8/7/1961, Min61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
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1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 0 11 1
1961 Boston 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 x 4 10 2 7 2
Minnesota AB R H BI AVG Boston AB R H BI AVG
Pearson cf 3 0 2 0 .289 Moon rf 4 2 3 1 .348
Runnels 2b 5 0 2 1 .315 Goodman 3b 4 0 2 0 .310
Yost 3b 4 0 1 0 .270 Williams lf 3 0 1 1 .373
Killebrew lf 4 0 1 1 .269 Bass p 0 0 0 0 .079
Hunt rf 5 0 0 0 .200 Piersall cf 2 0 1 2 .354
Larker 1b 3 0 0 0 .310 White 1b 4 0 1 0 .304
Kubek ss 3 1 2 0 .295 Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0 .261
Wilson c 4 1 2 0 .179 Malkmus ph 1 0 0 0 .327
Johnson,K p 2 0 0 0 .300 Buddin ss 3 0 0 0 .240
Orsino ph 1 1 1 1 .211 Held ph 1 0 0 0 .258
Davis p 0 0 0 0 .000 Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0 .283
Johnson,D ph 1 0 0 0 .076 Morgan p 0 0 0 0 .000
Pleis p 0 0 0 0 .000 Walls lf 1 0 0 0 .253
35 3 11 3 Sullivan p 2 1 1 0 .241
Nixon c 1 1 1 0 .313
32 4 10 4
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Johnson,K 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 97 63 5.07
Davis L 0-4 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 23 11 6.55
Pleis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9 7 6.15
8.0 10 4 4 2 8 129 81
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Sullivan 6.2 9 3 3 2 2 103 60 4.43
Morgan BS 4, W 8-1 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 9 5 2.75
Bass S 1 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 38 22 5.92
9.0 11 3 3 4 4 150 87
Min: Orsino batted for Johnson,K in the 7th
Johnson,D batted for Davis in the 8th
Bos: Nixon inserted at c in the 7th
Walls inserted at lf in the 8th
Malkmus batted for Gardner in the 8th
Held batted for Buddin in the 8th
Held moved to ss in the 9th
Malkmus moved to 2b in the 9th
E-Piersall, Buddin. HR-Moon(12). RBI-Runnels(39), Killebrew(104), Orsino(10),
Moon(44), Williams(43), Piersall 2(54). SB-Moon(8). K-Runnels, Hunt 2,
Johnson,K, Moon, White, Gardner, Buddin 2, Pagliaroni, Sullivan, Walls.
BB-Pearson, Yost, Killebrew, Larker, Williams, Piersall. SH-Pearson, Kubek.
SF-Piersall.
GWRBI: Piersall
Temperature: 73, Sky: cloudy, Wind: right to left at 9 MPH.
8/7/1961, Min61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
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1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 0 11 1
1961 Boston 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 x 4 10 2 7 2
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pearson cf 1>43 S S note 1 W.1-2
Runnels 2b S S.1-2 64/f 43.3-H;2-3 k
Yost 3b 31.1-2 463/gdp 6>S W 9>53
Killebrew lf IW 4>63 e6.1-2;B-1 Morgan 9
S.3-H;1-2
Hunt rf k 9 note 2 k 43
Larker 1b 2>9 e8.B-2 13 8>Bass
W
Kubek ss 63 S.2xH(72) 7>S 54/SH.1-2
Wilson c 6/L 5>43 S.1-2 S.2-3
Johnson,K p 3>8 k
Orsino ph S.2-H;1-2
Davis p
Johnson,D ph 9
Pleis p
1: 34/SH.2-3;1-2 2: 463/gdp.2-3
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Moon rf 1>S HR k S.1-2
Goodman 3b SB2 S S.1-2 note 1
63.2-3
Williams lf 3/g.3-H 46/f.B-1 S.2-3;1-2 IW
Bass p
Piersall cf W 6/L note 2 S.3-H;1-2
White 1b 7 4>S 31 k
Gardner 2b 2>k 63.1-2 6>43 8>Pleis
Malkmus ph 8
Buddin ss k k 7
Held ph 6
Pagliaroni c k 8 9
Morgan p
Walls lf k
Sullivan p 3>k 5>S
Nixon c 7>Davis
S
1: 361/gdp.2-3 2: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Minnesota IN OUT ER Boston IN OUT ER
Johnson,K A1 C8 3 Sullivan A1 D3 3
Davis C9 D5 1 L 0-4 Morgan D4 D5 0 BS 4, W 8-1
Pleis D6 D8 0 Bass D6 E5 0 S 1
8/7/1961, Min61-Bos61, game 1, Fenway Park
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1961 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 0 11 1
1961 Boston 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 x 4 10 2 7 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Pearson grounded out to second (BCBX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Runnels reached on an infield single to second (FCX)
0-0 1 1-- 32 Yost grounded out to first, Runnels to second (BBBCS>X)
0-0 2 -2- 30 Killebrew was walked intentionally (IIII)
0-0 2 12- 02 Hunt struck out (CFS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Moon lined a single to right center (FBBFX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Moon stole second (>B)
0-0 0 -2- 22 Goodman grounded out to short, Moon to third (>B.FFBX)
0-0 1 --3 22 Williams grounded out to first, Moon scored (BFBFFX)
0-1 2 --- 31 Piersall walked (BCBBB)
0-1 2 1-- 11 White flied out to left (BCX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
0-1 0 --- 22 Larker lined out to right (SBFBX)
0-1 1 --- 21 Kubek grounded out to short (BFBX)
0-1 2 --- 11 Wilson lined out to short (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Gardner struck out (BFCFS)
0-1 1 --- 32 Buddin struck out (BFBBFC)
0-1 2 --- 02 Pagliaroni struck out (FFC)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
0-1 0 --- 31 Johnson,K lined out to center (BBBCX)
0-1 1 --- 01 Pearson reached on an infield single to the pitcher (CX)
0-1 1 1-- 10 Runnels lined a single to shallow right, Pearson to
second (1BX)
0-1 1 12- 10 Yost grounded into a double play, Gardner to Buddin to
White (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Sullivan struck out (FCBFC)
0-1 1 --- 00 Moon homered deep down the right field line (X)
0-2 1 --- 11 Goodman grounded a single up the middle (CBX)
0-2 1 1-- 01 Williams grounded to second, forcing Goodman at second,
Williams to first (CX)
0-2 2 1-- 21 Piersall lined out to short (SBBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Killebrew grounded out to short (BCCBX)
0-2 1 --- 12 Hunt flied out to right (CBFX)
0-2 2 --- 11 Larker to second on an error by the center fielder
Piersall (FBX)
0-2 2 -2- 10 Kubek lined a single to shallow left, Larker out at home
(BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Boston batting
0-2 0 --- 22 White grounded a single up the middle (CBBCFX)
0-2 0 1-- 12 Gardner grounded out to short, White to second (CBFX)
0-2 1 -2- 02 Buddin struck out (CFS)
0-2 2 -2- 11 Pagliaroni lined out to center (BCX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
0-2 0 --- 22 Wilson grounded out to second (BSCBX)
0-2 1 --- 22 Johnson,K struck out (BCFBC)
0-2 2 --- 00 Pearson lined a single to right (X)
0-2 2 1-- 00 Runnels grounded to short, forcing Pearson at second (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Boston batting
0-2 0 --- 00 Sullivan grounded a single up the middle (X)
0-2 0 1-- 12 Moon struck out (BFbSFFS)
0-2 1 1-- 10 Goodman grounded a single up the middle, Sullivan to
second (BX)
0-2 1 12- 00 Williams lined a single to left, Sullivan to third,
Goodman to second (X)
0-2 1 123 00 Piersall hit a sacrifice fly to center, Sullivan scored,
Goodman to third (X)
0-3 2 1-3 10 White grounded out to first (BX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
0-3 0 --- 10 Yost grounded a single between first and second (BX)
0-3 0 1-- 00 Yost to second, Killebrew to first on an error by the
shortstop Buddin (X)
0-3 0 12- 00 Hunt grounded into a double play, Gardner to Buddin to
White, Yost to third (X)
0-3 2 --3 20 Larker grounded out to the mound (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Boston batting
0-3 0 --- 31 Gardner grounded out to second (BSBBX)
0-3 1 --- 20 Buddin flied out to left (BBX)
0-3 2 --- 32 Pagliaroni flied out to right (BBBCCFX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
0-3 0 --- 32 Kubek lined a single to shallow center (BBFBCX)
0-3 0 1-- 22 Wilson grounded a single up the middle, Kubek to second
(BCCBX)
Orsino pinch hitting for Johnson,K
0-3 0 12- 02 Orsino grounded a single between first and second, Kubek
scored, Wilson to second (CCX)
1-3 0 12- 11 Pearson sacrifice bunted to first, Wilson to third,
Orsino to second (CBXb)
1-3 1 -23 22 Runnels grounded out to second, Wilson scored, Orsino to
third (BBFCX)
2-3 2 --3 31 Yost walked (BBCBB)
Nixon now playing catcher
Morgan now pitching
2-3 2 1-3 21 Killebrew reached on an infield single to short, Orsino
scored, Yost to second (BBFX)
3-3 2 12- 22 Hunt struck out (SBFBS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Boston batting
Davis now pitching
3-3 0 --- 01 Nixon lined a single to shallow center (CX)
3-3 0 1-- 11 Moon grounded a single between third and short, Nixon to
second (CBX)
3-3 0 12- 32 Goodman grounded into a double play, Larker to Kubek to
Davis, Nixon to third (BSBBFX)
3-3 2 --3 30 Williams was walked intentionally (IIII)
3-3 2 1-3 20 Piersall grounded a single up the middle, Nixon scored,
Williams to second (BBX)
3-4 2 12- 22 White struck out (CBBFS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
Walls now playing left field
Bass now pitching
3-4 0 --- 32 Larker walked (BBBCFFB)
3-4 0 1-- 22 Kubek sacrifice bunted to third, Larker to second
(BbFFFBXb)
3-4 1 -2- 10 Wilson grounded a single up the middle, Larker to third
(BX)
Johnson,D pinch hitting for Davis
3-4 1 1-3 02 Johnson,D flied out to right (S>FX)
3-4 2 1-3 30 Pearson walked, Wilson to second (1BBBB)
3-4 2 123 32 Runnels struck out (CBBCFB>F>S)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Boston batting
Pleis now pitching
Malkmus pinch hitting for Gardner
3-4 0 --- 01 Malkmus flied out to center (CX)
Held pinch hitting for Buddin
3-4 1 --- 01 Held popped out to short (FX)
3-4 2 --- 22 Walls struck out (CBFBS)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Minnesota batting
Held moved to shortstop
Malkmus moved to second base
3-4 0 --- 01 Yost grounded out to third (CX)
3-4 1 --- 11 Killebrew flied out to right (CBX)
3-4 2 --- 11 Hunt grounded out to second (BCX)