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August 6, 1961

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Athletics	1	2	0
Red Sox	2	3	0

Russ Nixon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.270
OBP	.000	.314
At Bats	0	178
Hits	0	48
• Singles	0	36
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	14

Ed Rakow Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	4	0

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Fenway Park - August 6, 1961

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Double

Ed Rakow

Joe Pignatano

Norm Siebern

Jerry Lumpe

Wayne Causey

Dick Howser

Jay Hankins

Bobby Del Greco

Gene Stephens

Russ Nixon

Frank Malzone

Carl Yastrzemski

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stephens. Nixon reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Malzone moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Malzone takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to third.

Bottom 1 Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Geiger scores.

Bottom 1 Geiger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Geiger reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Chet Nichols now pitching. Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. Hankins moves to third.

Top 1 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Hankins moves to second.

Top 1 Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howser tags and scores.

Top 1 Hankins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howser moves to third.

Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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