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June 5, 1961

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 10 2
Red Sox 6 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 10 2
Red Sox 6 12 0

Don Larsen Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .333
OBP .000 .375
At Bats 0 15
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 3

Mike Fornieles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 3
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Fenway Park - June 5, 1961
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Out
Mike Fornieles
Joe Ginsberg
Vic Wertz
Chuck Schilling
Frank Malzone
Billy Harrell
Carl Yastrzemski
Gary Geiger
Jackie Jensen
Don Larsen
Lou Klimchock

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 2 10 2 10
Boston Red Sox 6 12 0 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Fornieles
Losing Pitcher Ray Herbert
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Malzone
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Don Larsen pinch hits for Bill Kunkel. Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pignatano hits a line drive towards short. Harrell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Klimchock moves to second.
Top 9 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fornieles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second.
Bottom 8 Marv Throneberry now playing first base. Lou Klimchock now playing second base. Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Carey hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Wayne Causey. Throneberry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Posada moves to second.
Top 8 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards right. Jensen fields it and throws to second to catch Siebern for the out.
Top 8 Siebern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jensen for the out.
Bottom 7 Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first, with Kunkel covering, for the out. Geiger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Geiger hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Geiger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Lou Klimchock now playing first base. Bill Kunkel now pitching. Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howser for the out.
Top 7 Billy Harrell now playing shortstop. Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fornieles strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pete Runnels pinch hits for Don Buddin. Runnels hits a line drive towards short. Howser catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Jensen scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Wertz moves to third. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wayne Causey now playing second base. Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Reno Bertoia. Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Siebern tags and scores. Bauer tags and moves to second.
Top 6 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern moves to third.
Top 6 Posada hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Geiger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pignatano hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howser takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Herbert bunts towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Bertoia moves to third. Carey moves to second.
Top 5 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Bertoia moves to second.
Top 5 Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to third.
Bottom 4 Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Posada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pignatano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Herbert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Jensen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bertoia strikes out.
Top 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bauer for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Schilling hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Posada strikes out.
Top 1 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyd moves to third.
Top 1 Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pignatano scores. Boyd moves to second.
Top 1 Pignatano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Pignatano reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.