Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Lary
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Lary
  
  Geiger is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Lary
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Lary
  
  Wertz takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jensen vs. Lary
  
  Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Malzone vs. Lary
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Muffett
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Muffett
  
  Bruton strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Muffett
  
  Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Muffett
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Muffett
  
  Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Lary
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Lary
  
  Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Muffett vs. Lary
  
  Muffett strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schilling vs. Lary
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. Muffett
  
  Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Muffett
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Muffett
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Osborne moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lary vs. Muffett
  
  Lary strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wood vs. Muffett
  
  Wood 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. Osborne scores. Fernandez moves to third. Wood moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bruton vs. Muffett
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Muffett, and towards Buddin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Lary
  
  Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Lary
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Lary
  
  Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jensen vs. Lary
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. Muffett
  
  Maxwell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Muffett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Muffett
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Muffett
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osborne vs. Muffett
  
  Osborne hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Lary
  
  Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nixon vs. Lary
  
  Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buddin vs. Lary
  
  Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Muffett vs. Lary
  
  Muffett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood misplays the ball. That's an error on Wood. Malzone moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schilling vs. Lary
  
  Schilling strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Muffett
  
  Brown 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 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Muffett
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lary vs. Muffett
  
  Lary hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wood vs. Muffett
  
  Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bruton vs. Muffett
  
  Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple. Fernandez scores. Wood goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Maxwell vs. Muffett
  
  Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Bruton scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Muffett
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Lary
  
  Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Lary
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Lary
  
  Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Muffett
  
  Cash 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, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osborne vs. Muffett
  
  Osborne 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 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Muffett
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Lary
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Lary
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards Wood, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Lary
  
  Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Muffett
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lary vs. Muffett
  
  Lary 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 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Muffett
  
  Wood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Lary
  
  Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Lary
  
  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Billy Muffett.
  
  Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Lary
  
  Schilling strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Nichols
  
  Chet Nichols now pitching.
  
  Bruton 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 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virgil vs. Nichols
  
  Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Charlie Maxwell.
  
  Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Nichols
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virgil moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Nichols
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Virgil moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Morton vs. Nichols
  
  Bubba Morton pinch hits for Bobo Osborne.
  
  Morton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Lary
  
  Ozzie Virgil now playing third base. Bubba Morton now playing left field.
  
  Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Lary
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wertz vs. Lary
  
  Wertz strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jensen vs. Lary
  
  Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Malzone vs. Lary
  
  Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geiger tags and scores. Yastrzemski tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nixon vs. Lary
  
  Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Jensen moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buddin vs. Lary
  
  Buddin hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Nichols
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Nichols
  
  Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lary vs. Nichols
  
  Lary bunts towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wood vs. Nichols
  
  Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Fernandez moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bruton vs. Nichols
  
  Bruton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ginsberg vs. Lary
  
  Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Chet Nichols.
  
  Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schilling vs. Lary
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geiger vs. Lary
  
  Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Lary
  
  Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/14/1961 -- Boston at Detroit (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Schilling C, 2b       5  0  0  0   Wood J, 2b            5  1  2  1   
Geiger G, cf          4  1  1  0   Bruton B, cf          5  1  1  2   
Yastrzemski C, lf     5  1  1  0   Maxwell C, lf         2  0  0  0   
Wertz V, 1b           3  0  1  0   Virgil O, ph-3b       1  0  0  0   
Jensen J, rf          4  0  2  0   Colavito R, rf        4  0  3  0   
Malzone F, 3b         3  0  1  1   Cash N, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Nixon R, c            4  0  1  1   Osborne B, 3b         2  1  0  0   
Buddin D, ss          3  0  0  0   Morton B, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   
Muffett B, p          2  0  0  0   Brown D, c            4  0  0  0   
Runnels P, ph         1  0  0  0   Fernandez C, ss       3  1  1  0   
Nichols C, p          0  0  0  0   Lary F, p             3  0  0  0   
Ginsberg J, ph        1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2  8  2                        34  4  7  3

Boston           000 000 020 --  2
Detroit          010 300 00x --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Muffett B (L)         6.0  6  4  2  2  2
Nichols C             2.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lary F (W)            9.0  8  2  2  2  5

E -- Malzone F 3, Yastrzemski C, Wood J, Buddin D
LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 10
2B -- Wertz V
3B -- Bruton B
SH -- Lary F
SF -- Malzone F
HBP -- by Lary F (Geiger G)
T -- 2:12
A -- 8202

    

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