Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Daley
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geiger vs. Daley
  
  Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Schilling for the double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Daley
  
  Hardy strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Delock
  
  Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hankins vs. Delock
  
  Hankins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Delock
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrell throws to second for one, and Green throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lumpe moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Siebern vs. Delock
  
  Siebern hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Daley
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Repulski vs. Daley
  
  Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pagliaroni vs. Daley
  
  Pagliaroni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrell vs. Daley
  
  Harrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Daley
  
  Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Delock
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first, with Delock covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tuttle vs. Delock
  
  Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carey vs. Delock
  
  Carey 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, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pignatano vs. Delock
  
  Pignatano hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Delock vs. Daley
  
  Delock takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schilling vs. Daley
  
  Schilling bunts towards the mound. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. Delock moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Geiger vs. Daley
  
  Geiger strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hardy vs. Daley
  
  Hardy is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Malzone vs. Daley
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Daley vs. Delock
  
  Daley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Delock
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Delock
  
  Hankins hits a popup towards first. Harrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Repulski vs. Daley
  
  Repulski strikes out. Pignatano drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Repulski out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pagliaroni vs. Daley
  
  Pagliaroni 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 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrell vs. Daley
  
  Harrell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Delock
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Delock
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lumpe moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Throneberry vs. Delock
  
  Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tuttle vs. Delock
  
  Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carey vs. Delock
  
  Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green. Lumpe moves to third. Throneberry moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pignatano vs. Delock
  
  Pignatano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. Throneberry scores. Carey moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Daley vs. Delock
  
  Daley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pagliaroni fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Daley
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Delock vs. Daley
  
  Delock bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Green moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schilling vs. Daley
  
  Schilling is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Geiger vs. Daley
  
  Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Daley covering, for the out. Green moves to third. Delock moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hardy vs. Daley
  
  Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Green scores. Delock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Malzone vs. Daley
  
  Malzone strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Delock
  
  Howser bunts towards first. Harrell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howser for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Delock
  
  Hankins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Delock
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Repulski vs. Daley
  
  Repulski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pagliaroni vs. Daley
  
  Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrell vs. Daley
  
  There goes Repulski. The throw from Pignatano and he is out, Lumpe applying the tag. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrell vs. Daley
  
  Harrell hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Delock
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Throneberry vs. Delock
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebern moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tuttle vs. Delock
  
  Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Delock. Siebern moves to third. Throneberry moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Boyd vs. Delock
  
  Bob Boyd pinch hits for Andy Carey.
  
  Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to home to get Siebern. Throneberry moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pilarcik vs. Delock
  
  Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Joe Pignatano.
  
  Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Throneberry scores. Tuttle scores. Boyd moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Daley vs. Wills
  
  Ted Wills now pitching.
  
  Daley bunts towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyd scores. Pilarcik moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howser vs. Wills
  
  Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Daley
  
  Haywood Sullivan now catching. Wayne Causey now playing third base.
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gile vs. Daley
  
  Don Gile pinch hits for Ted Wills.
  
  Gile strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schilling vs. Daley
  
  Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geiger vs. Daley
  
  Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Daley covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hankins vs. Fornieles
  
  Mike Fornieles now pitching.
  
  Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Fornieles
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Fornieles
  
  Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Throneberry vs. Fornieles
  
  Throneberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tuttle vs. Fornieles
  
  Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Daley
  
  Leo Posada now playing left field.
  
  Hardy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Daley
  
  Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Repulski vs. Daley
  
  Repulski hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Fornieles
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Causey vs. Fornieles
  
  Causey bunts towards first. Harrell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. Sullivan moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Daley vs. Fornieles
  
  Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Howser vs. Fornieles
  
  Howser is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pagliaroni vs. Daley
  
  Pagliaroni hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Sullivan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sullivan. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pagliaroni vs. Daley
  
  Pagliaroni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Pagliaroni reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrell vs. Daley
  
  Harrell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Green vs. Daley
  
  Green hits a fly ball into right field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Runnels vs. Daley
  
  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Mike Fornieles.
  
  Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schilling vs. Daley
  
  Schilling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Schilling reaches second base with a double. Pagliaroni scores. Runnels moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Geiger vs. Daley
  
  Geiger is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 5/2/1961 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Schilling C, 2b       4  0  2  1   Howser D, ss          4  0  0  0   
Geiger G, cf          5  0  0  0   Hankins J, rf         4  0  1  0   
Hardy C, rf           3  0  1  1   Lumpe J, 2b           4  2  2  0   
Malzone F, 3b         4  1  1  0   Siebern N, lf         4  0  1  0   
Repulski R, lf        4  0  1  0   Posada L, lf          0  0  0  0   
Pagliaroni J, c       4  2  2  2   Throneberry M, 1b     3  3  2  2   
Harrell B, 1b         4  0  0  0   Tuttle B, cf          3  1  0  0   
Green P, ss           4  1  1  0   Carey A, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Delock I, p           0  0  0  0   Boyd B, ph            1  1  0  0   
Wills T, p            0  0  0  0   Sullivan H, c         1  0  1  0   
Gile D, ph            1  0  0  0   Pignatano J, c        2  0  1  2   
Fornieles M, p        0  0  0  0   Pilarcik A, ph        1  0  1  2   
Runnels P, ph         0  0  0  0   Causey W, 3b          0  0  0  0   
                                   Daley B, p            3  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  8  4                        32  7 10  7

Boston           020 010 001 --  4
Kansas City      000 203 20x --  7

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Delock I (L)          5.1  7  5  1  3  1
Wills T               0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Fornieles M           2.0  3  2  2  0  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Daley B (W)           9.0  8  4  2  2  9

E -- Green P 2, Lumpe J, Delock I, Sullivan H
DP -- Boston 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Kansas City 6
2B -- Pagliaroni J, Schilling C
HR -- Pagliaroni J, Throneberry M
CS -- Repulski R
SH -- Schilling C, Delock I, Daley B, Causey W
HBP -- by Daley B (Hardy C)
T -- 2:29
A -- 5688

    

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