8/27/1961, Bos61-LAA61, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Red Sox 0 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 9 12 0 8 2
1961 Angels 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 10 17 1 7 0
Red Sox AB R H BI AVG Angels AB R H BI AVG
Schilling 2b 5 1 2 0 .269 Pearson rf 4 2 2 1 .331
Geiger cf 3 3 2 3 .245 Koppe,J ss 4 2 3 0 .267
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 1 0 .257 Thomas,L 1b 3 0 1 3 .295
Malzone 3b 5 2 3 2 .259 James,J p 0 0 0 0 .083
Nixon c 4 0 1 1 .239 Yost ph 1 1 1 0 .225
Runnels 1b 4 2 2 2 .346 Wagner lf 4 1 1 0 .294
Green,P ss 3 0 1 1 .338 Thomas,G 3b 5 1 2 3 .244
Hardy rf 5 0 0 0 .264 Hunt,K cf 5 1 3 2 .263
Schwall p 3 0 0 0 .171 Sadowski,E c 4 2 2 0 .283
Fornieles p 1 0 0 0 .063 Bridges,R 2b 2 0 0 0 .214
Earley p 0 0 0 0 .500 Grba p 2 0 1 0 .254
38 9 12 9 Donohue,J p 0 0 0 0 .063
Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0 .270
Averill ph 1 0 1 1 .211
Bilko 1b 0 0 0 0 .270
36 10 17 10
Red Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Schwall 5.0 10 7 7 0 2 72 46 5.05
Fornieles BS 8 2.1 3 2 2 2 0 38 23 4.82
Earley BS 3, L 0-2 1.0 4 1 1 0 2 23 15 3.76
8.1 17 10 10 2 4 133 84
Angels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Grba 4.1 8 7 7 1 3 79 48 3.46
Donohue,J 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 37 20 4.32
James,J W 7-2 3.0 2 1 1 4 0 45 21 6.32
9.0 12 9 9 5 5 161 89
LAA: Kluszewski batted for Donohue,J in the 6th
Kluszewski moved to 1b in the 7th
Averill batted for Kluszewski in the 8th
Bilko inserted at 1b in the 9th
Yost batted for James,J in the 9th
E-Wagner. 2B-Schilling(19), Malzone(19), Pearson(16), Koppe,J(7), Hunt,K(20),
Grba(5), Averill(4). 3B-Green,P(3). HR-Geiger 2(21), Malzone(14), Runnels(4),
Thomas,G(10), Hunt,K(27). RBI-Geiger 3(64), Malzone 2(63), Nixon(22),
Runnels 2(36), Green,P(33), Pearson(50), Thomas,L 3(62), Thomas,G 3(33),
Hunt,K 2(89), Averill(51). K-Malzone, Nixon, Hardy, Schwall 2, Pearson 2,
Wagner, Hunt,K. BB-Geiger 2, Runnels, Green,P 2, Wagner, Bridges,R. SH-Nixon,
Bridges,R. SF-Pearson, Thomas,L. HBP-Koppe,J. HB-Fornieles.
GWRBI: Hunt,K
Temperature: 55, Sky: cloudy, Wind: in from center at 7 MPH.
Attendance: 16,316
Game Time: 2:41
8/27/1961, Bos61-LAA61, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Red Sox 0 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 9 12 0 8 2
1961 Angels 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 10 17 1 7 0
Red Sox -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Schilling 2b 1>D 3>S 5>63 3/g 53
Geiger cf 3/L HR.1-H W HR W
Yastrzemski lf 53 8 S.1-2 3 13
Malzone 3b k 63 D.2-H;1-3 7>James,J 9>S
HR
Nixon c 2>k 7 S.3-H;2-3 63 34/SH.1-2
Runnels 1b HR 4>S Donohue,J 9 W
note 1
Green,P ss e7.B-2 6 T.1-H W note 2
W
Hardy rf 3/g.2-3 64/f.B-1 k 7 7
Schwall p k 43 6>k
Fornieles p 8>43
Earley p
1: 54/f.3-H;1x2;B-1 2: OA.2x3(25);1-2
Angels -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pearson rf 1>D k 5>S 7/SF.3-H k
Koppe,J ss S.2-3 S.2-3 D.1-3 HBP.1-2 43
Thomas,L 1b 9/SF.3-H 9 S.3-H;2-H 3/fl
James,J p
Yost ph 9>S
Wagner lf S.1-2 3>43 163/gdp 7>W k
Thomas,G 3b HR.2-H;1-H 7 43 643/gdp S.1-2
Hunt,K cf k 63 6>HR S.Bx2(74) D.2-H;1-3
Sadowski,E c 63 4>63 Fornieles 8>S
S
Bridges,R 2b 2>8 8 W.1-2 14/SH.1-2
Grba p D 63
Donohue,J p
Kluszewski ph note 1 Earley
Averill ph D.2-H
Bilko 1b
1: 46/f.2-3;B-1
Red Sox IN OUT ER Angels IN OUT ER
Schwall A1 C6 7 Grba A1 C5 7
Fornieles C7 D8 2 BS 8 Donohue,J C6 D3 1
Earley D9 E6 1 BS 3, L 0-2 James,J D4 E8 1 W 7-2
8/27/1961, Bos61-LAA61, Wrigley Field (A)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1961 Red Sox 0 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 9 12 0 8 2
1961 Angels 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 10 17 1 7 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Red Sox batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Schilling doubled deep to left center (BBCFFX)
0-0 0 -2- 31 Geiger lined out to first (BBCBX)
0-0 1 -2- 02 Yastrzemski grounded out to third (CFX)
0-0 2 -2- 32 Malzone struck out (BBBCFS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Angels batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Pearson doubled deep to left (BX)
0-0 0 -2- 02 Koppe,J lined a single between third and short, Pearson
to third (SSX)
0-0 0 1-3 10 Thomas,L hit a sacrifice fly to right, Pearson scored (BX)
0-1 1 1-- 12 Wagner lined a single to shallow right, Koppe,J to second
(CCBX)
0-1 1 12- 02 Thomas,G homered deep to left center, Koppe,J scored,
Wagner scored (CSX)
0-4 1 --- 22 Hunt,K struck out (BBSSFS)
0-4 2 --- 00 Sadowski,E grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Red Sox batting
0-4 0 --- 32 Nixon struck out (CFBBBS)
0-4 1 --- 21 Runnels homered deep to right center (BFBX)
1-4 1 --- 10 Green,P to second on an error by the left fielder Wagner
(BX)
1-4 1 -2- 00 Hardy grounded out to first, Green,P to third (X)
1-4 2 --3 22 Schwall struck out (BBCCC)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Angels batting
1-4 0 --- 01 Bridges,R flied out to center (CX)
1-4 1 --- 21 Grba grounded a double down the first base line (BCBX)
1-4 1 -2- 32 Pearson struck out (FBBFFBS)
1-4 2 -2- 10 Koppe,J lined a single to left, Grba to third (BX)
1-4 2 1-3 12 Thomas,L lined out to right (SFBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Red Sox batting
1-4 0 --- 10 Schilling grounded a single between third and short (BX)
1-4 0 1-- 02 Geiger homered deep to right center, Schilling scored
(CCX)
3-4 0 --- 11 Yastrzemski flied out to center (BCX)
3-4 1 --- 01 Malzone grounded out to short (CX)
3-4 2 --- 10 Nixon flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Angels batting
3-4 0 --- 10 Wagner grounded out to second (BX)
3-4 1 --- 21 Thomas,G flied out to left (BBSX)
3-4 2 --- 00 Hunt,K grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Red Sox batting
3-4 0 --- 11 Runnels reached on an infield single to first (BCX)
3-4 0 1-- 00 Green,P popped out to short (X)
3-4 1 1-- 11 Hardy grounded to short, forcing Runnels at second, Hardy
to first (CBX)
3-4 2 1-- 20 Schwall grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Angels batting
3-4 0 --- 00 Sadowski,E grounded out to short (X)
3-4 1 --- 10 Bridges,R flied out to center (BX)
3-4 2 --- 32 Grba grounded out to short (BCSBBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Red Sox batting
3-4 0 --- 01 Schilling grounded out to short (CX)
3-4 1 --- 32 Geiger walked (BBFBFFB)
3-4 1 1-- 00 Yastrzemski grounded a single up the middle, Geiger to
second (X)
3-4 1 12- 21 Malzone doubled deep to center, Geiger scored,
Yastrzemski to third (BBCX)
4-4 1 -23 22 Nixon grounded a single between first and second,
Yastrzemski scored, Malzone to third (BFFBX)
Donohue,J now pitching
5-4 1 1-3 22 Runnels grounded to third, forcing Nixon at second,
Malzone scored, Nixon out at second, Runnels to first
(CBFBFX)
6-4 2 1-- 32 Green,P lined a triple to left center, Runnels scored
(BCFBB>X)
7-4 2 --3 32 Hardy struck out (SBCBBS)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Angels batting
7-4 0 --- 20 Pearson grounded a single between first and second (BBX)
7-4 0 1-- 32 Koppe,J lined a double down the third base line, Pearson
to third (BBCFBX)
7-4 0 -23 00 Thomas,L grounded a single up the middle, Pearson scored,
Koppe,J scored (X)
7-6 0 1-- 20 Wagner grounded into a double play, Schwall to Green,P to
Runnels (BBX)
7-6 2 --- 01 Thomas,G grounded out to second (SX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Red Sox batting
7-6 0 --- 32 Schwall struck out (BBCBCS)
7-6 1 --- 31 Schilling grounded out to first (BBCBX)
7-6 2 --- 21 Geiger homered deep to right (CBBX)
8-6 2 --- 12 Yastrzemski popped out to first (CCBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Angels batting
8-6 0 --- 00 Hunt,K homered deep down the left-field line (X)
Fornieles now pitching
8-7 0 --- 21 Sadowski,E reached on an infield single to short (BBCX)
8-7 0 1-- 32 Bridges,R walked, Sadowski,E to second (CbFbFFBFBBB)
Kluszewski pinch hitting for Donohue,J
8-7 0 12- 01 Kluszewski grounded to second, forcing Bridges,R at
second, Sadowski,E to third, Kluszewski to first (FX)
8-7 1 1-3 12 Pearson hit a sacrifice fly to left, Sadowski,E scored
(BFFX)
8-8 2 1-- 12 Koppe,J was hit by a pitch, Kluszewski to second (BFSH)
8-8 2 12- 10 Thomas,L popped out to first (BX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Red Sox batting
James,J now pitching
Kluszewski moved to first base
8-8 0 --- 32 Malzone homered deep down the left-field line (BFCBBX)
9-8 0 --- 00 Nixon grounded out to short (X)
9-8 1 --- 22 Runnels flied out to right (BCBFFX)
9-8 2 --- 30 Green,P walked (BBBB)
9-8 2 1-- 00 Hardy flied out to left (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Angels batting
9-8 0 --- 32 Wagner walked (CBFBBB)
9-8 0 1-- 00 Thomas,G grounded into a double play, Green,P to
Schilling to Runnels (X)
9-8 2 --- 00 Hunt,K lined a single down the left field line, Hunt,K
out at second (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Red Sox batting
9-8 0 --- 01 Fornieles grounded out to second (FX)
9-8 1 --- 00 Schilling grounded out to third (X)
9-8 2 --- 31 Geiger walked (BBSBB)
9-8 2 1-- 01 Yastrzemski grounded out to the mound (CX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Angels batting
9-8 0 --- 12 Sadowski,E grounded a single between third and short
(CCBX)
9-8 0 1-- 00 Bridges,R sacrifice bunted to the mound, Sadowski,E to
second (Xb)
Earley now pitching
Averill pinch hitting for Kluszewski
9-8 1 -2- 00 Averill grounded a double down the third base line,
Sadowski,E scored (X)
9-9 1 -2- 12 Pearson struck out (SSBS)
9-9 2 -2- 21 Koppe,J grounded out to second (BBFX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Red Sox batting
Bilko now playing first base
9-9 0 --- 11 Malzone grounded a single up the middle (CBX)
9-9 0 1-- 11 Nixon sacrifice bunted to first, Malzone to second
(FbBbXb)
9-9 1 -2- 30 Runnels walked (BBBB)
9-9 1 12- 11 Malzone out at third, Runnels to second attempting to
advance (SBB)
9-9 2 -2- 31 Green,P walked (SBB.BB)
9-9 2 12- 10 Hardy flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Angels batting
Yost pinch hitting for James,J
9-9 0 --- 10 Yost grounded a single between third and short (BX)
9-9 0 1-- 12 Wagner struck out (CBFS)
9-9 1 1-- 21 Thomas,G lined a single up the middle, Yost to second
(BBCX)
9-9 1 12- 12 Hunt,K doubled to left, Yost scored, Thomas,G to third
(BCCX)