5/7/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 1 0 3 2 0 4 3 0 4 17 19 1 11 1
1961 Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 1
Boston AB R H BI AVG Minnesota AB R H BI AVG
Moon rf 5 1 1 0 .254 Yost 3b 3 0 1 0 .346
Lynch ph 0 0 0 0 .000 Runnels 2b 2 0 0 0 .376
Alou,M ph 1 0 0 0 .222 King rf 4 0 1 0 .175
Yastremski lf 5 2 2 0 .197 Pearson cf 4 0 0 0 .351
Rice c 0 0 0 0 .000 Larker 1b 3 1 1 0 .385
Piersall cf 4 3 3 2 .301 Johnson,D ph 1 0 0 0 .118
Jones ph 0 1 0 0 .000 Spangler lf 4 0 1 0 .255
Williams lf 0 0 0 0 .056 Kubek ss 3 0 0 1 .222
White 1b 5 3 4 2 .317 Ginsberg c 2 0 0 0 .185
Held ss 4 3 2 1 .207 Garver p 0 0 0 0 .286
Buddin ph 0 1 0 0 .286 Johnson,K p 1 0 0 0 .600
Gardner 2b 6 3 4 7 .228 Hobaugh p 0 0 0 0 .000
Malkmus 2b 0 0 0 0 .400 Hunt ph 1 0 0 0 .310
Amalfitano 3b 6 0 2 2 .327 Pleis p 0 0 0 0 .000
Nixon c 2 0 0 0 .314 28 1 4 1
Walls lf 1 0 1 1 .667
Cardwell p 4 0 0 1 .000
43 17 19 16
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Cardwell W 3-1 9.0 4 1 1 3 4 115 72 2.67
9.0 4 1 1 3 4 115 72
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Garver L 3-1 3.0 8 6 5 3 0 74 44 7.00
Johnson,K 2.0 3 2 2 2 3 46 24 2.25
Hobaugh 3.0 5 5 5 3 1 59 35 13.50
Pleis 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 36 17 10.80
9.0 19 17 16 10 5 215 120
Bos: Lynch batted for Moon in the 8th
Walls inserted at lf in the 8th
Rice inserted at c in the 8th
Lynch moved to rf in the 8th
Jones batted for Piersall in the 9th
Buddin batted for Held in the 9th
Alou,M batted for Lynch in the 9th
Williams inserted at lf in the 9th
Malkmus inserted at 2b in the 9th
Walls moved to rf in the 9th
Alou,M moved to cf in the 9th
Buddin moved to ss in the 9th
Min: Hunt batted for Hobaugh in the 8th
Johnson,D batted for Larker in the 9th
E-Amalfitano, Pearson 2. 2B-Yastremski(3), Piersall(2), Gardner(3).
3B-White(2). HR-Gardner(2). RBI-Piersall 2(10), White 2(8), Held(7),
Gardner 7(11), Amalfitano 2(7), Cardwell(1), Walls(1), Kubek(17). K-Held,
Nixon, Cardwell 3, Yost, Kubek, Ginsberg, Johnson,K. BB-Yastremski, Piersall,
White, Held, Nixon 3, Cardwell, Lynch, Buddin, Yost, Runnels, Ginsberg.
SH-Runnels, Garver. SF-Cardwell, Kubek. HBP-Jones. PB-Ginsberg. HB-Pleis.
GWRBI: Held
Temperature: 55, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 1 MPH.
5/7/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 1 0 3 2 0 4 3 0 4 17 19 1 11 1
1961 Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 1
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Moon rf 1>9 43 4>S 9 64/f
Lynch ph
Alou,M ph
Yastremski lf 163 3>S D.1-3 6>W 7>13
Rice c
Piersall cf D S.1-2 Johnson,K W.1-2 2/fl
S.3-H;2-H
Jones ph
Williams lf
White 1b T.2-H note 1 S.1-2 S.2-H;1-2 S
Held ss 63 note 2 k Hobaugh S.1-3
W.2-3;1-2
Buddin ph
Gardner 2b 2>43 D.3-H;2-H 4 note 3 HR.3-H;1-H
Malkmus 2b
Amalfitano 3b 9 9 4 note 4 63
Nixon c W IW 5>k W 8>13
Walls lf
Cardwell p W.1-2 3/g k note 5 k
1: 15/f.1-2;B-1 2: S.2-H;1-3(e8/th);B-2 3: S.3-H;2xH(72);1-2
4: S.2-H;1-3(e8/th);B-2 5: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Yost 3b 1>W 3/fl k S
Runnels 2b 14/SH.1-2 3>163 6>e5.B-1 W.1-2
King rf 13 3/g 363/gdp S.2-3;1-2
Pearson cf 8 63 63 5
Larker 1b 2>S 4>63 7>8
Johnson,D ph 9>8
Spangler lf S.1-3 3/b 43 63
Kubek ss 9/SF.3-H k 6 7
Ginsberg c W.1-2 5>k 8>13/b
Garver p note 1
Johnson,K p k
Hobaugh p
Hunt ph 8
Pleis p
1: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Boston -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Moon rf
Lynch ph W
Alou,M ph 63/gdp
Yastremski lf 43
Rice c
Piersall cf 9>Pleis
Jones ph HBP
Williams lf
White 1b W.1-2
Held ss
Buddin ph W.2-3;1-2
Gardner 2b note 1
S.3-H;2-3
Malkmus 2b
Amalfitano 3b S.3-H;1-2
Nixon c
Walls lf S.2-H;1-2
Cardwell p k/b
1: pb.3-H;2-3;1-2
Minnesota -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Yost 3b
Runnels 2b
King rf
Pearson cf
Larker 1b
Johnson,D ph
Spangler lf
Kubek ss
Ginsberg c
Garver p
Johnson,K p
Hobaugh p
Hunt ph
Pleis p
Boston IN OUT ER Minnesota IN OUT ER
Cardwell A1 D7 1 W 3-1 Garver A1 C2 5 L 3-1
Johnson,K C3 D4 2
Hobaugh D5 F2 5
Pleis F3 G1 4
5/7/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 1 0 3 2 0 4 3 0 4 17 19 1 11 1
1961 Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Moon flied out to right (BBCBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Yastremski grounded out to the mound (X)
0-0 2 --- 22 Piersall lined a double to right center (SbBCFBX)
0-0 2 -2- 02 White tripled deep to right center, Piersall scored (CFX)
1-0 2 --3 12 Held grounded out to short (CSFBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
1-0 0 --- 31 Yost walked (BBCBB)
1-0 0 1-- 00 Runnels sacrifice bunted to the mound, Yost to second (Xb)
1-0 1 -2- 00 King grounded out to the mound (X)
1-0 2 -2- 32 Pearson flied out to center (BBFBFX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Gardner grounded out to second (SBBX)
1-0 1 --- 02 Amalfitano flied out to right (CSX)
1-0 2 --- 30 Nixon walked (BBBB)
1-0 2 1-- 31 Cardwell walked, Nixon to second (BBCBB)
1-0 2 12- 32 Moon grounded out to second (CFBBB>F>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Larker lined a single to shallow left (BFBFX)
1-0 0 1-- 11 Spangler singled to right center, Larker to third (FBX)
1-0 0 1-3 10 Kubek hit a sacrifice fly to right, Larker scored (BX)
1-1 1 1-- 32 Ginsberg walked, Spangler to second (1CBSBBB)
1-1 1 12- 01 Garver sacrifice bunted to third, Spangler to third,
Ginsberg to second (CXb)
1-1 2 -23 12 Yost popped out to first (CCBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
1-1 0 --- 01 Yastremski lined a single between third and short (CX)
1-1 0 1-- 22 Piersall lined a single to shallow right, Yastremski to
second (BBSFX)
1-1 0 12- 21 White grounded to the mound, forcing Yastremski at third,
Piersall to second, White to first (BSBX)
1-1 1 12- 12 Held grounded a single up the middle, Piersall scored,
White to third on an error by the center fielder
Pearson, Held to second (CFBX)
2-1 1 -23 00 Gardner doubled deep down the left-field line, White
scored, Held scored (X)
4-1 1 -2- 11 Amalfitano lined out to right (BFX)
4-1 2 -2- 30 Nixon was walked intentionally (IIII)
4-1 2 12- 01 Cardwell grounded out to first (SX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
4-1 0 --- 11 Runnels grounded out to the mound (FBX)
4-1 1 --- 20 King grounded out to first (BBX)
4-1 2 --- 02 Pearson grounded out to short (CSX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Boston batting
4-1 0 --- 00 Moon lined a single to shallow left (X)
4-1 0 1-- 12 Yastremski doubled deep down the left-field line, Moon to
third (1C1CBX)
Johnson,K now pitching
4-1 0 -23 31 Piersall grounded a single up the middle, Moon scored,
Yastremski scored (BCBBX)
6-1 0 1-- 01 White reached on an infield single to first, Piersall to
second (1SX)
6-1 0 12- 22 Held struck out (BFBCS)
6-1 1 12- 10 Gardner popped out to second (BX)
6-1 2 12- 32 Amalfitano popped out to second (SBCBB>X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
6-1 0 --- 20 Larker grounded out to short (BBX)
6-1 1 --- 01 Spangler popped out on a bunt to first (FXb)
6-1 2 --- 22 Kubek struck out (BFFBS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Boston batting
6-1 0 --- 12 Nixon struck out (CBFS)
6-1 1 --- 22 Cardwell struck out (CCBBC)
6-1 2 --- 12 Moon flied out to right (BFFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
6-1 0 --- 02 Ginsberg struck out (CCS)
6-1 1 --- 22 Johnson,K struck out (BSSBS)
6-1 2 --- 02 Yost struck out (CFC)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Boston batting
6-1 0 --- 32 Yastremski walked (BBFFBFB)
6-1 0 1-- 30 Piersall walked, Yastremski to second (BBBB)
6-1 0 12- 10 White lined a single up the middle, Yastremski scored,
Piersall to second (BX)
Hobaugh now pitching
7-1 0 12- 32 Held walked, Piersall to third, White to second (BBCCBFB)
7-1 0 123 22 Gardner grounded a single between third and short,
Piersall scored, White out at home, Held to second
(CBSBX)
8-1 1 12- 00 Amalfitano lined a single up the middle, Held scored,
Gardner to third on an error by the center fielder
Pearson, Amalfitano to second (X)
9-1 1 -23 30 Nixon walked (BBBB)
9-1 1 123 11 Cardwell hit a sacrifice fly to center, Gardner scored,
Amalfitano to third (BSX)
10-1 2 1-3 10 Moon grounded to short, forcing Nixon at second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
10-1 0 --- 31 Runnels to first on an error by the third baseman
Amalfitano (BBBCX)
10-1 0 1-- 00 King grounded into a double play, White to Held to White
(X)
10-1 2 --- 00 Pearson grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Boston batting
10-1 0 --- 01 Yastremski grounded out to the mound (CX)
10-1 1 --- 22 Piersall popped out to the catcher (CBSBX)
10-1 2 --- 12 White lined a single to left (CBCFX)
10-1 2 1-- 10 Held singled down the left field line, White to third (BX)
10-1 2 1-3 00 Gardner homered deep down the left-field line, White
scored, Held scored (X)
13-1 2 --- 10 Amalfitano grounded out to short (BX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
13-1 0 --- 02 Larker flied out to center (CFX)
13-1 1 --- 21 Spangler grounded out to second (SBBX)
13-1 2 --- 00 Kubek popped out to short (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Boston batting
13-1 0 --- 12 Nixon grounded out to the mound (BCSFFX)
13-1 1 --- 12 Cardwell struck out (BSCC)
Lynch pinch hitting for Moon
13-1 2 --- 32 Lynch walked (BFFBFBB)
13-1 2 1-- 11 Yastremski grounded out to second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
Walls now playing left field
Rice now playing catcher
Lynch moved to right field
13-1 0 --- 00 Ginsberg bunted into an out to the mound (Xb)
Hunt pinch hitting for Hobaugh
13-1 1 --- 01 Hunt flied out to center (CX)
13-1 2 --- 22 Yost lined a single to left center (BFCFBX)
13-1 2 1-- 32 Runnels walked, Yost to second (BBBCC>F>B)
13-1 2 12- 01 King grounded a single between first and second, Yost to
third, Runnels to second (FX)
13-1 2 123 32 Pearson popped out to third (FBBFB>X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Boston batting
Pleis now pitching
Jones pinch hitting for Piersall
13-1 0 --- 12 Jones was hit by a pitch (SSBH)
13-1 0 1-- 30 White walked, Jones to second (BBBB)
Buddin pinch hitting for Held
13-1 0 12- 32 Buddin walked, Jones to third, White to second (BBFBCB)
13-1 0 123 11 Ginsberg allowed a passed ball, Jones scored, White to
third, Buddin to second (BFB)
14-1 0 -23 21 Gardner grounded a single between third and short, White
scored, Buddin to third (BFB.X)
15-1 0 1-3 32 Amalfitano lined a single between third and short, Buddin
scored, Gardner to second (BBFCFBX)
16-1 0 12- 11 Walls grounded a single up the middle, Gardner scored,
Amalfitano to second (BFX)
17-1 0 12- 02 Cardwell struck out on a fouled bunt (FbCbFb)
Alou,M pinch hitting for Lynch
17-1 1 12- 31 Alou,M grounded into a double play, Kubek to Larker
(BSBBX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Minnesota batting
Williams now playing left field
Malkmus now playing second base
Walls moved to right field
Alou,M moved to center field
Buddin moved to shortstop
Johnson,D pinch hitting for Larker
17-1 0 --- 10 Johnson,D flied out to center (BX)
17-1 1 --- 21 Spangler grounded out to short (BBCX)
17-1 2 --- 12 Kubek popped out to left (BCSFX)