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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 5, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 5, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 5, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Fornieles |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Al Smith |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
Leo Posada | Center Fielder |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Mike Fornieles | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 5, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Fornieles
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Fornieles
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Pignatano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyd vs. Fornieles
Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pignatano scores. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Fornieles
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyd moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Posada vs. Fornieles
Posada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Herbert
Schilling hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Herbert
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Fornieles
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bauer for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Fornieles
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Fornieles
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Herbert
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Herbert
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Herbert
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Herbert
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Fornieles
Herbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Fornieles
Howser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Fornieles
Pignatano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Fornieles
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Herbert
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Herbert
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Fornieles
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Fornieles
Posada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Fornieles
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Herbert
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Herbert
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Herbert
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Herbert
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buddin vs. Herbert
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Fornieles
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Fornieles
There's a wild pitch. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Fornieles
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herbert vs. Fornieles
Herbert bunts towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Bertoia moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howser vs. Fornieles
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pignatano vs. Fornieles
Pignatano hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyd vs. Fornieles
Boyd 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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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Herbert
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Herbert
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Herbert
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Fornieles
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Fornieles
Posada hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Fornieles
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pilarcik vs. Fornieles
Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Reno Bertoia.
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Siebern tags and scores. Bauer tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Fornieles
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Herbert
Wayne Causey now playing second base.
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Herbert
Jensen hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Wertz moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ginsberg vs. Herbert
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Herbert
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Don Buddin.
Runnels hits a line drive towards short. Howser catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Jensen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fornieles vs. Herbert
Fornieles strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Fornieles
Billy Harrell now playing shortstop. Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Klimchock 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Fornieles
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howser for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Fornieles
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Fornieles
Boyd 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 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kunkel
Lou Klimchock now playing first base. Bill Kunkel now pitching.
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Kunkel
Geiger hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Geiger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Kunkel
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first, with Kunkel covering, for the out. Geiger moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Kunkel
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kunkel
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jensen for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Fornieles
Siebern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Fornieles
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards right. Jensen fields it and throws to second to catch Siebern for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Fornieles
Bauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Fornieles
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Wayne Causey.
Throneberry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Fornieles
Carey hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kunkel
Marv Throneberry now playing first base. Lou Klimchock now playing second base.
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Kunkel
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrell vs. Kunkel
Harrell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fornieles vs. Kunkel
Fornieles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Kunkel
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Fornieles
Klimchock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Fornieles
The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Fornieles
Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Fornieles
Pignatano hits a line drive towards short. Harrell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larsen vs. Fornieles
Don Larsen pinch hits for Bill Kunkel.
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/5/1961, game 1 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 4 0 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Pignatano J, c 5 1 2 0 Geiger G, cf 3 1 2 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 3 2 2 Larsen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 2 3 0 Siebern N, lf 4 1 3 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 3 2 Posada L, cf 4 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 4 0 2 1 Bauer H, rf 4 0 2 0 Buddin D, ss 2 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 2b 2 0 1 0 Runnels P, ph 1 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, ph 0 0 0 1 Harrell B, ss 1 0 0 0 Causey W, 2b 0 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 4 0 0 0 Throneberry M, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0 Klimchock , ph-1b-2b 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 10 2 35 6 12 5 Kansas City 100 001 000 -- 2 Boston 010 102 20x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (L) 6.0 8 4 2 2 2 Kunkel B 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Fornieles M (W) 9.0 10 2 2 3 2 E -- Bauer H, Howser D DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Boston 7 2B -- Pignatano J, Jensen J, Geiger G HR -- Wertz V SH -- Herbert R SF -- Pilarcik A WP -- Fornieles M PB -- Ginsberg J T -- 2:12 A -- 0
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