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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 17, 1960
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 17, 1960 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1960 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1960 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Muffett |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Ramos |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 5,264 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Lou Clinton | Right Fielder |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Billy Muffett | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Pedro Ramos | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 17, 1960
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ramos
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ramos
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ramos
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Ramos
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Muffett
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Muffett
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Muffett
Muffett fires to first and picks off Green. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Muffett
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Muffett
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ramos
Nixon 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Ramos
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Malzone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clinton vs. Ramos
Clinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Ramos
Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Muffett
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Muffett
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Muffett
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Allison for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Ramos
Muffett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ramos
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ramos
Tasby hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Muffett
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Muffett
Ramos strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Muffett
Versalles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ramos
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Ramos
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ramos
Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Ramos
Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Muffett
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Muffett
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muffett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Muffett
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muffett fields it and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Muffett
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muffett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Ramos
Clinton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Ramos
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Ramos
Muffett 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Muffett
Allison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Muffett
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Muffett
Gardner strikes out. There goes Allison. The throw from Nixon to second, and Allison is out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ramos
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ramos
Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ramos
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Ramos
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ramos
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Muffett
Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Muffett
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Muffett
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Ramos
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Ramos
Clinton hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Ramos
Buddin 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
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Muffett
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Muffett
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Muffett
Battey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Muffett
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Ramos
Muffett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ramos
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ramos
Tasby hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Muffett
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Muffett
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Billy Gardner.
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Muffett
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Pedro Ramos.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bertoia moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Muffett
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Zoilo Versalles.
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Woodeshick
Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop. Billy Consolo now playing second base. Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Woodeshick
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Woodeshick
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Muffett
Carroll Hardy now playing left field. Marlan Coughtry now playing second base. Pete Runnels now playing first base.
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Muffett
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Muffett
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1960 -- Boston at Washington (D) Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Runnels P, 2b-1b 4 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 3 0 0 0 Tasby W, cf 4 1 1 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 2 2 Valdivielso J, ss 0 0 0 0 Coughtry M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Green L, cf 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hardy C, lf 0 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 4 1 1 1 Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Battey E, c 3 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Allison B, rf 2 0 1 0 Clinton L, rf 3 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Muffett B, p 3 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Consolo B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Ramos P, p 2 0 0 0 Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 27 1 3 1 Boston 000 002 000 -- 2 Washington 000 000 100 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Muffett B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 4 3 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Ramos P (L) 8.0 5 2 2 0 2 Woodeshick H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Versalles Z DP -- Boston 2, Washington 1 LOB -- Boston 3, Washington 3 2B -- Malzone F, Nixon R HR -- Williams T, Lemon J CS -- Green L, Allison B T -- 1:40 A -- 5264
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