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September 4, 1961

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 15 0
Red Sox 2 7 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 15 0
Red Sox 2 7 3

Carl Yastrzemski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .258
OBP .500 .320
At Bats 4 497
Hits 2 128
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 1 5
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 64

Frank Funk Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 9 10
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Fenway Park - September 4, 1961
Out
Frank Funk
John Romano
Vic Power
Johnny Temple
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Carl Yastrzemski
Gary Geiger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 7 15 0 9
Boston Red Sox 2 7 3 10
Winning Pitcher Mudcat Grant
Losing Pitcher Ike Delock
Save Frank Funk
Game Winning RBI Tito Francona
Attendance 12,908
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Billy Muffett. Ginsberg 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 9 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Schilling who tags Romano, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Power scores. Held moves to third.
Top 9 Held takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second.
Top 9 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkland scores.
Top 9 Kirkland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Temple scores.
Top 9 Francona hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piersall bunts in front of the plate. Pagliaroni fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second.
Top 9 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Frank Funk now pitching. Pagliaroni is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third.
Bottom 8 Runnels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Grant strikes out.
Top 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. Romano moves to third.
Top 8 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Kirkland scores. Romano moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Held strikes out.
Top 8 Power bunts towards the mound. Muffett fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 8 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Geiger strikes out.
Bottom 7 Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Muffett is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Temple. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Top 7 Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Grant strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pagliaroni is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Green 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 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Romano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muffett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Malzone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Geiger hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Power. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is out, Schilling applying the tag.
Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green.
Top 5 Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Billy Muffett now pitching. 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.
Bottom 4 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Russ Nixon pinch hits for Ike Delock. Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Runnels moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second.
Bottom 4 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Piersall strikes out.
Top 4 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third.
Top 4 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Top 4 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Malzone hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geiger moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Geiger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Schilling is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Romano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland scores.
Top 3 There goes Kirkland. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Kirkland steals second.
Top 3 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores.
Top 3 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Delock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Romano hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Held hits a line drive towards third. Malzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Power reaches second base with a double. Kirkland moves to third.
Top 1 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall scores.
Top 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second.
Top 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.