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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 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 August 16, 1961 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 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 | August 16, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 4,516 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Perry
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Perry
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Stallard
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Stallard
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Stallard
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Stallard
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Perry
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Perry
Stallard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stallard
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Stallard
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Stallard
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Stallard
Held takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Stallard
Perry strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a line drive towards the mound. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Perry
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Perry
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to third. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buddin vs. Perry
Buddin hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Stallard
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Stallard
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Stallard
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Perry
Stallard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Stallard
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Stallard covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stallard
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Stallard
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Stallard
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Ken Aspromonte now playing second base.
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Perry
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Stallard
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Stallard
Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Stallard
The ball gets by Nixon for a passed ball. Held moves to third. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. Stallard
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Stallard
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Stallard
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Francona reaches third base with a triple. Held scores. Perry scores. Aspromonte goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkland vs. Stallard
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out. Francona scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stallard
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Perry
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Perry
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Stallard
Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Stallard
Power strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Stallard
Held strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Stallard
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Tracy Stallard.
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Runnels tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Perry
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fornieles
Pete Runnels now playing first base. Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Fornieles
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Fornieles
Francona strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Perry
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Fornieles
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels juggles the ball. That's an error on Runnels. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Fornieles
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Fornieles
There goes Kirkland. The throw from Nixon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Fornieles
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Fornieles
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Fornieles
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Perry
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a fly ball towards center. Piersall settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Piersall. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1961 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Geiger G, cf 4 2 2 0 Aspromonte K, 2b 1 1 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 1 1 Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 0 2 2 Francona T, lf 4 1 1 3
Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 1 0 1
Malzone F, 3b 4 0 1 1 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Romano J, c 2 1 1 1
Jensen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 1
Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0 Held W, ss 3 1 1 0
Stallard T, p 2 0 0 0 Perry J, p 3 1 1 0
Runnels P, ph-1b 1 1 0 0
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35 4 8 4 29 6 5 6
Boston 102 000 100 -- 4
Cleveland 000 041 01x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard T (L) 6.0 4 5 5 6 8
Fornieles M 2.0 1 1 0 0 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (W) 9.0 8 4 4 3 5
E -- Runnels P, Nixon R, Piersall J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Cleveland 5
3B -- Francona T
HR -- Romano J
SB -- Kirkland W
SF -- Yastrzemski C
PB -- Nixon R
T -- 2:17
A -- 4516
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