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August 16, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Red Sox 4 7 2
Indians 5 4 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Red Sox 4 7 2
Indians 5 4 0

John Romano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .300
OBP 1.000 .376
At Bats 1 393
Hits 1 118
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 2 46
RBI’s 1 64

Mike Fornieles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 11
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 16, 1961
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Out
Mike Fornieles
Russ Nixon
Pete Runnels
Chuck Schilling
Frank Malzone
Don Buddin
Carl Yastrzemski
Gary Geiger
Jackie Jensen
John Romano
Willie Kirkland
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 There goes Kirkland. The throw from Nixon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 8 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels juggles the ball. That's an error on Runnels.
Top 8 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nixon strikes out.
Top 8 Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 7 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pete Runnels now playing first base. Mike Fornieles now pitching. Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Runnels tags and scores.
Top 7 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. Runnels moves to third.
Top 7 Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second.
Top 7 Pete Runnels pinch hits for Tracy Stallard. Runnels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Held strikes out.
Bottom 6 Power strikes out.
Bottom 6 Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out. Francona scores.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Francona reaches third base with a triple. Held scores. Perry scores. Aspromonte goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Nixon for a passed ball. Held moves to third. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 5 Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held moves to second.
Bottom 5 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Malzone hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ken Aspromonte now playing second base. Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Stallard covering, for the out.
Top 4 Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stallard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona 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.
Bottom 3 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Buddin hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jensen strikes out.
Top 3 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to third. Malzone moves to second.
Top 3 Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Wertz moves to second.
Top 3 Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 3 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second.
Top 3 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Schilling hits a line drive towards the mound. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Held takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second.
Bottom 2 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Romano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stallard strikes out.
Top 2 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 1 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Malzone strikes out.
Top 1 Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 1 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second.
Top 1 Geiger takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.