Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Monbouquette
  
  Hankins strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Causey vs. Monbouquette
  
  Causey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Bass
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Bass
  
  Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Bass
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Monbouquette
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
  
  Pignatano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
  
  Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bass vs. Monbouquette
  
  Bass strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Bass
  
  Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Malzone vs. Bass
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nixon vs. Bass
  
  Nixon strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hardy vs. Bass
  
  Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Monbouquette
  
  Hankins hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Causey vs. Monbouquette
  
  Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Bass
  
  Buddin hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monbouquette vs. Bass
  
  Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schilling vs. Bass
  
  Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geiger vs. Bass
  
  Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger throws the ball in to Schilling who tags Lumpe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Monbouquette
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
  
  Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
  
  There goes Pignatano. The throw from Nixon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
  
  Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Bass
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Bass
  
  Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Bass
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bass vs. Monbouquette
  
  Bass strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Monbouquette
  
  Hankins hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Bass
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Bass
  
  Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Bass
  
  Buddin strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Causey vs. Monbouquette
  
  Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Monbouquette
  
  Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
  
  Pignatano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monbouquette vs. Bass
  
  Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schilling vs. Bass
  
  Schilling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geiger vs. Bass
  
  Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Bass
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
  
  Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bass vs. Monbouquette
  
  Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Bass
  
  Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Bass
  
  Malzone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Bass
  
  Nixon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hardy vs. Bass
  
  Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Monbouquette
  
  Hankins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Causey vs. Monbouquette
  
  Causey bunts towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out. Hankins moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Bass
  
  Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Bass
  
  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette.
  
  Runnels strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Bass
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Earley
  
  Arnold Earley now pitching.
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pignatano vs. Earley
  
  Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Del Greco vs. Earley
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pignatano moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Bass vs. Earley
  
  Bass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pignatano scores. Del Greco scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Earley
  
  Howser takes first base on ball four. Bass moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hankins vs. Fornieles
  
  Mike Fornieles now pitching.
  
  Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wertz. Bass scores. Howser moves to third. Hankins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Causey vs. Fornieles
  
  Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out. Howser scores. Hankins moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Siebern vs. Fornieles
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Bass
  
  Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Bass
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Bass
  
  Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Malzone vs. Bass
  
  Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/4/1961 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Howser D, ss          4  1  0  0   Schilling C, 2b       4  0  0  0   
Hankins J, lf         5  0  1  0   Geiger G, cf          4  0  0  0   
Causey W, 3b          4  0  1  1   Yastrzemski C, lf     4  0  1  0   
Siebern N, 1b         5  1  1  1   Wertz V, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Lumpe J, 2b           3  0  2  0   Malzone F, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Stephens G, rf        4  0  1  0   Nixon R, c            3  0  1  0   
Pignatano J, c        2  1  1  0   Hardy C, rf           3  0  0  0   
Del Greco B, cf       4  1  1  0   Buddin D, ss          3  0  0  0   
Bass N, p             4  1  1  2   Monbouquette B, p     2  0  2  0   
                                   Runnels P, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Earley A, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Fornieles M, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5  9  4                        31  0  4  0

Kansas City      000 001 004 --  5
Boston           000 000 000 --  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bass N (W)            9.0  4  0  0  1  5

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Monbouquette B (L)    8.0  7  1  1  2  4
Earley A              0.1  2  4  2  2  0
Fornieles M           0.2  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Nixon R, Wertz V
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 5
2B -- Nixon R
HR -- Siebern N
SB -- Pignatano J
SH -- Causey W
T -- 2:26
A -- 8856

    

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