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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 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 August 4, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 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 | August 4, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Norm Bass |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Monbouquette |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 8,856 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: John Rice 3B: Harry Schwarts |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Jay Hankins | Left Fielder |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Gene Stephens | Right Fielder |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Norm Bass | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | 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 |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Carroll Hardy | Right Fielder |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Bill Monbouquette | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Monbouquette
Howser hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Monbouquette
Hankins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Monbouquette
Causey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Monbouquette
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bass
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bass
Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bass
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Monbouquette
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bass vs. Monbouquette
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howser vs. Monbouquette
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bass
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bass
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Bass
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Bass
Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Monbouquette
Hankins hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Monbouquette
Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Monbouquette
Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bass
Buddin hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Bass
Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Bass
Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Bass
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger throws the ball in to Schilling who tags Lumpe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Monbouquette
Stephens 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
There goes Pignatano. The throw from Nixon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bass
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bass
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bass
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Monbouquette
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Monbouquette
Howser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Monbouquette
Hankins hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bass
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Bass
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bass
Buddin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Monbouquette
Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Monbouquette
Siebern hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Monbouquette
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
Pignatano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Bass
Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Bass
Schilling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Bass
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Bass
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Monbouquette
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Monbouquette
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Monbouquette
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bass
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bass
Malzone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bass
Nixon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hardy vs. Bass
Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Monbouquette
Hankins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Monbouquette
Causey bunts towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out. Hankins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Monbouquette
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
Lumpe 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 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bass
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bass
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette.
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bass
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Earley
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Earley
Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pignatano moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Earley
Bass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pignatano scores. Del Greco scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Earley
Howser takes first base on ball four. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hankins vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wertz. Bass scores. Howser moves to third. Hankins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Causey vs. Fornieles
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out. Howser scores. Hankins moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebern vs. Fornieles
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bass
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bass
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bass
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bass
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1961 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 4 1 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hankins J, lf 5 0 1 0 Geiger G, cf 4 0 0 0 Causey W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0 Siebern N, 1b 5 1 1 1 Wertz V, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stephens G, rf 4 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 3 0 1 0 Pignatano J, c 2 1 1 0 Hardy C, rf 3 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 1 1 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 0 Bass N, p 4 1 1 2 Monbouquette B, p 2 0 2 0 Runnels P, ph 1 0 0 0 Earley A, p 0 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 9 4 31 0 4 0 Kansas City 000 001 004 -- 5 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Bass N (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Monbouquette B (L) 8.0 7 1 1 2 4 Earley A 0.1 2 4 2 2 0 Fornieles M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Nixon R, Wertz V LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 5 2B -- Nixon R HR -- Siebern N SB -- Pignatano J SH -- Causey W T -- 2:26 A -- 8856
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