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Red Sox 11 @ Twins 9
Metropolitan Stadium
May 7, 1961

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 7, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 11 to 9.

Game Summary

DateMay 7, 1961 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 11 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 11
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 9 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 9
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherMike Fornieles  
Losing PitcherCamilo Pascual  
SaveBilly Muffett  
Game Winning RBIChuck Schilling 

Game Info

DateMay 7, 1961 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Monbouquette  
Home Starting PitcherCamilo Pascual  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance23,389 
Time of Game2 hours 56 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Hurley
1B: Bill Kinnamon
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Red Flaherty

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chuck Schilling  Second Baseman 
Gary Geiger  Center Fielder 
Carl Yastrzemski  Left Fielder 
Vic Wertz  First Baseman 
Frank Malzone  Third Baseman 
Russ Nixon  Catcher 
Carroll Hardy  Right Fielder 
Don Buddin  Shortstop 
Bill Monbouquette  Pitcher 
Pinky Higgins  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Zoilo Versalles  Shortstop 
Lenny Green  Center Fielder 
Dan Dobbek  Right Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Earl Battey  Catcher 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Reno Bertoia  Third Baseman 
Camilo Pascual  Pitcher 
Cookie Lavagetto  Manager 

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Red Sox 11 @ Twins 9
Metropolitan Stadium
May 7, 1961

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/7/1961 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Schilling C, 2b       5  1  2  6   Versalles Z, ss       5  1  2  1   
Geiger G, cf          5  0  0  0   Green L, cf           4  2  2  1   
Yastrzemski C, lf     4  1  0  0   Dobbek D, rf          5  1  1  0   
Wertz V, 1b           4  2  2  2   Killebrew H, 1b-3b    5  3  2  3   
Runnels P, pr-1b      0  1  0  0   Battey E, c           5  0  1  1   
Malzone F, 3b         4  2  2  0   Lemon J, lf           3  1  1  1   
Nixon R, c            4  1  2  3   Gardner B, 2b         5  0  1  0   
Hardy C, rf           5  1  2  0   Bertoia R, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Buddin D, ss          2  1  0  0   Consolo B, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Monbouquette B, p     1  1  0  0   Allison B, ph         0  0  0  0   
Fornieles M, p        3  0  0  0   Pleis B, p            0  0  0  0   
Muffett B, p          0  0  0  0   Pascual C, p          0  1  0  0   
                                   Valo E, ph            1  0  1  1   
                                   Giel P, pr            0  0  0  0   
                                   Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Naragon H, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Lee D, p              0  0  0  0   
                                   Mincher D, ph-1b      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37 11 10 11                        37  9 11  8

Boston           200 420 021 -- 11
Minnesota        003 110 202 --  9

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Monbouquette B        3.1  6  4  3  1  3
Fornieles M (W)*      4.2  4  5  5  4  1
Muffett B (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pascual C (L)         4.0  4  6  2  3  2
Stobbs C              2.0  2  2  2  1  0
Lee D                 2.0  2  2  2  0  2
Pleis B               1.0  2  1  1  2  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Buddin D, Bertoia R
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Minnesota 7
2B -- Versalles Z, Nixon R, Schilling C
HR -- Wertz V, Schilling C, Killebrew H 2
SB -- Versalles Z 2, Green L
SH -- Buddin D
SF -- Lemon J
HBP -- by Lee D (Nixon R)
PB -- Battey E
T -- 2:56
A -- 23389

    

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