6/5/1961, KC 61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Kansas City 1 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 1 12 14 1 6 1
1961 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 8 1 5 0
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Boston AB R H BI AVG
Wills ss 5 2 2 0 .258 Moon rf 5 1 2 1 .320
Flood lf 0 0 0 0 .276 Gardner 2b 4 0 1 0 .193
Fox 2b 4 1 1 1 .264 Piersall cf 4 0 0 0 .330
Virdon cf 4 2 2 4 .318 Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0 .304
Gentile 1b 4 1 2 0 .314 Buddin ss 3 1 0 0 .250
Roseboro c 5 1 1 3 .217 Williams lf 3 2 1 2 .373
Azcue c 0 0 0 0 .250 Malkmus 3b 3 1 2 0 .400
Maye lf 5 1 1 0 .208 Alou,M ph 1 0 0 0 .208
de la Hoz ss 0 0 0 0 .289 Amalfitano 3b 0 0 0 0 .314
Jensen rf 5 1 2 2 .189 Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 2 .275
Boyer 3b 5 2 2 2 .233 Lynch ph 1 0 0 0 .167
Pierce p 3 1 1 0 .095 McClain p 3 0 0 0 .056
Kline p 1 0 0 0 .000 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 .222
41 12 14 12 35 5 8 5
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pierce W 1-4 6.0 8 5 5 2 5 109 71 4.58
Kline S 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 2.70
9.0 8 5 5 2 5 122 82
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
McClain L 2-3 9.0 14 12 12 4 1 131 85 5.02
9.0 14 12 12 4 1 131 85
KC : Azcue inserted at c in the 8th
Flood inserted at lf in the 9th
de la Hoz inserted at ss in the 9th
Bos: Alou,M batted for Malkmus in the 8th
Amalfitano inserted at 3b in the 9th
Lynch batted for Pagliaroni in the 9th
Jones batted for McClain in the 9th
E-Gentile, Buddin. 2B-Virdon(7), Pagliaroni(2). 3B-Maye(2). HR-Virdon(3),
Roseboro(3), Jensen(3), Boyer 2(3), Moon(3), Williams(3). RBI-Fox(12),
Virdon 4(21), Roseboro 3(13), Jensen 2(12), Boyer 2(11), Moon(14),
Williams 2(13), Pagliaroni 2(15). SB-Wills 2(25). K-Jensen, Moon, Stuart,
Pagliaroni 2, McClain. BB-Fox, Virdon, Gentile, Pierce, Buddin, Williams.
WP-McClain.
GWRBI: Virdon
Temperature: 65, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 7 MPH.
6/5/1961, KC 61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Kansas City 1 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 1 12 14 1 6 1
1961 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 8 1 5 0
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Wills ss 1>S 64/f.B-1 S.1-2 6>3/g 63
Flood lf
Fox 2b SB2 e6.1-2;B-1 wp.2-3;1-2 43 53
SB3 W
S.3-H
Virdon cf W.1-2 7 note 1 D 8>4
Gentile 1b note 2 3>63 S IW 8
Roseboro c 8.2-3 9 8 HR.2-H;1-H 63
Azcue c
Maye lf 7 9 5>7 3/L 9>T
de la Hoz ss
Jensen rf 2>k 4>31 S 7>HR 63.3-H
Boyer 3b HR 7 46/f.B-1 HR 8
Pierce p S W 63 9
Kline p 43
1: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H 2: S.2xH(82);1-2
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Moon rf 1>53 3>k S 7>HR 63
Gardner 2b 53 6 6/L S
Piersall cf 43 e3.B-1 64/f Kline
643/gdp
Stuart 1b 2>k S.1-3 6>53 63
Buddin ss W 1/g 63 8>53
Williams lf HR.1-H 4>43 W 43
Malkmus 3b S 9 S.1-2
Alou,M ph 9
Amalfitano 3b
Pagliaroni c k k D.2-H;1-H
Lynch ph 9>63
McClain p k 5>13 7
Jones ph 63
Kansas City IN OUT ER Boston IN OUT ER
Pierce A1 D2 5 W 1-4 McClain A1 E9 12 L 2-3
Kline D3 E1 0 S 1
6/5/1961, KC 61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Kansas City 1 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 1 12 14 1 6 1
1961 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 8 1 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Wills lined a single to shallow right (CX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Wills stole second (>B)
0-0 0 -2- 20 Wills stole third (>B.B>C)
0-0 0 --3 21 Fox grounded a single up the middle, Wills scored
(>B.B>C.X)
1-0 0 1-- 30 Virdon walked, Fox to second (B11BBB)
1-0 0 12- 12 Gentile grounded a single up the middle, Fox out at home,
Virdon to second (FBFX)
1-0 1 12- 10 Roseboro flied out to center, Virdon to third (BX)
1-0 2 1-3 02 Maye flied out to left (FF1X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Boston batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Moon grounded out to third (BSBFX)
1-0 1 --- 11 Gardner grounded out to third (SBX)
1-0 2 --- 02 Piersall grounded out to second (SCX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Jensen struck out (BFCFBFFS)
1-0 1 --- 01 Boyer homered deep to right (CX)
2-0 1 --- 12 Pierce lined a single to shallow center (BCCX)
2-0 1 1-- 11 Wills grounded to short, forcing Pierce at second, Wills
to first (CBX)
2-0 2 1-- 10 Wills to second, Fox to first on an error by the
shortstop Buddin (BX)
2-0 2 12- 10 Virdon flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
2-0 0 --- 12 Stuart struck out (FBCFS)
2-0 1 --- 30 Buddin walked (BBBB)
2-0 1 1-- 12 Williams homered deep to right, Buddin scored (CFFBFX)
2-2 1 --- 11 Malkmus lined a single down the left field line (CBX)
2-2 1 1-- 12 Pagliaroni struck out (CBSS)
2-2 2 1-- 12 McClain struck out (FSFBS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
2-2 0 --- 21 Gentile grounded out to short (BSBX)
2-2 1 --- 11 Roseboro flied out to right (BCX)
2-2 2 --- 10 Maye flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
2-2 0 --- 12 Moon struck out (BSCC)
2-2 1 --- 11 Gardner popped out to short (CBX)
2-2 2 --- 22 Piersall to first on an error by the first baseman
Gentile (BFFBX)
2-2 2 1-- 00 Stuart grounded a single to right, Piersall to third (X)
2-2 2 1-3 31 Buddin grounded out to the mound (BBBCX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
2-2 0 --- 00 Jensen grounded out to first (X)
2-2 1 --- 10 Boyer popped out to left (BX)
2-2 2 --- 30 Pierce walked (BBBB)
2-2 2 1-- 00 Wills grounded a single up the middle, Pierce to second
(X)
2-2 2 12- 20 McClain threw a wild pitch, Pierce to third, Wills to
second (BBB)
2-2 2 -23 30 Fox walked (BBB.B)
2-2 2 123 22 Virdon homered deep to right, Pierce scored, Wills
scored, Fox scored (FCBBX)
6-2 2 --- 11 Gentile reached on an infield single to first (FBX)
6-2 2 1-- 10 Roseboro flied out to center (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Boston batting
6-2 0 --- 00 Williams grounded out to second (X)
6-2 1 --- 20 Malkmus flied out to right (BBX)
6-2 2 --- 32 Pagliaroni struck out (BBFBCS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
6-2 0 --- 11 Maye flied out to left (BCX)
6-2 1 --- 20 Jensen reached on an infield single to the pitcher (BBX)
6-2 1 1-- 00 Boyer grounded to second, forcing Jensen at second, Boyer
to first (X)
6-2 2 1-- 01 Pierce grounded out to short (FX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Boston batting
6-2 0 --- 01 McClain grounded out to the mound (FX)
6-2 1 --- 22 Moon lined a single to shallow right (BCSFBX)
6-2 1 1-- 00 Gardner lined out to short (X)
6-2 2 1-- 12 Piersall grounded to short, forcing Moon at second (FFBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
6-2 0 --- 11 Wills grounded out to first (FBX)
6-2 1 --- 00 Fox grounded out to second (X)
6-2 2 --- 00 Virdon doubled deep to left center (X)
6-2 2 -2- 30 Gentile was walked intentionally (IIII)
6-2 2 12- 12 Roseboro homered deep to right center, Virdon scored,
Gentile scored (BFSFX)
9-2 2 --- 00 Maye lined out to first (X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Boston batting
9-2 0 --- 01 Stuart grounded out to third (CX)
9-2 1 --- 11 Buddin grounded out to short (BFX)
9-2 2 --- 32 Williams walked (BBBCFFB)
9-2 2 1-- 22 Malkmus lined a single between third and short, Williams
to second (BBCFX)
9-2 2 12- 01 Pagliaroni grounded a double down the first base line,
Williams scored, Malkmus scored (FX)
9-4 2 -2- 12 McClain flied out to left (CFBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
9-4 0 --- 00 Jensen homered deep down the left-field line (X)
10-4 0 --- 22 Boyer homered deep down the left-field line (FSBBX)
11-4 0 --- 01 Pierce flied out to right (FX)
11-4 1 --- 12 Wills grounded out to short (BFCX)
11-4 2 --- 12 Fox grounded out to third (BFFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Boston batting
11-4 0 --- 10 Moon homered deep to center (BX)
11-5 0 --- 22 Gardner lined a single to right center (CBBSX)
Kline now pitching
11-5 0 1-- 10 Piersall grounded into a double play, Wills to Fox to
Gentile (BX)
11-5 2 --- 00 Stuart grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
11-5 0 --- 01 Virdon popped out to second (FX)
11-5 1 --- 02 Gentile flied out to center (CCX)
11-5 2 --- 01 Roseboro grounded out to short (FX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Boston batting
Azcue now playing catcher
11-5 0 --- 10 Buddin grounded out to third (BX)
11-5 1 --- 00 Williams grounded out to second (X)
Alou,M pinch hitting for Malkmus
11-5 2 --- 00 Alou,M flied out to right (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Amalfitano now playing third base
11-5 0 --- 12 Maye tripled deep to center (FFBX)
11-5 0 --3 02 Jensen grounded out to short, Maye scored (CFX)
12-5 1 --- 11 Boyer flied out to center (CBX)
12-5 2 --- 02 Kline grounded out to second (SCX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Boston batting
Flood now playing left field
de la Hoz now playing shortstop
Lynch pinch hitting for Pagliaroni
12-5 0 --- 00 Lynch grounded out to short (X)
Jones pinch hitting for McClain
12-5 1 --- 02 Jones grounded out to short (CFFX)
12-5 2 --- 00 Moon grounded out to short (X)