8/6/1961, KC 61-Bos61, game 2, Fenway Park
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 1 5 1
1961 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 4 6 0 4 0
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Boston AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0 .289 Walls rf 4 0 1 1 .255
Flood cf 4 1 1 0 .303 Amalfitano 3b 4 0 0 0 .283
Gentile 1b 4 0 1 0 .314 Yastremski lf 3 0 0 0 .248
Roseboro c 4 0 1 1 .231 Alou,M cf 4 0 0 0 .278
Post lf 4 0 1 0 .272 Stuart 1b 4 1 2 1 .320
Jensen rf 2 0 0 0 .203 Malkmus 2b 2 1 0 0 .330
Bilko ph 2 0 0 0 .254 Held ss 3 1 1 1 .259
Boyer ss 2 0 1 0 .249 Nixon c 3 1 0 0 .310
Foiles ph 1 1 1 1 .247 Rice c 0 0 0 0 .333
Wills ss 1 0 0 0 .247 McClain p 3 0 2 1 .146
Malzone 3b 3 0 0 0 .228 30 4 6 4
Pierce p 3 0 1 0 .140
McBean p 0 0 0 0 .000
Short p 0 0 0 0 .029
34 2 7 2
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pierce L 4-10 6.2 4 4 2 1 2 99 68 4.32
McBean 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.98
Short 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 15 8 4.04
8.0 6 4 2 2 2 117 78
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
McClain W 7-6 9.0 7 2 2 0 2 111 72 4.88
9.0 7 2 2 0 2 111 72
KC : Bilko batted for Jensen in the 7th
Foiles batted for Boyer in the 7th
Wills inserted at ss in the 7th
Bilko moved to rf in the 7th
Bos: Rice inserted at c in the 8th
E-Roseboro. 2B-Boyer(15), McClain(5). 3B-Stuart(1). HR-Foiles(5), Stuart(12),
Held(11). RBI-Roseboro(51), Foiles(10), Walls(23), Stuart(24), Held(47),
McClain(3). SB-Flood(6). K-Jensen, Pierce, Yastremski, Held. BB-Yastremski,
Malkmus. PB-Rice.
GWRBI: McClain
Temperature: 69, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 14 MPH.
8/6/1961, KC 61-Bos61, game 2, Fenway Park
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1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 1 5 1
1961 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 4 6 0 4 0
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>3/g 7 6>8 8>8
Flood cf 7 4>6 S 63
Gentile 1b 53 S SB2 8
31.2-3
Roseboro c 2>8 46/f.B-1 S.3-H 9>43
Post lf 63 64/f 54/f S
Jensen rf 5/L 5>k
Bilko ph 7>4 pb.1-2
53
Boyer ss 3>63 D
Foiles ph HR
Wills ss 63
Malzone 3b 53 7 53
Pierce p S/b 8 k
McBean p
Short p
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Walls rf 1>43 43 7 S.3-H;1-2
Amalfitano 3b 63 8 6>9 Short
9
Yastremski lf k 4>8 63 8>W
Alou,M cf 2>8 7 53 463/gdp
Stuart 1b HR T 7>43 53
Malkmus 2b 9 53 W
Held ss HR 5>63 k
Nixon c 4 2 e2.1-2;B-1
Rice c
McClain p 3>8 D McBean
S.2-H;1-3
Kansas City IN OUT ER Boston IN OUT ER
Pierce A1 C8 2 L 4-10 McClain A1 D7 2 W 7-6
McBean C9 D1 0
Short D2 D5 0
8/6/1961, KC 61-Bos61, game 2, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 1 5 1
1961 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 4 6 0 4 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Fox grounded out to first (X)
0-0 1 --- 11 Flood flied out to left (FBX)
0-0 2 --- 21 Gentile grounded out to third (SBBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Walls grounded out to second (SCBBFX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Amalfitano grounded out to short (CX)
0-0 2 --- 22 Yastremski struck out (FBBSFS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Roseboro flied out to center (BSSBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Post grounded out to short (X)
0-0 2 --- 10 Jensen lined out to third (BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Alou,M flied out to center (CBSBBFFX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Stuart homered deep down the left-field line (BCBX)
0-1 1 --- 21 Malkmus flied out to right (BBFX)
0-1 2 --- 31 Held homered deep to left (BBBCX)
0-2 2 --- 01 Nixon popped out to second (SX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Boyer grounded out to short (BCFBX)
0-2 1 --- 22 Malzone grounded out to third (BBFFX)
0-2 2 --- 01 Pierce bunted for a single (CXb)
0-2 2 1-- 00 Fox flied out to left (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
0-2 0 --- 00 McClain flied out to center (X)
0-2 1 --- 32 Walls grounded out to second (BCSBBFFFX)
0-2 2 --- 02 Amalfitano flied out to center (CCFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
0-2 0 --- 02 Flood popped out to short (CFFX)
0-2 1 --- 12 Gentile lined a single between first and second (FFBX)
0-2 1 1-- 10 Roseboro grounded to second, forcing Gentile at second,
Roseboro to first (BX)
0-2 2 1-- 11 Post grounded to short, forcing Roseboro at second (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Boston batting
0-2 0 --- 01 Yastremski flied out to center (CX)
0-2 1 --- 01 Alou,M flied out to left (CX)
0-2 2 --- 12 Stuart tripled deep to right center (BCSX)
0-2 2 --3 00 Malkmus grounded out to third (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Jensen struck out (BCBCS)
0-2 1 --- 10 Boyer lined a double down the right field line (BX)
0-2 1 -2- 10 Malzone flied out to left (BX)
0-2 2 -2- 11 Pierce flied out to center (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Boston batting
0-2 0 --- 10 Held grounded out to short (BX)
0-2 1 --- 10 Nixon popped out to the catcher (BX)
0-2 2 --- 12 McClain lined a double to right center (BFFX)
0-2 2 -2- 10 Walls lined out to left (BX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
0-2 0 --- 20 Fox flied out to center (BBX)
0-2 1 --- 32 Flood reached on an infield single to short (BFSBFBX)
0-2 1 1-- 10 Flood stole second (B>C)
0-2 1 -2- 11 Gentile grounded out to first, Flood to third (B>C.X)
0-2 2 --3 11 Roseboro grounded a single up the middle, Flood scored
(CBX)
1-2 2 1-- 00 Post grounded to third, forcing Roseboro at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Boston batting
1-2 0 --- 12 Amalfitano flied out to right (FBCFX)
1-2 1 --- 02 Yastremski grounded out to short (SFX)
1-2 2 --- 22 Alou,M grounded out to third (SFBFBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
Bilko pinch hitting for Jensen
1-2 0 --- 22 Bilko popped out to second (CBFBX)
Foiles pinch hitting for Boyer
1-2 1 --- 12 Foiles homered deep to left (CSBX)
2-2 1 --- 02 Malzone grounded out to third (FCX)
2-2 2 --- 02 Pierce struck out (CCS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Boston batting
Wills now playing shortstop
Bilko moved to right field
2-2 0 --- 00 Stuart grounded out to second (X)
2-2 1 --- 32 Malkmus walked (FBBSBB)
2-2 1 1-- 22 Held struck out (BFBCS)
2-2 2 1-- 02 Malkmus to second, Nixon to first on an error by the
catcher Roseboro (FCX)
McBean now pitching
2-2 2 12- 00 McClain lined a single to right center, Malkmus scored,
Nixon to third (X)
2-3 2 1-3 10 Walls lined a single to center, Nixon scored, McClain to
second (BX)
Short now pitching
2-4 2 12- 11 Amalfitano flied out to right (BCX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
Rice now playing catcher
2-4 0 --- 10 Fox lined out to center (BX)
2-4 1 --- 21 Flood grounded out to short (BBFX)
2-4 2 --- 01 Gentile lined out to center (CX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Boston batting
2-4 0 --- 32 Yastremski walked (BFCBBB)
2-4 0 1-- 11 Alou,M grounded into a double play, Fox to Wills to
Gentile (FBX)
2-4 2 --- 11 Stuart grounded out to third (BFX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
2-4 0 --- 32 Roseboro grounded out to second (CBBBFFX)
2-4 1 --- 21 Post lined a single to shallow left (FBBX)
2-4 1 1-- 20 Rice allowed a passed ball, Post to second (BBB)
2-4 1 -2- 31 Bilko grounded out to third (BBB.CX)
2-4 2 -2- 00 Wills grounded out to short (X)