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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 6, 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 6, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 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 6, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Archer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 15,008 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Schwarts 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Gene Stephens | Right Fielder |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Jim Archer | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pumpsie Green | 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 |
Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 6, 1961
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Stallard
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Stallard
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephens for the out. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Stallard
Causey 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Stallard
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green 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--
Hardy vs. Archer
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Archer
Jensen 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--
Malzone vs. Archer
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stallard
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Stallard
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Stallard
Sullivan 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--
Del Greco vs. Stallard
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Archer
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Archer
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Archer
Buddin takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Archer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to third for the out. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallard vs. Archer
Stallard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Stallard
Archer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Stallard
Howser 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Stallard
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green 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. Archer
Hardy hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Archer
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Archer
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Stallard
Causey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green 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. Stallard
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Stallard
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Archer
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Archer
Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Archer
Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Archer
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stallard vs. Archer
Stallard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Stallard
Posada hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Stallard
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Stallard
Del Greco hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Stallard
Archer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Archer
Hardy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Archer
Jensen strikes out. There goes Hardy. The throw from Sullivan to second, and Hardy is out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Stallard
Howser strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Stallard
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Stallard
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Stallard
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Stallard
Lumpe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Archer
Malzone hits a popup towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Archer
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Archer
Runnels hits a line drive towards first. Siebern reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Archer
Buddin hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Stallard
Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Stallard
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Stallard
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Posada scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Archer vs. Stallard
Archer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Stallard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Archer
Chuck Schilling pinch hits for Carl Yastrzemski.
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Archer
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Tracy Stallard.
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching. Chuck Schilling now playing second base. Gary Geiger now playing center field. Carroll Hardy now playing left field.
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Earley
Stephens bunts towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Earley
Causey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Earley
Siebern hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Archer
Hardy hits a fly ball into left field. Posada 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. Archer
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Archer
Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Archer
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Archer
Runnels 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 9
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Earley
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 -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Earley
Posada 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Earley
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Earley
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Archer vs. Earley
Archer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Archer
Buddin 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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Archer
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Archer
Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1961, game 2 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 2 0 0 0 Green P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stephens G, rf 3 0 1 0 Earley A, p 0 0 0 0 Causey W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hardy C, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Siebern N, 1b 2 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Posada L, lf 4 1 1 0 Pagliaroni J, c 4 0 2 0 Sullivan H, c 3 0 3 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Del Greco B, cf 4 0 1 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 0 Archer J, p 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 1 0 0 0 Schilling C, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Stallard T, p 2 0 0 0 Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0 Geiger G, cf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 6 0 31 0 5 0 Kansas City 000 000 100 -- 1 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Archer J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 5 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Stallard T (L) 7.0 5 1 1 3 5 Earley A 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 9 2B -- Runnels P CS -- Hardy C SH -- Stephens G T -- 2:34 A -- 15008
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