 --- 12 Piersall grounded out to second (CBCX)
9-9 2 --- 01 White flied out to center (CX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
Brown now pitching
Williams moved to left field
9-9 0 --- 01 King grounded out to first (CX)
9-9 1 --- 11 Pearson grounded out to short (CBX)
9-9 2 --- 00 Larker grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Boston batting
9-9 0 --- 00 Held grounded out to short (X)
Jones pinch hitting for Malkmus
9-9 1 --- 12 Jones popped out to third (CFBX)
9-9 2 --- 22 Amalfitano struck out (CBBSFS)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Minnesota batting
Goodman now playing second base
Courtney pinch hitting for Miller
9-9 0 --- 11 Courtney grounded a single up the middle (BFX)
Wilson pinch running for Courtney
9-9 0 1-- 32 Kubek lined out to second (B1CFBBX)
9-9 1 1-- 21 Ginsberg lined a single to shallow left, Wilson to second
(BBCX)
9-9 1 12- 12 Hunt struck out (FBCS)
9-9 2 12- 01 Yost reached on an infield single to first, Wilson to
third, Ginsberg to second (CX)
9-9 2 123 31 Runnels walked, Wilson scored, Ginsberg to third, Yost to
second (BBCBB)