6/18/1961, Was61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 7 3
1961 Boston 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 x 9 14 3 6 2
Washington AB R H BI AVG Boston AB R H BI AVG
Tasby cf 4 0 1 0 .226 Amalfitano 3b 2 1 0 0 .297
Breeding 2b 4 0 2 1 .250 Malkmus 3b 1 0 1 0 .383
Long 1b 4 0 0 0 .177 Yastremski lf 4 1 1 0 .262
Robinson rf 4 0 2 0 .327 Piersall cf 5 0 3 2 .358
Posada lf 4 0 1 0 .256 White 1b 4 0 0 0 .318
Taylor c 4 0 0 0 .202 Held ss 3 3 3 0 .245
Hamlin ss 4 0 0 0 .162 Gardner 2b 4 1 2 1 .205
Leek 3b 2 0 0 0 .179 Nixon c 4 1 2 2 .321
Morton ph 1 1 1 0 .293 Rice c 0 0 0 0 .000
Jones p 1 0 0 0 .000 Walls rf 3 1 0 1 .333
Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0 .167 Bass p 3 0 1 0 .045
Taussig ph 1 0 0 0 .324 Williams ph 1 1 1 3 .392
Coates p 0 0 0 0 .083 Morgan p 0 0 0 0 .000
Bright ph 1 0 0 0 .203 34 9 14 9
35 1 7 1
Washington INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Sturdivant L 5-1 5.0 7 3 3 3 4 89 55 3.41
Coates 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 23 16 3.70
Jones 1.0 4 4 3 1 0 25 15 7.42
8.0 14 9 8 4 5 137 86
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Bass W 3-2 8.0 5 1 1 0 5 116 76 5.07
Morgan 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 15 13 3.29
9.0 7 1 1 0 6 131 89
Was: Taussig batted for Sturdivant in the 6th
Morton batted for Leek in the 8th
Bright batted for Coates in the 8th
Bright moved to 3b in the 8th
Bos: Malkmus inserted at 3b in the 8th
Williams batted for Bass in the 8th
Rice inserted at c in the 9th
E-Hamlin, Held, Nixon, Bass. 2B-Posada(6), Held(5), Gardner 2(8), Malkmus(1).
3B-Piersall(4). HR-Williams(5). RBI-Breeding(18), Piersall 2(34),
Gardner(22), Nixon 2(25), Walls(4), Williams 3(21). K-Tasby 2, Long,
Posada 2, Jones, Amalfitano, Yastremski 2, White, Bass. BB-Amalfitano 2,
Yastremski, Held. SF-Walls.
GWRBI: Gardner
Temperature: 65, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to left at 17 MPH.
6/18/1961, Was61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 7 3
1961 Boston 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 x 9 14 3 6 2
Washington -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Tasby cf 1>k 4>8 k S.1-2
Breeding 2b 63 S 63 S.2-H;1-3
Long 1b 7 k 7>e2.B-1 8
Robinson rf 2>S e1.1-2;B-1 8 9>Morgan
S
Posada lf k 3/fl k D.1-3
Taylor c 643/gdp 5>e6.B-1 4 3
Hamlin ss 3>53 643/gdp 8>53 7
Leek 3b 7 8
Morton ph S
Jones p k
Sturdivant p 31
Taussig ph 6>8
Coates p
Bright ph 8
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Amalfitano 3b 1>k W W 7
Malkmus 3b D
Yastremski lf k 643/gdp S.1-3 7>k W
Piersall cf S 4>S T.3-H;1-H 3 463/gdp
White 1b 13 64/f.B-1 k 3/g
Held ss 2>S W.1-2 6>Coates 8>Jones
S D
Gardner 2b 64/f.B-1 PO2(26) D.1-3 7.2-3
D.1-H
Nixon c S.1-3 53 43.3-H;2-3 S.3-H
Rice c
Walls rf 463/gdp 5>63 9/SF.3-H e6.1-2;B-1
Bass p 3>k 43 S
Williams ph HR.2-H;1-H
Morgan p
Washington IN OUT ER Boston IN OUT ER
Sturdivant A1 C4 3 L 5-1 Bass A1 D3 1 W 3-2
Coates C5 D4 2 Morgan D4 D8 0
Jones D5 E3 3
6/18/1961, Was61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 7 3
1961 Boston 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 x 9 14 3 6 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Washington batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Tasby struck out (CSFS)
0-0 1 --- 02 Breeding grounded out to short (CCFX)
0-0 2 --- 01 Long flied out to left (FX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Amalfitano struck out (BSSC)
0-0 1 --- 32 Yastremski struck out (CBBCBFFS)
0-0 2 --- 10 Piersall lined a single to shallow left (BbX)
0-0 2 1-- 01 White grounded out to the mound (11CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Washington batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Robinson lined a single to right (BCX)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Posada struck out (BBFBFFC)
0-0 1 1-- 32 Taylor grounded into a double play, Held to Gardner to
White (CSBFBB1FX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Held grounded a single between third and short (SSBBFFBX)
0-0 0 1-- 31 Gardner grounded to short, forcing Held at second,
Gardner to first (CbBBBX)
0-0 1 1-- 10 Nixon lined a single down the right field line, Gardner
to third (BX)
0-0 1 1-3 00 Walls grounded into a double play, Breeding to Hamlin to
Long (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Washington batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Hamlin grounded out to third (FBBBX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Leek flied out to left (BBCFX)
0-0 2 --- 01 Sturdivant grounded out to first (CX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Bass struck out (SSS)
0-0 1 --- 32 Amalfitano walked (BCFBFBB)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Yastremski grounded into a double play, Hamlin to
Breeding to Long (1BSFBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Washington batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Tasby flied out to center (CX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Breeding lined a single to shallow center (CBCBX)
0-0 1 1-- 32 Long struck out (BBCC1BS)
0-0 2 1-- 10 Breeding to second, Robinson to first on an error by the
pitcher Bass (BX)
0-0 2 12- 01 Posada popped out to first (CX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Piersall lined a single to shallow center (FbBFBFX)
0-0 0 1-- 02 White grounded to short, forcing Piersall at second,
White to first (1CCX)
0-0 1 1-- 30 Held walked, White to second (BBBB)
0-0 1 12- 00 White was picked off second by Taylor (C+2)
0-0 2 1-- 01 Gardner grounded a double down the first base line, Held
scored (C+2.X)
0-1 2 -2- 01 Nixon grounded out to third (FX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Washington batting
0-1 0 --- 32 Taylor to first on an error by the shortstop Held
(BBCCFBX)
0-1 0 1-- 01 Hamlin grounded into a double play, Held to Gardner to
White (FX)
0-1 2 --- 00 Leek flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Boston batting
0-1 0 --- 31 Walls grounded out to short (BFBBX)
0-1 1 --- 02 Bass grounded out to second (CCX)
0-1 2 --- 32 Amalfitano walked (BCBFFBB)
0-1 2 1-- 32 Yastremski grounded a single between third and short,
Amalfitano to third (B1FBFB>X)
0-1 2 1-3 00 Piersall tripled deep to center, Amalfitano scored,
Yastremski scored (X)
0-3 2 --3 02 White struck out (SCS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Washington batting
Taussig pinch hitting for Sturdivant
0-3 0 --- 32 Taussig flied out to center (CBBCBX)
0-3 1 --- 22 Tasby struck out (CBCFFBFS)
0-3 2 --- 01 Breeding grounded out to short (FX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Boston batting
Coates now pitching
0-3 0 --- 00 Held reached on an infield single to the pitcher (X)
0-3 0 1-- 01 Gardner doubled deep to left center, Held to third (FbX)
0-3 0 -23 00 Nixon grounded out to second, Held scored, Gardner to
third (X)
0-4 1 --3 00 Walls hit a sacrifice fly to right, Gardner scored (X)
0-5 2 --- 00 Bass reached on an infield single to second (X)
0-5 2 1-- 01 Amalfitano lined out to left (F1X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Washington batting
0-5 0 --- 12 Long to first on an error by the catcher Nixon (FBFX)
0-5 0 1-- 21 Robinson lined out to center (CBBX)
0-5 1 1-- 32 Posada struck out (BCBFBC)
0-5 2 1-- 00 Taylor popped out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Boston batting
0-5 0 --- 32 Yastremski struck out (FBBBFS)
0-5 1 --- 21 Piersall popped out to first (BFBX)
0-5 2 --- 22 White grounded out to first (FCBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Washington batting
Malkmus now playing third base
0-5 0 --- 00 Hamlin grounded out to third (X)
Morton pinch hitting for Leek
0-5 1 --- 21 Morton grounded a single up the middle (BCBX)
Bright pinch hitting for Coates
0-5 1 1-- 20 Bright flied out to center (BBX)
0-5 2 1-- 11 Tasby lined a single to center, Morton to second (1BSX)
0-5 2 12- 32 Breeding lined a single to right, Morton scored, Tasby to
third (CBBFB>X)
1-5 2 1-3 00 Long flied out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Boston batting
Jones now pitching
Bright moved to third base
1-5 0 --- 12 Held lined a double down the left field line (BFSX)
1-5 0 -2- 22 Gardner flied out to left, Held to third (SBBFX)
1-5 1 --3 10 Nixon lined a single to left, Held scored (BX)
1-6 1 1-- 10 Nixon to second, Walls to first on an error by the
shortstop Hamlin (BX)
Williams pinch hitting for Bass
1-6 1 12- 11 Williams homered deep down the right field line, Nixon
scored, Walls scored (CBX)
1-9 1 --- 01 Malkmus lined a double to left center (CX)
1-9 1 -2- 31 Yastremski walked (FBBBB)
1-9 1 12- 01 Piersall grounded into a double play, Breeding to Hamlin
to Long (CX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Washington batting
Rice now playing catcher
Morgan now pitching
1-9 0 --- 00 Robinson grounded a single up the middle (X)
1-9 0 1-- 02 Posada grounded a double down the third base line,
Robinson to third (CCFFX)
1-9 0 -23 00 Taylor popped out to first (X)
1-9 1 -23 22 Hamlin flied out to left (BBCFX)
1-9 2 -23 02 Jones struck out (SSS)