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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 30, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Monbouquette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Jim Honochick |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Third Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Right Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Bill Monbouquette | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 30, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bell
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bell
Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bell
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Monbouquette
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Monbouquette
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Monbouquette
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkland vs. Monbouquette
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Monbouquette
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Monbouquette
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Held vs. Monbouquette
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bell
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bell
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Bell
Hardy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Monbouquette
Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Monbouquette
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Monbouquette
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Monbouquette
Francona takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Monbouquette
Piersall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bell
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bell
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Bell
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Monbouquette
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Monbouquette
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Monbouquette
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Monbouquette
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bell
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bell
Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bell
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Bell
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bell
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Bell
Hardy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Monbouquette
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Monbouquette
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Monbouquette
Temple hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bell
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bell
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Bell
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Monbouquette
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Monbouquette
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Monbouquette
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Monbouquette
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bell
Schilling hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bell
Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bell
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bell
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Monbouquette
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Monbouquette
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Monbouquette
Romano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Monbouquette
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bell
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Bell
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bell
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Monbouquette
Temple hits a popup towards short. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Monbouquette
Francona is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Monbouquette
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bell
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Bell
Monbouquette is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bell
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Monbouquette
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Monbouquette
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Monbouquette
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Monbouquette
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bell
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bell
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bell
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bell
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Funk
Frank Funk now pitching.
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Funk
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Funk
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Monbouquette
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bond vs. Monbouquette
Walt Bond pinch hits for Frank Funk.
Bond is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Monbouquette
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Monbouquette
Francona takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Monbouquette
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. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1961, game 1 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Geiger G, cf 4 1 1 0 Francona T, lf 2 1 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 3 2 1 0 Piersall J, cf 5 1 1 0
Wertz V, 1b 3 1 2 3 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 2 1
Harrell B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Runnels P, 3b-1b 4 0 2 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 2 0
Hardy C, rf 4 0 0 0 Held W, ss 4 0 1 0
Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Romano J, c 3 0 0 0
Green P, ss 4 0 0 0 Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0
Monbouquette B, p 3 0 0 0 Bell G, p 3 0 0 0
Funk F, p 0 0 0 0
Bond W, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 7 3 35 2 8 1
Boston 000 101 002 -- 4
Cleveland 200 000 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette B (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G (L) 8.1 6 4 3 2 8
Funk F 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Hardy C, Romano J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Cleveland 10
2B -- Piersall J, Power V, Yastrzemski C
HR -- Wertz V
SB -- Geiger G
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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