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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 5, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Bruce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Monbouquette |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 19,965 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Kinnamon |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Bob Bruce | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Bill Monbouquette | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 5, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Monbouquette
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Monbouquette
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Monbouquette
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bruce
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Bruce
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Bruce
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagliaroni vs. Bruce
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schilling scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bruce
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Monbouquette
Cash 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Monbouquette
Boros is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Monbouquette
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Monbouquette
Roarke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bruce
Jensen hits a fly ball towards left. Maxwell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Maxwell. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Bruce
Runnels hits a fly ball towards right. Colavito catches it and throws to second to double up Jensen. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bruce
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monbouquette vs. Bruce
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Monbouquette
Bruce hits a line drive towards first. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Monbouquette
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Monbouquette
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bruce
Schilling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bruce
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bruce
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Bruce
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Monbouquette
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Monbouquette
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Monbouquette
Boros strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bruce
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bruce
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bruce
There goes Jensen. The throw from Roarke and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Bruce
Runnels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple. Jensen scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Bruce
Buddin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monbouquette vs. Bruce
Monbouquette bunts towards the mound. Bruce fields it and throws to first for the out. Runnels scores. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Bruce
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Monbouquette
Wood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Monbouquette
Roarke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Roarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Osborne vs. Monbouquette
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Bob Bruce.
Osborne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roarke moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Monbouquette
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Roarke scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Monbouquette
Kaline takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Monbouquette
Maxwell 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 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Gladding
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Gladding
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Gladding
Malzone hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Gladding
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Monbouquette
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Monbouquette
Boros hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Monbouquette
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Monbouquette
Roarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Fornieles
Bill Bruton pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Fischer
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Fischer
Fornieles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Fischer
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fornieles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Fischer
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fornieles
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fornieles
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Fornieles
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fischer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Fischer
Pagliaroni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Fischer
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fischer
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fischer
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Fornieles
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fornieles
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Fornieles
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Fischer
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fornieles vs. Fischer
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Fischer
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Fischer
Geiger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fischer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Fornieles
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Fornieles
Roarke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Fornieles
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1961, game 2 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 1 2 Schilling C, 2b 5 3 3 1
Kaline A, cf 3 0 0 0 Geiger G, cf 4 1 1 2
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 2 0
Colavito R, rf 3 1 1 1 Pagliaroni J, c 3 1 2 3
Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boros S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 0
Wood J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 1 1
Roarke M, c 4 1 2 0 Buddin D, ss 2 0 1 0
Bruce B, p 1 0 0 0 Monbouquette B, p 1 0 0 1
Osborne B, ph 1 0 1 0 Fornieles M, p 2 0 1 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
Bruton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 34 8 12 8
Detroit 100 011 000 -- 3
Boston 101 200 22x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce B (L) 4.0 5 4 4 3 1
Gladding F 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Fischer B 3.0 6 4 4 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette B (W) 5.2 5 3 3 4 3
Fornieles M (S) 3.1 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Maxwell C
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 7
2B -- Roarke M
3B -- Runnels P
HR -- McAuliffe D, Schilling C, Colavito R, Pagliaroni J, Geiger G
SB -- Jensen J
SH -- Monbouquette B
T -- 2:27
A -- 19965
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