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May 15, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 13 21 0
Red Sox 2 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 13 21 0
Red Sox 2 3 1

Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .294
OBP .667 .327
At Bats 2 51
Hits 1 15
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 6

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Fenway Park - May 15, 1961
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Out
Mudcat Grant
John Romano
Vic Power
Mike de la Hoz
Bubba Phillips
Jack Kubiszyn
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Russ Nixon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 13 21 0 10
Boston Red Sox 2 3 1 5
Winning Pitcher Mudcat Grant
Losing Pitcher Ted Wills
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Woodie Held
Attendance 3,130
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiszyn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mike de la Hoz now playing second base. Jack Kubiszyn now playing shortstop. Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kirkland 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 9 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Power reaches second base with a double. Piersall scores. Francona goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Top 9 Piersall bunts towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips scores.
Top 9 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Fornieles covering. It's a double play. Held scores. Phillips moves to third.
Top 9 Grant takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Romano scores. Held moves to third.
Top 9 Held hits a popup beyond second. Schilling can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Romano moves to second.
Top 9 Mike Fornieles now pitching. Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Geiger takes first base on ball four. Schilling moves to second.
Bottom 8 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Pete Runnels pinch hits for Dave Hillman. Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it and throws to second for the out. Piersall moves to third.
Top 8 Francona takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second.
Top 8 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out. Power moves to third.
Top 7 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Power reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Francona 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 6 Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hillman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Buddin hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kirkland strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Schilling takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francona 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 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hillman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Grant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Phillips strikes out.
Top 3 Held hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Francona moves to third.
Top 2 Dave Hillman now pitching. Power hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall tags and scores.
Top 2 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Piersall moves to third.
Top 2 Piersall hits a popup beyond first. Wertz can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 2 Temple hits a line drive into center field. Geiger picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Geiger. Held scores. Phillips scores. Grant goes all the way around to score. Temple moves to third.
Top 2 Grant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Top 2 Phillips takes first base on ball four. Held moves to second.
Top 2 Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Romano scores.
Top 2 Romano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Romano reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Geiger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Schilling strikes out.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ted Wills now pitching. Temple hits a line drive towards third. Malzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out.