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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 7, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 7, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Schwall |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 11,241 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Joe Linsalata |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Don Schwall | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 7, 1961
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Schwall
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schilling picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schilling. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Schwall
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Schwall
Killebrew is hit by the pitch. Versalles moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allison vs. Schwall
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schilling scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Versalles scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Schwall
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kaat
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Kaat
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kaat
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Schwall
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Schwall
Lepcio 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 -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Schwall
Tuttle hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kaat
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Kaat
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Kaat
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Kaat
There goes Runnels. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Runnels steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Kaat
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Schwall
Kaat 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 -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Schwall
Versalles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Schwall
Green takes first base on ball four. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Schwall
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hardy. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Versalles scores. There goes Green trying to get to home. Hardy throws the ball in to Schilling who relays the ball to Pagliaroni who tags Green, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Schwall
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schwall vs. Kaat
Schwall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kaat
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Kaat
Hardy strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Schwall
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Schwall
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Schwall
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Schwall
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buddin. Lemon scores. Tuttle moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaat vs. Schwall
Kaat 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 4
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kaat
Jensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kaat
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Kaat
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Kaat
Runnels hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Schwall
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Schwall
There goes Versalles. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is out, Buddin applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Schwall
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Schwall
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Schwall
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Kaat
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schwall vs. Kaat
Schwall bunts towards third. Tuttle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Kaat
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schwall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Kaat
Hardy takes first base on ball four. Schwall moves to third. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Kaat
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Schwall scores. Schilling moves to third. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Kaat
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Hardy scores. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Schwall
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hardy who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Naragon vs. Schwall
Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Schwall
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Schwall
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becquer vs. Schwall
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Becquer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Schwall
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ramos
Pedro Ramos now pitching.
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Ramos
Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Ramos
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schwall vs. Ramos
Schwall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Schwall
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Schwall
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Schwall
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Schwall
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Ramos
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Ramos
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Ramos
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Ramos
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Schwall
Naragon 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 -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Schwall
Lepcio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Schwall
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Ramos
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ramos
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Ramos
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Ramos
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Ramos
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Don Schwall.
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schilling vs. Ramos
Billy Harrell pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching. Earl Battey pinch hits for Pedro Ramos.
Battey hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Earley
Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen throws the ball in to Buddin who tags Versalles trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Earley
Green strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1961, game 2 -- Minnesota at Boston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Versalles Z, ss 4 2 3 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Green L, cf 3 0 2 0 Hardy C, cf 3 1 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 1 Jensen J, rf 3 1 2 2 Allison B, rf 4 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 2 2 Lemon J, lf 4 2 2 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 4 0 1 1 Runnels P, 1b 3 1 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 0 Tuttle B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 2 0 Kaat J, p 2 0 0 0 Schwall D, p 3 1 1 0 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, ph 1 0 1 1 Becquer J, ph 0 0 0 0 Harrell B, pr 0 0 0 0 Ramos P, p 0 0 0 0 Earley A, p 0 0 0 0 Battey E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 10 2 31 5 9 5 Minnesota 101 101 000 -- 4 Boston 000 130 01x -- 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J 4.2 5 4 4 4 1 Stobbs C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Ramos P (L) 3.0 4 1 1 2 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Schwall D (W) 8.0 9 4 3 4 4 Earley A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Schilling C, Buddin D DP -- Minnesota 2, Boston 2 LOB -- Minnesota 7, Boston 8 2B -- Killebrew H, Yastrzemski C 3B -- Lemon J HR -- Jensen J SB -- Runnels P CS -- Versalles Z HBP -- by Schwall D (Killebrew H) T -- 2:29 A -- 11241
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