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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels, played on April 17, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 17, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken McBride |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 5,289 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Jim Honochick |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Ken Hunt | Center Fielder |
Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
Del Rice | Catcher |
Ken McBride | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Third Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 17, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brewer
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Brewer
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Brewer
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McBride
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. McBride
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. McBride
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. McBride
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Brewer
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Brewer
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McBride
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. McBride
Runnels 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 -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. McBride
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Brewer
Brickell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Brewer
Rice bunts in front of the plate. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Brewer
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. Brickell moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Brewer
Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McBride
Green 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 -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. McBride
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McBride
Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. McBride
There goes Schilling. The throw from Rice and he is out, Brickell applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Brewer
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Brewer
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Brewer
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McBride
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McBride
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McBride
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Brewer
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brickell vs. Brewer
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Brewer
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McBride
Yastrzemski 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 -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. McBride
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. McBride
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. McBride
Green takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brewer vs. McBride
Brewer hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schilling vs. McBride
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brickell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Brewer
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brewer
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Brewer
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Brewer
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McBride
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. McBride
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. McBride
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Moeller
Ron Moeller now pitching. Billy Harrell pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Moeller
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Repulski vs. Clevenger
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Russ Nixon. Tex Clevenger now pitching.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to home to get Harrell. Jensen moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Clevenger
Green takes first base on ball four. Jensen scores. Runnels moves to third. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brewer vs. Clevenger
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Brewer
Billy Harrell now playing third base. Pete Runnels now playing first base. Jim Pagliaroni now catching.
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Brewer
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bilko vs. Brewer
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Fritz Brickell.
Bilko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Bilko reaches second base with a double. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Fornieles
Ken Hamlin pinch runs for Steve Bilko. Mike Fornieles now pitching. Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Del Rice.
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becquer vs. Fornieles
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Tex Clevenger.
Becquer strikes out. There goes Hamlin. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Throneberry. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Fornieles
Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Morgan
Ken Hamlin now playing shortstop. Ed Sadowski now catching. Tom Morgan now pitching.
Schilling hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Morgan
Geiger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Morgan
Harrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Morgan
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Fornieles
Aspromonte is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Fornieles
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Fornieles
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Fornieles
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cerv for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Morgan
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Morgan
Runnels 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 -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Morgan
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Hunt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Fornieles
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Fornieles
Albie Pearson pinch hits for Ken Hamlin.
Pearson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Fornieles
Leo Burke pinch hits for Ed Sadowski.
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Fornieles
Earl Averill pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/17/1961 -- Los Angeles at Boston (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Aspromonte K, 2b 3 0 1 0 Geiger G, cf 2 2 1 1 Wagner L, rf 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 2 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Harrell B, pr-3b 1 0 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 1 Hunt K, cf 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Brickell F, ss 2 0 1 0 Runnels P, 3b-1b 3 0 1 0 Bilko S, ph 1 0 1 1 Nixon R, c 2 0 1 0 Hamlin K, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0 Pearson A, ph 1 1 1 1 Pagliaroni J, c 1 0 0 0 Rice D, c 1 0 0 0 Green P, ss 1 0 0 1 Throneberry F, ph 0 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 3 0 0 0 Sadowski E, c 0 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 Burke L, ph 1 0 0 0 McBride K, p 2 0 0 0 Moeller R, p 0 0 0 0 Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 27 3 6 3 Los Angeles 000 000 101 -- 2 Boston 000 002 10x -- 3 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO McBride K (L)* 5.0 4 2 2 5 2 Moeller R 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Clevenger T 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Morgan T 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (W) 6.2 5 1 1 1 0 Fornieles M (S) 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th DP -- Los Angeles 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 7, Boston 7 2B -- Hunt K, Aspromonte K, Kluszewski T, Bilko S HR -- Geiger G, Pearson A CS -- Schilling C SH -- Rice D HBP -- by Fornieles M (Aspromonte K) WP -- Fornieles M T -- 2:45 A -- 5289
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