8/4/1961, KC61-Bos61, Fenway Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Athletics         2  0  0  0  1  4  0  0  2     9 13  0    10  2
1961 Red Sox           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0     6 10  1     8  0
 
Athletics            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Red Sox              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Howser            ss  6  0  0  0  .277    Schilling         2b  5  0  0  0  .271
Hankins           lf  4  3  4  1  .294    Geiger            cf  4  3  2  2  .243
 Posada           ph  0  0  0  0  .239    Yastrzemski       lf  5  1  2  0  .269
Causey            3b  5  0  1  1  .234    Wertz,V           1b  4  1  2  1  .278
Siebern           1b  5  1  4  4  .274    Malzone           3b  5  0  0  0  .275
Lumpe             2b  5  0  0  0  .277    Nixon             c   3  1  1  0  .249
Stephens,G        rf  1  1  0  0  .175    Hardy             rf  1  0  0  1  .292
 Sullivan,H       ph  1  0  0  0  .213    Buddin            ss  3  0  1  1  .243
 Kunkel           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Runnels          ph  1  0  1  0  .342
 Johnson,De       ph  1  0  0  0  .240     Muffett          p   0  0  0  0  .323
 Fischer,B        p   0  0  0  0  .000    Monbouquette      p   2  0  0  0  .163
Pignatano         c   4  2  2  0  .232     Earley           p   1  0  1  0 1.000
Del Greco,B       cf  4  1  1  1  .212     Green,P          ph  1  0  0  0  .350
Bass              p   2  0  0  0  .125                         35  6 10  5
 Rivera,J         ph  2  1  1  1  .200
                     40  9 13  8
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Bass             W 7-3           5.0  6  6  6  4  4  86  46  4.10
Kunkel           H 6             3.0  3  0  0  1  1  50  32  5.79
Fischer,B        S 4             1.0  1  0  0  1  0  18   8  4.43
                                 9.0 10  6  6  6  5 154  86 
 
Red Sox                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Monbouquette     L 9-10          5.2  9  7  6  4  4 108  67  5.72
Earley                           2.1  1  0  0  1  1  45  31  2.77
Muffett                          1.0  3  2  2  0  0  20  11  5.11
                                 9.0 13  9  8  5  5 173 109 
 
KC : Rivera,J batted for Bass in the 6th
     Sullivan,H batted for Stephens,G in the 6th
     Rivera,J moved to rf in the 6th
     Posada batted for Hankins in the 8th
     Posada moved to lf in the 8th
     Johnson,De batted for Kunkel in the 9th
Bos: Runnels batted for Buddin in the 8th
     Green,P batted for Earley in the 8th
     Green,P moved to ss in the 9th
 
E-Wertz,V. 2B-Hankins(3), Pignatano(6), Del Greco,B(11), Buddin(19). 
HR-Siebern(10), Geiger 2(19). RBI-Hankins(14), Causey(20), Siebern 4(56), 
Del Greco,B(19), Rivera,J(8), Geiger 2(57), Wertz,V(61), Hardy(19), 
Buddin(47). K-Howser, Stephens,G, Del Greco,B 2, Rivera,J, Schilling, 
Yastrzemski, Malzone, Hardy, Monbouquette. BB-Stephens,G 2, Pignatano, 
Rivera,J, Posada, Geiger, Wertz,V, Nixon, Hardy 3. SH-Del Greco,B. 
PB-Pignatano, Nixon 2. 
GWRBI: Siebern
Temperature: 74, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 9 MPH.
Attendance: 8,734
Game Time: 3:06
8/4/1961, KC61-Bos61, Fenway Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Athletics         2  0  0  0  1  4  0  0  2     9 13  0    10  2
1961 Red Sox           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0     6 10  1     8  0
 
 
Athletics            -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Howser            ss 1>7            9          5>8            k          8>31        
Hankins           lf   S            S            D            S.3-H;1-3              
 Posada           ph                                                       W         
Causey            3b   63.1-2       8            43.2-3       S.3-H;1-3    6         
Siebern           1b   HR.2-H     4>S            S.3-H        Earley       31        
                                                              S.3-H;1-2              
Lumpe             2b   43           16/f.B-1     31           note 1     9>Muffett   
                                                                           63        
Stephens,G        rf 2>k(23)        pb.1-2     6>W                                   
                                    W                                                
 Sullivan,H       ph                                          53                     
 Kunkel           p                                                                  
 Johnson,De       ph                                                       8         
 Fischer,B        p                                                                  
Pignatano         c    53           S.2-3;1-2    W.1-2      7>63           D         
Del Greco,B       cf   k            k            note 2       8            D.2-H     
Bass              p  3>53           53                                               
 Rivera,J         ph                             pb.3-H;2-3   k            S.2-H     
                                                 W                                   
 
 1: e3.2-3;1-2;B-1  2: 14/SH.2-3;1-2 
 
 
Red Sox              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Schilling         2b 1>8          2>8            k            43           4         
Geiger            cf   W            HR           HR         7>63         9>Fischer,B 
                                                                           7         
Yastrzemski       lf   S.1-2        k            3/g          8            S         
Wertz,V           1b   S.2-H;1-2    9          5>9            S            W.1-2     
Malzone           3b   7.2-3      3>k            53           8            463/gdp   
Nixon             c    W.1-2        S            9          8>31                     
Hardy             rf   note 1       W.1-2      6>Kunkel       W                      
                                                 k                                   
Buddin            ss   D.3-H;1-3    43/gdp       63                                  
 Runnels          ph                                          S.1-3                  
 Muffett          p                                                                  
Monbouquette      p    63         4>k                                                
 Earley           p                              S                                   
 Green,P          ph                                          6/L                    
 
 1: W+pb.3-H;2-H;1-3 
 
 
Athletics            -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Howser            ss   43                                                            
Hankins           lf                                                                 
 Posada           ph                                                                 
Causey            3b                                                                 
Siebern           1b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Lumpe             2b                                                                 
                                                                                     
Stephens,G        rf                                                                 
                                                                                     
 Sullivan,H       ph                                                                 
 Kunkel           p                                                                  
 Johnson,De       ph                                                                 
 Fischer,B        p                                                                  
Pignatano         c                                                                  
Del Greco,B       cf                                                                 
Bass              p                                                                  
 Rivera,J         ph                                                                 
                                                                                     
 
 
Red Sox              -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Schilling         2b                                                                 
Geiger            cf                                                                 
                                                                                     
Yastrzemski       lf                                                                 
Wertz,V           1b                                                                 
Malzone           3b                                                                 
Nixon             c                                                                  
Hardy             rf                                                                 
                                                                                     
Buddin            ss                                                                 
 Runnels          ph                                                                 
 Muffett          p                                                                  
Monbouquette      p                                                                  
 Earley           p                                                                  
 Green,P          ph                                                                 
 
 
Athletics        IN OUT ER                  Red Sox          IN OUT ER                  
Bass             A1  C6  6 W 7-3            Monbouquette     A1  D3  6 L 9-10           
Kunkel           C7  E1  0 H 6              Earley           D4  E4  0                  
Fischer,B        E2  E5  0 S 4              Muffett          E5  F1  2                  
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                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1961 Athletics         2  0  0  0  1  4  0  0  2     9 13  0    10  2
1961 Red Sox           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0     6 10  1     8  0
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Athletics batting
 0-0  0 --- 21  Howser lined out to left (BSBX)
 0-0  1 --- 21  Hankins lined a single to shallow center (BBSX)
 0-0  1 1-- 12  Causey grounded out to short, Hankins to second (CBFX)
 0-0  2 -2- 12  Siebern homered deep to center, Hankins scored (CBSX)
 2-0  2 --- 20  Lumpe grounded out to second (BBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Red Sox batting
 2-0  0 --- 21  Schilling flied out to center (BBCX)
 2-0  1 --- 30  Geiger walked (BBBB)
 2-0  1 1-- 22  Yastrzemski grounded a single up the middle, Geiger to 
                  second (CCFFBBX)
 2-0  1 12- 32  Wertz,V lined a single between third and short, Geiger 
                  scored, Yastrzemski to second (BBSBFX)
 2-1  1 12- 00  Malzone flied out to left, Yastrzemski to third (X)
 2-1  2 1-3 31  Nixon walked, Wertz,V to second (BSBBB)
 2-1  2 123 31  Hardy walked, ball four was a passed ball charged to 
                  Pignatano, Yastrzemski scored, Wertz,V scored, Nixon to 
                  third (BCBBB)
 2-3  2 1-3 21  Buddin lined a double down the left field line, Nixon 
                  scored, Hardy to third (BBCX)
 2-4  2 -23 01  Monbouquette grounded out to short (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Athletics batting
 2-4  0 --- 02  Stephens,G struck out, Nixon to Wertz,V (CFFS)
 2-4  1 --- 11  Pignatano grounded out to third (BFX)
 2-4  2 --- 22  Del Greco,B struck out (FBSFBC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Red Sox batting
 2-4  0 --- 10  Schilling flied out to center (BX)
 2-4  1 --- 00  Geiger homered deep down the right field line (X)
 2-5  1 --- 12  Yastrzemski struck out (CFBS)
 2-5  2 --- 00  Wertz,V flied out to right (X)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Athletics batting
 2-5  0 --- 10  Bass grounded out to third (BX)
 2-5  1 --- 12  Howser flied out to right (FSBFX)
 2-5  2 --- 00  Hankins lined a single down the right field line (X)
 2-5  2 1-- 00  Causey popped out to center (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Red Sox batting
 2-5  0 --- 12  Malzone struck out (BFFS)
 2-5  1 --- 31  Nixon grounded a single between third and short (FBBBX)
 2-5  1 1-- 32  Hardy walked, Nixon to second (BFFBBB)
 2-5  1 12- 21  Buddin grounded into a double play, Lumpe to Siebern 
                  (BCBX)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Athletics batting
 2-5  0 --- 00  Siebern lined a single to shallow center (X)
 2-5  0 1-- 01  Lumpe grounded to the mound, forcing Siebern at second, 
                  Lumpe to first (SX)
 2-5  1 1-- 12  Nixon allowed a passed ball, Lumpe to second (CBCB)
 2-5  1 -2- 32  Stephens,G walked (CBCB.BB)
 2-5  1 12- 00  Pignatano reached on an infield single to short, Lumpe to 
                  third, Stephens,G to second (X)
 2-5  1 123 02  Del Greco,B struck out (CFS)
 2-5  2 123 12  Bass grounded out to third (BCSX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Red Sox batting
 2-5  0 --- 22  Monbouquette struck out (BCSBC)
 2-5  1 --- 22  Schilling struck out (BBCSS)
 2-5  2 --- 10  Geiger homered deep down the right field line (BX)
 2-6  2 --- 00  Yastrzemski grounded out to first (X)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Athletics batting
 2-6  0 --- 10  Howser popped out to center (BX)
 2-6  1 --- 00  Hankins grounded a double down the third base line (X)
 2-6  1 -2- 00  Causey grounded out to second, Hankins to third (X)
 2-6  2 --3 32  Siebern grounded a single up the middle, Hankins scored 
                  (CBBFBX)
 3-6  2 1-- 10  Lumpe grounded out to first (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Red Sox batting
 3-6  0 --- 12  Wertz,V flied out to right (BFFX)
 3-6  1 --- 00  Malzone grounded out to third (X)
 3-6  2 --- 11  Nixon flied out to right (SBX)
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Athletics batting
 3-6  0 --- 32  Stephens,G walked (BBCFBB)
 3-6  0 1-- 30  Pignatano walked, Stephens,G to second (BBBB)
 3-6  0 12- 00  Del Greco,B sacrifice bunted to the mound, Stephens,G to 
                  third, Pignatano to second (Xb)
                Rivera,J pinch hitting for Bass
 3-6  1 -23 00  Nixon allowed a passed ball, Stephens,G scored, Pignatano 
                  to third (B)
 4-6  1 --3 32  Rivera,J walked (B.BBCCFB)
 4-6  1 1-3 32  Howser struck out (BBBCSFS)
 4-6  2 1-3 32  Hankins grounded a single between first and second, 
                  Pignatano scored, Rivera,J to third (BSFFFFFBB>F>X)
 5-6  2 1-3 01  Causey grounded a single between first and second, 
                  Rivera,J scored, Hankins to third (CX)
                Earley now pitching
 6-6  2 1-3 12  Siebern reached on an infield single to third, Hankins 
                  scored, Causey to second (CSFBX)
 7-6  2 12- 12  Causey to third, Siebern to second, Lumpe to first on an 
                  error by the first baseman Wertz,V (FCBX)
                Sullivan,H pinch hitting for Stephens,G
 7-6  2 123 01  Sullivan,H grounded out to third (CX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Red Sox batting
                Kunkel now pitching
                Rivera,J moved to right field
 7-6  0 --- 32  Hardy struck out (CCBBBS)
 7-6  1 --- 32  Buddin grounded out to short (BBFBFX)
 7-6  2 --- 12  Earley grounded a single up the middle (FCFBX)
 7-6  2 1-- 00  Schilling grounded out to second (X)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Athletics batting
 7-6  0 --- 01  Pignatano grounded out to short (SX)
 7-6  1 --- 32  Del Greco,B flied out to center (BCBFBX)
 7-6  2 --- 12  Rivera,J struck out (BCCC)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Red Sox batting
 7-6  0 --- 12  Geiger grounded out to short (CBSFX)
 7-6  1 --- 11  Yastrzemski flied out to center (CBX)
 7-6  2 --- 01  Wertz,V reached on an infield single to first (CX)
 7-6  2 1-- 12  Malzone flied out to center (CBSX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Athletics batting
 7-6  0 --- 11  Howser grounded out to first (FBX)
                Posada pinch hitting for Hankins
 7-6  1 --- 32  Posada walked (CBBBCB)
 7-6  1 1-- 32  Causey popped out to short (BBBCFFFX)
 7-6  2 1-- 02  Siebern grounded out to first (CSFFX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Red Sox batting
                Posada moved to left field
 7-6  0 --- 02  Nixon grounded out to first (CFX)
 7-6  1 --- 31  Hardy walked (BBBCB)
                Runnels pinch hitting for Buddin
 7-6  1 1-- 10  Runnels grounded a single between first and second, Hardy 
                  to third (BX)
                Green,P pinch hitting for Earley
 7-6  1 1-3 11  Green,P lined out to short (BFX)
 7-6  2 1-3 22  Schilling popped out to second (SBFBX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Athletics batting
                Muffett now pitching
                Green,P moved to shortstop
 7-6  0 --- 12  Lumpe grounded out to short (CBCX)
                Johnson,De pinch hitting for Kunkel
 7-6  1 --- 10  Johnson,De flied out to center (BX)
 7-6  2 --- 20  Pignatano lined a double to left center (BBX)
 7-6  2 -2- 21  Del Greco,B lined a double to left center, Pignatano 
                  scored (BCBX)
 8-6  2 -2- 00  Rivera,J lined a single down the right field line, Del 
                  Greco,B scored (X)
 9-6  2 1-- 32  Howser grounded out to second (CBBCB>X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Red Sox batting
                Fischer,B now pitching
 9-6  0 --- 22  Geiger flied out to left (BCFBX)
 9-6  1 --- 31  Yastrzemski lined a single to right center (BBBCX)
 9-6  1 1-- 32  Wertz,V walked, Yastrzemski to second (BFBBFB)
 9-6  1 12- 10  Malzone grounded into a double play, Lumpe to Howser to 
                  Siebern (B+2X)