5/8/1961, Bos61-LAA61, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 8 15 2 10 1
1961 Los Angeles (A) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 4 1
Boston AB R H BI AVG Los Angeles (A) AB R H BI AVG
Moon rf 4 0 2 0 .267 Howser ss 4 0 2 0 .349
Yastremski lf 5 2 2 2 .211 Moran 2b 4 0 0 0 .104
Rice c 0 0 0 0 .000 Thronebery 1b 4 1 1 1 .309
Piersall cf 5 2 2 0 .308 Blanchard c 4 1 1 0 .226
White 1b 4 2 2 1 .328 Thomas,G 3b 4 0 1 0 .278
Held ss 4 1 3 3 .242 Thronebery rf 3 1 1 2 .313
Gardner 2b 5 0 0 0 .210 Hardy cf 4 0 0 0 .288
Malkmus 2b 0 0 0 0 .400 Curry lf 3 0 0 0 .321
Amalfitano 3b 4 1 1 0 .322 Delock p 1 0 0 0 .000
Nixon c 4 0 2 1 .327 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 .348
Walls lf 1 0 1 1 .750 Sherry,L p 0 0 0 0 .000
McClain p 5 0 0 0 .000 Bertell ph 1 0 1 0 .286
41 8 15 8 Kutyna p 0 0 0 0 .000
33 3 7 3
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
McClain W 1-2 9.0 7 3 3 0 8 122 89 3.45
9.0 7 3 3 0 8 122 89
Los Angeles (A) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Delock L 0-2 5.0 8 5 5 1 2 79 53 6.14
Sherry,L 3.0 4 1 1 2 1 43 24 7.88
Kutyna 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 33 20 9.82
9.0 15 8 8 4 5 155 97
Bos: Walls inserted at lf in the 8th
Rice inserted at c in the 8th
Malkmus inserted at 2b in the 9th
LAA: Hodges batted for Delock in the 5th
Bertell batted for Sherry,L in the 8th
E-Held, Amalfitano. 2B-Nixon(6), Thomas,G(2). HR-Yastremski 2(2), White(2),
Held(1), Thronebery(8), Thronebery(1). RBI-Yastremski 2(5), White(9),
Held 3(10), Nixon(10), Walls(2), Thronebery(15), Thronebery 2(2).
SB-Amalfitano(1). CS-Howser. K-Moon, Gardner, Amalfitano, McClain 2, Moran,
Thronebery, Thomas,G, Thronebery, Hardy 2, Curry 2. BB-Moon, White, Held,
Amalfitano. SF-Thronebery.
GWRBI: Yastremski
Temperature: 58, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 6 MPH.
5/8/1961, Bos61-LAA61, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 8 15 2 10 1
1961 Los Angeles (A) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 4 1
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Moon rf 1>k 3>S 5>63 W.1-2 S.1-2
Yastremski lf HR 7 HR 8 643/gdp
Rice c
Piersall cf 63 9 S 7>8 9>Kutyna
S
White 1b HR S.1-2 8 63 W.1-2
Held ss W 64/f HR.1-H S S.2-H;1-2
Gardner 2b k 4>53 43 6 7.2-3
Malkmus 2b
Amalfitano 3b 2>9 8 6>Sherry,L 8>W k
S
Nixon c 7 D 6 SB2
S.2-H
Walls lf S.3-H;1-2
McClain p 1 63 26/b/f.B-1 k k
Los Angeles (A) -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Howser ss 1>7 3>S 6>S 13
Moran 2b 9 k/b 463/gdp 9>8
Thronebery 1b e5.B-1 CS2(26) 43 HR
k
Blanchard c 6 4>43 7>7 S
Thomas,G 3b 2>63 k 3/fl D.1-3
Thronebery rf HR k 43 8/SF.3-H
Hardy cf e6.B-2 5>43 8>k k
Curry lf k 8 k
Delock p 8
Hodges ph 9
Sherry,L p
Bertell ph S
Kutyna p
Boston IN OUT ER Los Angeles (A) IN OUT ER
McClain A1 D7 3 W 1-2 Delock A1 C6 5 L 0-2
Sherry,L C7 E2 1
Kutyna E3 E9 2
5/8/1961, Bos61-LAA61, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 8 15 2 10 1
1961 Los Angeles (A) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 4 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Moon struck out (FFS)
0-0 1 --- 00 Yastremski homered deep to right (X)
1-0 1 --- 01 Piersall grounded out to short (FX)
1-0 2 --- 31 White homered deep to right (CBBBX)
2-0 2 --- 31 Held walked (BBCBB)
2-0 2 1-- 12 Gardner struck out (CBSC)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
2-0 0 --- 12 Howser flied out to left (BFCFFX)
2-0 1 --- 11 Moran flied out to right (BFbX)
2-0 2 --- 11 Thronebery to first on an error by the third baseman
Amalfitano (CBX)
2-0 2 1-- 32 Blanchard popped out to short (BBFSB>X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
2-0 0 --- 22 Amalfitano flied out to right (CBFFBX)
2-0 1 --- 10 Nixon flied out to left (BX)
2-0 2 --- 01 McClain popped out to the mound (SX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
2-0 0 --- 01 Thomas,G grounded out to short (FX)
2-0 1 --- 32 Thronebery homered deep to right center (BSFFBFBFFX)
2-1 1 --- 11 Hardy to second on an error by the shortstop Held (CBX)
2-1 1 -2- 12 Curry struck out (BFFC)
2-1 2 -2- 01 Delock flied out to center (SX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
2-1 0 --- 21 Moon grounded a single between first and second (BBFX)
2-1 0 1-- 22 Yastremski lined out to left (1BFSFBX)
2-1 1 1-- 10 Piersall lined out to right (BpX)
2-1 2 1-- 21 White grounded a single up the middle, Moon to second
(BFBX)
2-1 2 12- 12 Held grounded to short, forcing White at second (SSBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
2-1 0 --- 10 Howser lined a single between third and short (BX)
2-1 0 1-- 02 Moran struck out on a fouled bunt (FbF1Fb)
2-1 1 1-- 11 Howser was caught stealing second (BC>B)
2-1 2 --- 22 Thronebery struck out (BC>B.SS)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Boston batting
2-1 0 --- 12 Gardner grounded out to third (FFFFBX)
2-1 1 --- 10 Amalfitano flied out to center (BX)
2-1 2 --- 12 Nixon lined a double down the left field line (FFBX)
2-1 2 -2- 00 McClain grounded out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
2-1 0 --- 11 Blanchard grounded out to second (FBX)
2-1 1 --- 12 Thomas,G struck out (FBCS)
2-1 2 --- 02 Thronebery struck out (CFS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Boston batting
2-1 0 --- 10 Moon grounded out to short (BX)
2-1 1 --- 10 Yastremski homered deep to right (BX)
3-1 1 --- 12 Piersall lined a single to right (FbFBX)
3-1 1 1-- 00 White flied out to center (X)
3-1 2 1-- 01 Held homered deep to left, Piersall scored (1SX)
5-1 2 --- 12 Gardner grounded out to second (FBSFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
5-1 0 --- 10 Hardy grounded out to second (BX)
5-1 1 --- 22 Curry lined out to center (CFBBX)
Hodges pinch hitting for Delock
5-1 2 --- 12 Hodges flied out to right (CCBFFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Boston batting
Sherry,L now pitching
5-1 0 --- 21 Amalfitano lined a single to shallow center (BBFX)
5-1 0 1-- 00 Nixon popped out to short (X)
5-1 1 1-- 00 McClain bunted into an out to the catcher, forcing
Amalfitano at second, McClain to first (Xb)
5-1 2 1-- 32 Moon walked, McClain to second (BBFCB>F>F>B)
5-1 2 12- 01 Yastremski flied out to center (SX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
5-1 0 --- 12 Howser lined a single to shallow center (CFBX)
5-1 0 1-- 21 Moran grounded into a double play, Gardner to Held to
White (BCBX)
5-1 2 --- 11 Thronebery grounded out to second (CBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Boston batting
5-1 0 --- 10 Piersall flied out to center (BX)
5-1 1 --- 10 White grounded out to short (BX)
5-1 2 --- 00 Held grounded a single up the middle (X)
5-1 2 1-- 21 Gardner popped out to short (BBSX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
5-1 0 --- 21 Blanchard flied out to left (BFBX)
5-1 1 --- 11 Thomas,G popped out to first (SBX)
5-1 2 --- 01 Thronebery grounded out to second (CX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Boston batting
5-1 0 --- 30 Amalfitano walked (BBBB)
5-1 0 1-- 00 Amalfitano stole second (>C)
5-1 0 -2- 21 Nixon lined a single down the left field line, Amalfitano
scored (>C.BBX)
6-1 0 1-- 12 McClain struck out (FbFbBbS)
6-1 1 1-- 00 Moon lined a single to right, Nixon to second (X)
6-1 1 12- 22 Yastremski grounded into a double play, Howser to Moran
to Thronebery (FBBCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
Walls now playing left field
Rice now playing catcher
6-1 0 --- 02 Hardy struck out (CFFC)
6-1 1 --- 02 Curry struck out (CFS)
Bertell pinch hitting for Sherry,L
6-1 2 --- 12 Bertell reached on an infield single to third (CFBFX)
6-1 2 1-- 01 Howser grounded out to the mound (CX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Boston batting
Kutyna now pitching
6-1 0 --- 12 Piersall lined a single down the right field line (CFBX)
6-1 0 1-- 30 White walked, Piersall to second (BBBB)
6-1 0 12- 32 Held lined a single to shallow center, Piersall scored,
White to second (BBCSBFFX)
7-1 0 12- 32 Gardner flied out to left, White to third (BCBFBX)
7-1 1 1-3 22 Amalfitano struck out (CBBFS)
7-1 2 1-3 01 Walls grounded a single between third and short, White
scored, Held to second (CX)
8-1 2 12- 02 McClain struck out (FCFS)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Los Angeles (A) batting
Malkmus now playing second base
8-1 0 --- 01 Moran flied out to center (SX)
8-1 1 --- 11 Thronebery homered deep down the right field line (CBX)
8-2 1 --- 21 Blanchard lined a single to shallow center (BBSX)
8-2 1 1-- 00 Thomas,G lined a double to left center, Blanchard to
third (X)
8-2 1 -23 10 Thronebery hit a sacrifice fly to center, Blanchard
scored (BX)
8-3 2 -2- 12 Hardy struck out (CFBS)