8/7/1961, Min61-Bos61, game 2, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1 6 1
1961 Boston 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 x 6 9 0 5 0
Minnesota AB R H BI AVG Boston AB R H BI AVG
Pearson cf 4 0 1 0 .288 Walls rf 4 1 4 3 .273
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 0 .315 Amalfitano 3b 4 0 1 1 .283
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0 .268 Yastremski lf 4 0 0 0 .245
Killebrew lf 4 0 0 0 .266 Alou,M cf 4 1 1 0 .277
Hunt rf 3 2 1 1 .202 Stuart 1b 3 1 1 1 .320
Larker 1b 4 0 2 0 .311 Malkmus 2b 3 0 0 1 .318
Kubek ss 4 0 2 1 .297 Held ss 1 0 0 0 .257
Wilson c 3 0 0 0 .171 Buddin ss 1 2 1 0 .246
Davis p 0 0 0 0 .000 Nixon c 2 1 1 0 .315
Nunn p 0 0 0 0 .000 Rice c 1 0 0 0 .308
Miller p 0 0 0 0 .333 Brown p 3 0 0 0 .316
Johnson,D ph 1 0 0 0 .075 30 6 9 6
Kaat p 1 0 0 0 .209
Orsino c 1 0 0 0 .207
32 2 7 2
Minnesota INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Kaat L 10-7 5.1 6 4 4 1 2 66 42 4.11
Davis 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 24 9 6.56
Nunn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.37
Miller 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 21 10 3.38
8.0 9 6 6 4 4 114 63
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Brown W 9-8 9.0 7 2 2 1 2 104 67 3.99
9.0 7 2 2 1 2 104 67
Min: Orsino inserted at c in the 6th
Johnson,D batted for Miller in the 9th
Bos: Buddin inserted at ss in the 3rd
Rice inserted at c in the 8th
E-Orsino. 2B-Runnels(23), Walls(6), Amalfitano(9). 3B-Kubek(1). HR-Hunt(6),
Walls(5), Stuart(13). RBI-Hunt(23), Kubek(81), Walls 3(26), Amalfitano(37),
Stuart(25), Malkmus(15). SB-Alou,M(4). CS-Pearson. K-Yost, Killebrew,
Stuart 2, Brown, Rice. BB-Yost, Stuart, Nixon, Buddin 2. SH-Kaat. SF-Malkmus.
HBP-Hunt. HB-Brown.
GWRBI: Walls
Jim Kaat was injured for this game and 5 more days
Woodie Held was injured for this game only
Temperature: 84, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 21 MPH.
8/7/1961, Min61-Bos61, game 2, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1 6 1
1961 Boston 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 x 6 9 0 5 0
Minnesota -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pearson cf 1>4/L 8 63 S
Runnels 2b 8 3>9 D 4/fl
Yost 3b W 63 k CS2(24)
8>13
Killebrew lf 6 63 6>k 53
Hunt rf 2>HBP 4>6 HR 43
Larker 1b S.1-3 63 S 9>31
Kubek ss S.3-H;1-2 T 8 4/L
Wilson c 9 13 64/f
Davis p
Nunn p
Miller p
Johnson,D ph 63
Kaat p note 1 5>13
Orsino c 7>8
1: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Walls rf 1>S HR D.2-H;1-3 note 1
Amalfitano 3b note 2 D 63.3-H Nunn
13
Yastremski lf 9 4/L 43 8>Miller
8
Alou,M cf 2>5 4>63 6>43 S
Stuart 1b HR k Davis note 3
k IW
Malkmus 2b 43 53 6 8/SF.3-H
Held ss 7
Buddin ss 5>W 7>W S.1-3
Nixon c 3>63 S.1-2 W.1-2
Rice c k
Brown p 8 k/b 3/b
1: S.2-H;1x3(85) 2: 4/ldp.1x1(43) 3: SB2.1-3(e2/th)
Minnesota IN OUT ER Boston IN OUT ER
Kaat A1 C4 4 L 10-7 Brown A1 D8 2 W 9-8
Davis C5 D1 1
Nunn D2 D2 0
Miller D3 D8 1
8/7/1961, Min61-Bos61, game 2, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1 6 1
1961 Boston 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 x 6 9 0 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Pearson lined out to second (FX)
0-0 1 --- 31 Runnels lined out to center (BFBBX)
0-0 2 --- 31 Yost walked (BBBCB)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Killebrew popped out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Walls lined a single down the right field line (BBX)
0-0 0 1-- 21 Amalfitano lined into a double play, Runnels to Larker,
Walls out at first (BBCX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Yastremski flied out to right (X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Minnesota batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Hunt was hit by a pitch (CBFH)
0-0 0 1-- 10 Larker grounded a single up the middle, Hunt to third
(B11>X)
0-0 0 1-3 01 Kubek lined a single to shallow left, Hunt scored, Larker
to second (1CX)
1-0 0 12- 32 Wilson flied out to right (FBBFBX)
1-0 1 12- 00 Kaat sacrifice bunted to the mound, Larker to third,
Kubek to second (Xb)
1-0 2 -23 20 Pearson flied out to center (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
1-0 0 --- 20 Alou,M popped out to third (BBX)
1-0 1 --- 10 Stuart homered deep to left (BX)
1-1 1 --- 00 Malkmus grounded out to second (X)
1-1 2 --- 12 Held flied out to left (FFBX)
Held left the game with an injury
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Minnesota batting
Buddin now playing shortstop
1-1 0 --- 11 Runnels flied out to right (CBX)
1-1 1 --- 10 Yost grounded out to short (BX)
1-1 2 --- 12 Killebrew grounded out to short (CCFBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
1-1 0 --- 01 Nixon grounded out to short (CX)
1-1 1 --- 12 Brown lined out to center (BCFX)
1-1 2 --- 00 Walls homered deep to left center (X)
1-2 2 --- 01 Amalfitano grounded a double down the third base line (FX)
1-2 2 -2- 32 Yastremski lined out to second (FBSFBBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Minnesota batting
1-2 0 --- 11 Hunt popped out to short (CBX)
1-2 1 --- 11 Larker grounded out to short (BFX)
1-2 2 --- 10 Kubek tripled deep to right center (BX)
1-2 2 --3 21 Wilson grounded out to the mound (FBBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Boston batting
1-2 0 --- 00 Alou,M grounded out to short (X)
1-2 1 --- 22 Stuart struck out (BCBFS)
1-2 2 --- 00 Malkmus grounded out to third (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Minnesota batting
1-2 0 --- 01 Kaat grounded out to the mound (FX)
1-2 1 --- 00 Pearson grounded out to short (X)
1-2 2 --- 00 Runnels doubled deep to right (X)
1-2 2 -2- 22 Yost struck out (BCBFFS)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Boston batting
1-2 0 --- 32 Buddin walked (BCFBBB)
1-2 0 1-- 01 Nixon grounded a single up the middle, Buddin to second
(CbX)
1-2 0 12- 12 Brown struck out on a fouled bunt (FbBbCbFb)
1-2 1 12- 10 Walls doubled deep to left center, Buddin scored, Nixon
to third (BX)
1-3 1 -23 00 Amalfitano grounded out to short, Nixon scored (X)
1-4 2 -2- 32 Yastremski grounded out to second (CBFFBFBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Minnesota batting
1-4 0 --- 22 Killebrew struck out (CBBSS)
1-4 1 --- 31 Hunt homered deep down the left-field line (BCBBX)
2-4 1 --- 10 Larker lined a single to right (BX)
2-4 1 1-- 11 Kubek flied out to center (FBX)
2-4 2 1-- 20 Wilson grounded to short, forcing Larker at second (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Boston batting
2-4 0 --- 10 Alou,M grounded out to second (BX)
Kaat left the game with an injury
Orsino now playing catcher
Davis now pitching
2-4 1 --- 32 Stuart struck out (CBBBCS)
2-4 2 --- 21 Malkmus popped out to short (CBBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Minnesota batting
2-4 0 --- 00 Orsino lined out to center (X)
2-4 1 --- 01 Pearson lined a single to right (FX)
2-4 1 1-- 02 Runnels popped out to second (CCFX)
2-4 2 1-- 21 Pearson was caught stealing second (BB1C>C)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Boston batting
2-4 0 --- 30 Buddin walked (BBBB)
2-4 0 1-- 31 Nixon walked, Buddin to second (1BB1BbCB)
2-4 0 12- 01 Brown popped out on a bunt to first (FbXb)
2-4 1 12- 20 Walls grounded a single up the middle, Buddin scored,
Nixon out at third (BBX)
Nunn now pitching
2-5 2 1-- 11 Amalfitano grounded out to the mound (BFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Minnesota batting
Rice now playing catcher
2-5 0 --- 00 Yost grounded out to the mound (X)
2-5 1 --- 00 Killebrew grounded out to third (X)
2-5 2 --- 01 Hunt grounded out to second (CX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Boston batting
Miller now pitching
2-5 0 --- 20 Yastremski flied out to center (BBX)
2-5 1 --- 01 Alou,M lined a single to shallow left (CX)
2-5 1 1-- 00 Alou,M stole second, Alou,M to third on an error by the
catcher Orsino (>S)
2-5 1 --3 31 Stuart was walked intentionally (>S.IIII)
2-5 1 1-3 11 Malkmus hit a sacrifice fly to center, Alou,M scored (BFX)
2-6 2 1-- 10 Buddin singled down the right field line and shallow,
Stuart to third (BX)
2-6 2 1-3 32 Rice struck out (BFBBC>S)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Minnesota batting
2-6 0 --- 01 Larker grounded out to first (FX)
2-6 1 --- 02 Kubek lined out to second (CFX)
Johnson,D pinch hitting for Miller
2-6 2 --- 11 Johnson,D grounded out to short (BCX)