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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 26, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 26, 1962 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1962 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Al Smith 3B: John Rice |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Lou Clinton | Right Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
Earl Wilson | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Dillard | Center Fielder |
Al Luplow | Right Fielder |
Tito Francona | First Baseman |
Chuck Essegian | Left Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Jerry Kindall | Second Baseman |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Mel McGaha | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 26, 1962
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Perry
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clinton vs. Perry
Clinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Wilson
Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Wilson
Luplow is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wilson
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Wilson
Essegian hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Francona goes all the way around to score. Essegian moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Wilson
Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Romano reaches second base with a double. Essegian scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Wilson
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Perry
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wilson
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Wilson
Kindall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Wilson
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wilson, and towards Schilling, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Perry
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Perry
Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clinton vs. Perry
Clinton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Wilson
Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Wilson
Luplow hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wilson
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Wilson
Essegian takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Wilson
Romano takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to third. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Wilson
Held takes first base on ball four. Francona scores. Essegian moves to third. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Wilson
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Essegian scores. Romano scores. Held moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kindall vs. Kolstad
Hal Kolstad now pitching.
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Perry
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. Runnels scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Kolstad
Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Kolstad
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Perry for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Kolstad
Luplow 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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolstad vs. Perry
Kolstad strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Perry
Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kolstad
Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Kolstad
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Kolstad
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kolstad
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kolstad
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Perry
Willie Tasby now playing center field.
Clinton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Perry
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bell
Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Hal Kolstad. Gary Bell now pitching.
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Geiger vs. Bell
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out. Schilling scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Bell
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Bell
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching.
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Earley
There goes Kindall. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Kindall steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Earley
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Earley
Tasby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luplow vs. Earley
Luplow strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Bell
Clinton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bell
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bell
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Earley
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Earley
Essegian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Essegian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Earley
Romano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Earley
Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Essegian scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Earley
Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Earley
Kindall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Earley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. Kindall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Earley
Tasby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clinton. Tasby reaches second base with a double. Kindall scores. Bell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Luplow vs. Earley
Luplow is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bell
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Bell
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Bell
Bob Tillman pinch hits for Arnold Earley.
Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Fornieles
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Fornieles
Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Fornieles
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Bell
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Bell
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bell
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1962, game 1 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Geiger G, cf 4 0 1 1 Dillard D, cf 3 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 4 0 0 0 Tasby W, cf 2 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 1 0 Luplow A, rf 5 0 0 0 Clinton L, rf 4 1 2 1 Francona T, 1b 3 3 2 1 Runnels P, 1b 4 2 3 0 Essegian C, lf 4 3 2 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 2 2 Romano J, c 4 1 1 1 Nixon R, c 4 0 0 1 Held W, ss 3 1 1 2 Schilling C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 1 2 4 Wilson E, p 1 0 1 0 Kindall J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Kolstad H, p 1 0 0 0 Perry J, p 2 0 1 0 Green P, ph 1 0 1 0 Bell G, p 2 0 0 0 Earley A, p 0 0 0 0 Tillman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 12 5 35 10 11 9 Boston 000 104 000 -- 5 Cleveland 203 010 40x -- 10 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson E (L) 2.2 3 5 4 5 3 Kolstad H 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 Earley A 2.0 5 4 3 1 4 Fornieles M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (W) 5.1 10 5 5 1 3 Bell G (S) 3.2 2 0 0 1 2 E -- Yastrzemski C, Bressoud E DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 8 2B -- Romano J, Essegian C, Tasby W HR -- Francona T, Clinton L, Malzone F, Phillips B SB -- Kindall J T -- 2:53 A -- 0
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