Red Sox @ Indians
August 16, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 8 2
Indians 6 5 1
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 8 2
Indians 6 5 1

Carl Yastrzemski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .257
OBP .500 .323
At Bats 2 420
Hits 1 108
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 42
RBI’s 1 58

Jim Perry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 16, 1961
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Out
Jim Perry
John Romano
Vic Power
Ken Aspromonte
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Carl Yastrzemski
Gary Geiger
Chuck Schilling

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 8 2 8
Cleveland Indians 6 5 1 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Perry
Losing Pitcher Tracy Stallard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Kirkland
Attendance 4,516
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schilling moves to third.
Top 9 Schilling hits a fly ball towards center. Piersall settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Piersall. Schilling moves to second.
Top 9 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Held strikes out.
Bottom 8 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.