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April 30, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 7 1
Indians 2 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 7 1
Indians 2 8 1

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .290
OBP .250 .324
At Bats 4 62
Hits 1 18
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 7

Bill Monbouquette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - April 30, 1961
Out
Bill Monbouquette
Russ Nixon
Pete Runnels
Chuck Schilling
Billy Harrell
Pumpsie Green
Carl Yastrzemski
Gary Geiger
Carroll Hardy
Jim Piersall
Tito Francona
Johnny Temple

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 7 1 4
Cleveland Indians 2 8 1 10
Winning Pitcher Bill Monbouquette
Losing Pitcher Gary Bell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vic Wertz
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Francona takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 9 Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Walt Bond pinch hits for Frank Funk. Bond is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Billy Harrell now playing third base. Pete Runnels now playing first base. Bob Hale pinch hits for John Romano. Hale hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third.
Top 9 Frank Funk now pitching. Hardy strikes out.
Top 9 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Held strikes out.
Bottom 8 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Monbouquette is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a popup towards short. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Romano is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Yastrzemski strikes out. The ball gets by Romano. He chases the ball to the backstop. Geiger goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Schilling hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Monbouquette strikes out.
Top 5 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hardy strikes out.
Top 4 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second.
Top 4 Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monbouquette for the out.
Top 3 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Francona takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hardy strikes out.
Top 2 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hardy. Power reaches second base with a double. Kirkland moves to third.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall scores.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Hardy picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Hardy. Francona goes all the way around to score. Piersall moves to third.
Bottom 1 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Top 1 Geiger is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.