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July 2, 1961

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Bottom 10	R	H	E
Indians	12	13	0
Red Sox	6	15	1

Bottom 10	R	H	E
Indians	12	13	0
Red Sox	6	15	1

Pumpsie Green Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.206
OBP	.400	.337
At Bats	4	68
Hits	1	14
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	1	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	1	14
RBI’s	0	5

Frank Funk Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	6	7

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Fenway Park - July 2, 1961

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Out

Frank Funk

John Romano

Vic Power

Jack Kubiszyn

Bubba Phillips

Woodie Held

Tito Francona

Chuck Essegian

Willie Kirkland

Pumpsie Green

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Cleveland Indians	12	13	0	7
Boston Red Sox	6	15	1	10
Winning Pitcher	Frank Funk
Losing Pitcher	Arnold Earley
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Chuck Essegian
Attendance	15,188
Time of Game	3 hours

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Green hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 10 Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Dave Hillman. Hardy strikes out.

Bottom 10 Buddin strikes out.

Top 10 Romano strikes out.

Top 10 Francona hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Francona reaches third base with a triple. Kubiszyn scores. Funk goes all the way around to score.

Top 10 Funk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held scores. Essegian scores. Kubiszyn moves to third.

Top 10 Kubiszyn takes first base on ball four. Held moves to third. Essegian moves to second.

Top 10 Dave Hillman now pitching. Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Power scores. Held moves to second.

Top 10 Held takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second.

Top 10 Power takes first base on ball four.

Top 10 There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to third.

Top 10 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Phillips reaches second base with a double.

Top 10 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Romano strikes out.

Bottom 9 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiszyn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Pagliaroni strikes out.

Bottom 9 Malzone hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Francona strikes out.

Top 9 Funk strikes out.

Top 9 Arnold Earley now pitching. Kubiszyn hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiszyn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiszyn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Geiger moves to second.

Bottom 8 Geiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Funk covering, for the out.

Bottom 8 Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Jack Kubiszyn now playing second base. Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Mike Fornieles. Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiszyn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Essegian strikes out.

Top 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Johnny Temple. Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano scores. Power moves to third.

Top 8 Power takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second.

Top 8 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Francona tags and scores.

Top 8 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Francona moves to third.

Top 8 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.

Top 8 Francona takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Funk fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pagliaroni moves to third.

Bottom 7 Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiszyn fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Jack Kubiszyn now playing shortstop. Chuck Essegian now playing center field. Frank Funk now pitching. Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Jack Kubiszyn pinch runs for Bob Nieman. Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dillard for the out.

Top 7 The ball gets by Pagliaroni for a passed ball. Essegian moves to third. Nieman moves to second.

Top 7 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Mike de la Hoz. Nieman takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Bobby Locke. Essegian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Essegian reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Mike Fornieles now pitching. Power hits a line drive towards short. Buddin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 7 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Locke, and towards Temple, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Geiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second.

Bottom 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Conley is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Buddin takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski tags and scores.

Bottom 5 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third.

Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Locke strikes out.

Top 5 Temple bunts towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third.

Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Power reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Geiger 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.

Bottom 4 Green takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Conley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dillard. Conley reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Romano strikes out.

Top 4 Francona strikes out.

Bottom 3 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Bobby Locke now pitching. Malzone 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 3 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple. Geiger goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Grant covering. Safe. Green scores.

Bottom 2 Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dillard who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 2 Conley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 2 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Buddin reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Pagliaroni hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Temple is called out on strikes.

Top 2 There goes Power. The throw from Pagliaroni and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Kirkland hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Geiger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Green strikes out.

Top 1 Romano hits a popup in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Dillard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.

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