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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 4, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 4, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Schwall |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Cheney |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 14,355 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Sam Carrigan 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Joe Paparella |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Don Schwall | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
Gene Green | Catcher |
Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
Ron Stillwell | Shortstop |
Tom Cheney | Pitcher |
Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 4, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Cheney
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Cheney
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cheney
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Cheney
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cheney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Schwall
Cottier bunts in front of the plate. Pagliaroni juggles the ball. That's an error on Pagliaroni. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Schwall
Woodling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Schwall
Green hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Schwall
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Schwall
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. Schwall
Stillwell 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Cheney
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Cheney
Pagliaroni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Cheney
The ball gets by Green for a passed ball. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Cheney
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Cheney
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schwall vs. Cheney
Schwall hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Schwall
Cheney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cottier vs. Schwall
Cottier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Schwall
Woodling takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to third. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Schwall
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Cheney
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Cheney
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cheney
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Cheney
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Schwall
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Schwall
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Cheney
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cheney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Cheney
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Pagliaroni reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Cheney
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Cheney
Buddin hits a fly ball towards left. Keough catches it and throws to second to double up Pagliaroni. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Schwall
Stillwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Schwall
Cheney hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pagliaroni fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell hits a line drive towards first. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schwall vs. Cheney
Schwall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Cheney
Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Cheney
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Schwall
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Schwall
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Schwall
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cheney
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Cheney
Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Cheney
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Schwall
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Schwall
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Schwall
There goes Keough. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Keough steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Schwall
Stillwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Stillwell reaches second base with a double. Keough scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cheney vs. Schwall
Cheney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stillwell scores. Cheney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Cheney
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Cheney
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Cheney
Buddin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Pagliaroni moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Cheney
Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Don Schwall.
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Cheney
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Chuck Schilling.
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cottier scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching. Pumpsie Green now playing second base.
Cottier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Hillman
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hillman
Green hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Hillman
Tasby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Hillman
Long hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Cheney
Jim King now playing right field.
Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cheney
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Cheney
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Hillman
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Hillman
Stillwell hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Hillman
Cheney strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Cheney
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Cheney
Pagliaroni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Cheney
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Cheney
Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Runnels scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Gabler
John Gabler now pitching.
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Gabler
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gabler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1961 -- Boston at Washington (D) Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Schilling C, 2b 3 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 1 2 0 Nixon R, ph 1 0 0 0 Cottier C, 2b 2 1 0 0 Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0 Woodling G, rf 3 1 1 3 Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 0 0 King J, rf 0 0 0 0 Geiger G, cf 4 0 0 0 Green G, c 4 1 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 1 0 0 0 Tasby W, cf 3 1 1 1 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 2 0 Keough M, lf 3 1 0 0 Pagliaroni J, c 4 1 3 1 Stillwell R, ss 4 1 1 1 Runnels P, 1b 3 1 1 1 Cheney T, p 4 0 1 1 Buddin D, ss 3 0 2 1 Gabler J, p 0 0 0 0 Schwall D, p 2 0 0 0 Green P, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 3 30 7 7 7 Boston 000 100 002 -- 3 Washington 300 002 20x -- 7 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Schwall D (L) 6.0 5 5 4 5 1 Hillman D 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Cheney T (W) 8.1 8 3 3 5 2 Gabler J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Pagliaroni J DP -- Boston 1, Washington 3 LOB -- Boston 7, Washington 5 2B -- O'Connell D, Pagliaroni J, Stillwell R, Buddin D 2, Runnels P HR -- Woodling G, Green G, Tasby W, Pagliaroni J SB -- Keough M SH -- Cottier C SF -- Runnels P PB -- Green G T -- 2:21 A -- 14355
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