6/28/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 6 0
1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 x 4 6 0 6 1
Boston AB R H BI AVG Minnesota AB R H BI AVG
Moon rf 4 1 1 1 .347 Runnels 2b 3 0 0 0 .313
Gardner 2b 4 0 1 0 .221 Yost 3b 4 0 0 0 .271
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0 .351 Killebrew lf 3 1 1 1 .274
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0 .282 Larker 1b 3 2 2 2 .332
Buddin ss 3 0 1 0 .239 Pearson cf 2 0 1 0 .281
Williams lf 3 0 1 0 .378 Kubek ss 4 0 0 0 .270
Amalfitano 3b 4 0 1 0 .299 Courtney c 3 0 1 1 .165
Nixon c 2 0 0 0 .322 Miller p 0 0 0 0 .500
Held ph 1 0 0 0 .235 Hunt rf 3 0 0 0 .239
Rice c 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 3 1 1 0 .204
Brown p 3 0 0 0 .217 Wilson c 0 0 0 0 .171
32 1 6 1 28 4 6 4
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Brown L 5-5 8.0 6 4 4 3 4 118 73 3.68
8.0 6 4 4 3 4 118 73
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Kaat W 7-3 8.0 6 1 1 2 4 122 74 3.22
Miller S 20 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 4.17
9.0 6 1 1 2 4 132 81
Bos: Held batted for Nixon in the 7th
Rice inserted at c in the 7th
Min: Wilson inserted at c in the 9th
2B-Gardner(11). HR-Moon(9), Killebrew(23), Larker(9). RBI-Moon(35),
Killebrew(71), Larker 2(65), Courtney(11). K-Gardner, Stuart 2, Amalfitano,
Runnels, Yost, Killebrew 2. BB-Buddin, Williams, Killebrew, Larker, Pearson.
SH-Runnels, Pearson. HBP-Courtney. HB-Brown.
GWRBI: Killebrew
Temperature: 87, Field: wet, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to left at 3 MPH.
6/28/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 6 0
1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 x 4 6 0 6 1
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Moon rf 1>163 3>7 6>9 HR
Gardner 2b D 13 4 k
Piersall cf 8 8 8 S
Stuart 1b 13 4>k 7>43 k
Buddin ss 2>S W 3/g 9>Miller
7
Williams lf S.1-2 463/gdp W 53
Amalfitano 3b note 1 5>k S.1-2 13
Nixon c note 2 43
Held ph 64/f
Rice c
Brown p 13 31 8>8
1: 36/f.2-3;B-1 2: 32.3xH;1-2;B-1
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Runnels 2b 1>9 63 14/SH.1-2 k
Yost 3b k 8 7 8
Killebrew lf k 4>HR W 8>k
Larker 1b 2>8 W S.2-H;1-2 HR
Pearson cf W 14/SH.1-2 64/f S
Kubek ss 8 43.2-3 6>43 8
Courtney c HBP.1-2 S.3-H 63 8
Miller p
Hunt rf 43 3/fl 8
Kaat p 3>43 5>S 7>63
Wilson c
Boston IN OUT ER Minnesota IN OUT ER
Brown A1 D7 4 L 5-5 Kaat A1 D4 1 W 7-3
Miller D5 D7 0 S 20
6/28/1961, Bos61-Min61, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 6 0
1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 x 4 6 0 6 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Moon grounded out to the mound (BX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Gardner lined a double down the right field line (CX)
0-0 1 -2- 02 Piersall popped out to center (FFX)
0-0 2 -2- 00 Stuart grounded out to the mound (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Runnels lined out to right (BCX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Yost struck out (CBFC)
0-0 2 --- 12 Killebrew struck out (FBFFS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Buddin grounded a single up the middle (BBFBFFX)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Williams grounded a single between third and short,
Buddin to second (BSB1CBX)
0-0 0 12- 22 Amalfitano grounded to first, forcing Williams at second,
Buddin to third, Amalfitano to first (CCBBX)
0-0 1 1-3 11 Nixon grounded to first, Buddin out at home, Amalfitano
to second, Nixon to first (BFX)
0-0 2 12- 10 Brown grounded out to the mound (BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Larker flied out to center (BX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Pearson walked (BBFFFBB)
0-0 1 1-- 01 Kubek flied out to center (CX)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Courtney was hit by a pitch, Pearson to second (1H)
0-0 2 12- 11 Hunt grounded out to second (BCX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Moon popped out to left (FFX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Gardner grounded out to the mound (X)
0-0 2 --- 22 Piersall flied out to center (FSBBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Kaat grounded out to second (BBCX)
0-0 1 --- 20 Runnels grounded out to short (BBX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Yost flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Stuart struck out (BSFFS)
0-0 1 --- 30 Buddin walked (BBBB)
0-0 1 1-- 11 Williams grounded into a double play, Runnels to Kubek to
Larker (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Killebrew homered deep to left center (BX)
0-1 0 --- 31 Larker walked (BBCBB)
0-1 0 1-- 00 Pearson sacrifice bunted to the mound, Larker to second
(Xb)
0-1 1 -2- 31 Kubek grounded out to second, Larker to third (BCBBX)
0-1 2 --3 02 Courtney grounded a single between first and second,
Larker scored (CFFX)
0-2 2 1-- 01 Hunt popped out to first (FX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Boston batting
0-2 0 --- 12 Amalfitano struck out (FBCFFS)
0-2 1 --- 21 Nixon grounded out to second (FBBX)
0-2 2 --- 31 Brown grounded out to first (BBBCX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Kaat lined a single down the right field line (CBSFBX)
0-2 0 1-- 10 Runnels sacrifice bunted to the mound, Kaat to second
(BbXb)
0-2 1 -2- 21 Yost lined out to left (BFBX)
0-2 2 -2- 32 Killebrew walked (CBFBBB)
0-2 2 12- 32 Larker lined a single to shallow right, Kaat scored,
Killebrew to second (BBCBF>F>F>X)
0-3 2 12- 11 Pearson grounded to short, forcing Larker at second (CBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Boston batting
0-3 0 --- 11 Moon flied out to right (BFX)
0-3 1 --- 21 Gardner popped out to second (CBBX)
0-3 2 --- 22 Piersall lined out to center (BBFFFFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
0-3 0 --- 22 Kubek grounded out to second (FFBBX)
0-3 1 --- 12 Courtney grounded out to short (FFBX)
0-3 2 --- 22 Hunt flied out to center (BFBFX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Boston batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Stuart grounded out to second (X)
0-3 1 --- 11 Buddin grounded out to first (BCX)
0-3 2 --- 31 Williams walked (FBBBB)
0-3 2 1-- 22 Amalfitano reached on an infield single to second,
Williams to second (FCBBX)
Held pinch hitting for Nixon
0-3 2 12- 11 Held grounded to short, forcing Amalfitano at second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
Rice now playing catcher
0-3 0 --- 11 Kaat grounded out to short (CBX)
0-3 1 --- 22 Runnels struck out (BCBFS)
0-3 2 --- 11 Yost flied out to center (SBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Boston batting
0-3 0 --- 32 Brown flied out to center (CBBBFX)
0-3 1 --- 20 Moon homered deep to right (BBX)
1-3 1 --- 12 Gardner struck out (CBFC)
1-3 2 --- 12 Piersall grounded a single up the middle (SBFX)
1-3 2 1-- 32 Stuart struck out (CBSBB>F>S)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
1-3 0 --- 12 Killebrew struck out (CFBS)
1-3 1 --- 00 Larker homered deep down the right field line (X)
1-4 1 --- 01 Pearson grounded a single up the middle (CX)
1-4 1 1-- 00 Kubek flied out to center (X)
1-4 2 1-- 01 Courtney lined out to center (FX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Boston batting
Wilson now playing catcher
Miller now pitching
1-4 0 --- 21 Buddin lined out to left (BCBX)
1-4 1 --- 12 Williams grounded out to third (CCBX)
1-4 2 --- 01 Amalfitano grounded out to the mound (CX)