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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 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 August 2, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Donohue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: John Rice 2B: Harry Schwarts 3B: Larry Napp |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Steve Bilko | First Baseman |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Ed Sadowski | Catcher |
| Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
| Jim Donohue | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
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 |
| Carroll Hardy | Right Fielder |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Delock
Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Delock
Koppe strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Delock
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Delock
Wagner hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Donohue
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Donohue
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Donohue
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Donohue
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Donohue
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Delock
Bilko hits a line drive into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Delock
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadowski vs. Delock
Sadowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Delock covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Donohue
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hardy vs. Donohue
Hardy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Donohue
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delock vs. Donohue
There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Delock vs. Donohue
Delock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schilling vs. Donohue
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Delock
Moran 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Delock
Donohue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Delock
Pearson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Pearson reaches second base with a double. Donohue moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koppe vs. Delock
Koppe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Delock
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball 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: ---
Geiger vs. Donohue
Geiger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Donohue
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Donohue
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Delock
Wagner 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Delock
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Delock
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadowski vs. Delock
Sadowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Sadowski reaches second base with a double. Bilko moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moran vs. Delock
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Donohue
Malzone 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--
Nixon vs. Donohue
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Donohue
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Donohue
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delock vs. Donohue
Delock strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Delock
Donohue strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Delock
Pearson hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Delock
Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Donohue
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Donohue
Geiger bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Donohue
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bilko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Donohue
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Delock
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Delock
Wagner 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 -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Delock
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up 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: ---
Malzone vs. Donohue
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donohue fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Donohue
Nixon hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hardy vs. Donohue
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buddin vs. Donohue
Buddin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Malzone scores. Nixon scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delock vs. Donohue
Delock strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Donohue
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Delock
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadowski vs. Delock
Sadowski hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Delock
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Donohue
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Donohue
Yastrzemski bunts in front of the plate. Sadowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Donohue
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Donohue
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Donohue
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Delock
Ken Hunt pinch hits for Jim Donohue.
Hunt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Delock
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Delock
Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Delock
Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Delock
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilko vs. Delock
Bilko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Fowler
Buddin bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Fowler
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Runnels is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Fowler
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hardy scores. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Fowler
Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Geiger reaches third base with a triple. Runnels scores. Schilling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Fowler
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Geiger scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Duren
Ryne Duren now pitching.
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Duren
Billy Harrell pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Duren
There's a wild pitch. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Duren
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching. Pete Runnels now playing first base.
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadowski vs. Fornieles
Sadowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Fornieles
Moran hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1961, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Boston (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Pearson A, cf 4 1 1 0 Schilling C, 2b 3 1 1 1
Koppe J, ss 4 0 0 0 Geiger G, cf 3 1 1 2
Thomas L, rf 4 1 3 2 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 1 1
Wagner L, lf 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 5 0 1 1
Bilko S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Harrell B, pr 0 0 0 0
Thomas G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
Sadowski E, c 4 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 5 1 3 0
Moran B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Nixon R, c 5 1 3 0
Donohue J, p 2 0 1 0 Hardy C, rf 4 1 1 0
Hunt K, ph 1 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 2 0 1 2
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Delock I, p 2 0 0 0
Duren R, p 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, ph-1b 0 1 0 0
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34 2 6 2 34 7 12 7
Los Angeles 000 000 020 -- 2
Boston 000 002 05x -- 7
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Donohue J 7.0 8 2 2 5 6
Fowler A (L) 0.1 3 5 5 1 0
Duren R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I (W) 8.0 6 2 0 1 6
Fornieles M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Malzone F 2
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Boston 11
2B -- Nixon R 2, Pearson A, Sadowski E, Buddin D, Wertz V
3B -- Geiger G
HR -- Thomas L
SH -- Geiger G, Buddin D
WP -- Donohue J, Duren R
T -- 2:47
A -- 0
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