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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 24, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 24, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 24, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 24, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Monbouquette |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 30,802 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Harry Schwarts |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
Bill Monbouquette | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 24, 1961
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Monbouquette
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Monbouquette
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Monbouquette
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Terry
Schilling hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Terry
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Terry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Monbouquette
Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Monbouquette
There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Monbouquette
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Monbouquette
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Terry
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Terry
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Terry
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Terry
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Monbouquette
Terry hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Monbouquette
Richardson hits a line drive towards short. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Monbouquette
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Terry
Billy Gardner now playing second base. Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Terry
Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Terry
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Monbouquette
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Monbouquette
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Terry
Hector Lopez now playing left field.
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Terry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Terry
Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Monbouquette
Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Monbouquette
Boyer 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Monbouquette
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Monbouquette
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Monbouquette
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Terry
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Terry
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Terry
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Monbouquette
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Monbouquette
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Monbouquette
Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Terry
Johnny Blanchard now playing right field. Roger Maris now playing center field.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Terry
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Terry
Schilling bunts towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Terry covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Terry
Geiger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maris. Geiger reaches second base with a double. Schilling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Terry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Monbouquette
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Monbouquette
Bob Hale pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
Hale 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Monbouquette
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Arroyo
Jensen bunts in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Arroyo
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Malzone scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Arroyo
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Pagliaroni reaches second base with a double. Runnels scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Arroyo
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monbouquette vs. Arroyo
Monbouquette bunts towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. Pagliaroni moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Schilling vs. Arroyo
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Monbouquette
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Monbouquette
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Monbouquette
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Reniff
Jack Reed now playing center field. Hal Reniff now pitching.
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Reniff
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Reniff
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Monbouquette
Howard 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Monbouquette
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Monbouquette
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/24/1961 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Richardson B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Geiger G, cf 4 0 2 1 Kubek T, ss 2 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Maris R, rf-cf 3 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 2 0 0 0 Reed J, cf 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 1 1 1 Mantle M, cf 3 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 0 1 1 Blanchard J, rf 1 0 1 0 Green P, ss 2 0 0 0 Berra Y, lf 1 0 0 0 Monbouquette B, p 2 0 0 0 Lopez H, lf 2 0 0 0 Howard E, c 4 0 1 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Terry R, p 2 0 0 0 Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0 Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 5 1 27 3 7 3 New York 000 010 000 -- 1 Boston 000 001 20x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Terry R 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 Arroyo L (L) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 Reniff H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Monbouquette B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 6 E -- Green P DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 7, Boston 4 2B -- Geiger G, Runnels P, Pagliaroni J HR -- Skowron B SH -- Jensen J, Monbouquette B WP -- Monbouquette B T -- 2:14 A -- 30802
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