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Senators 2 @ Red Sox 3
Fenway Park
August 22, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on August 22, 1961 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox beat the visiting Senators with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 22, 1961 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 2 H: 6 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 3 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherMike Fornieles  
Losing PitcherBennie Daniels  
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Game Winning RBIJackie Jensen 

Game Info

DateAugust 22, 1961 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherBennie Daniels  
Home Starting PitcherDon Schwall  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance15,581 
Time of Game3 hours 1 minute 
UmpiresHP: Bill Kinnamon
1B: Eddie Hurley
2B: Red Flaherty
3B: Jim Honochick

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chuck Hinton  Right Fielder 
Danny O'Connell  Third Baseman 
Gene Woodling  Left Fielder 
Dale Long  First Baseman 
Willie Tasby  Center Fielder 
Bob Johnson  Shortstop 
Pete Daley  Catcher 
Chuck Cottier  Second Baseman 
Bennie Daniels  Pitcher 
Mickey Vernon  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 
Jim Pagliaroni  Catcher 
Jackie Jensen  Right Fielder 
Pumpsie Green  Shortstop 
Don Schwall  Pitcher 
Pinky Higgins  Manager 

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Senators 2 @ Red Sox 3
Fenway Park
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         Game of 8/22/1961 -- Washington at Boston (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Hinton C, rf          4  0  0  0   Schilling C, 2b       5  1  1  0   
O'Connell D, 3b       4  1  0  0   Geiger G, cf          5  0  0  0   
Woodling G, lf        3  0  2  0   Yastrzemski C, lf     5  0  4  0   
Keough M, pr-lf       1  0  0  0   Wertz V, 1b           3  0  0  1   
Long D, 1b            4  1  0  0   Harrell B, pr         0  0  0  0   
Tasby W, cf           4  0  0  1   Runnels P, 1b         0  1  0  0   
Johnson B, ss         5  0  1  0   Malzone F, 3b         5  0  3  0   
Daley P, c            5  0  2  0   Pagliaroni J, c       4  0  0  0   
Cottier C, 2b         4  0  1  0   Nixon R, ph           1  0  1  0   
Daniels B, p          5  0  0  0   Jensen J, rf          4  1  0  1   
                                   Green P, ss           3  0  2  0   
                                   Schwall D, p          3  0  0  0   
                                   Fornieles M, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  2  6  1                        38  3 11  2

Washington       000 101 000 00 --  2
Boston           000 011 000 01 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Daniels B (L)        10.2 11  3  2  3  7

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schwall D*           10.0  6  2  1  5  2
Fornieles M (W)       1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 11th

E -- Green P, Malzone F, Cottier C 2, Long D
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 10, Boston 8
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Cottier C, Woodling G
CS -- Green P, Daley P
SH -- Cottier C, Schwall D
SF -- Wertz V
T -- 3:01
A -- 15581

    

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