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July 19, 1961

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Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .228
OBP .000 .281
At Bats 1 145
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 12

Bobby Locke Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 19, 1961
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Single
Bobby Locke
John Romano
Tito Francona
Johnny Temple
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Chuck Essegian
Jim Piersall
Willie Kirkland
Russ Nixon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bobby Locke now pitching. Jim Piersall now playing center field. Chuck Essegian now playing left field. Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Frank Funk. de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Held is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Romano hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Jensen chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Nixon fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Nixon. Phillips scores. Essegian goes all the way around to score. Romano moves to third.
Bottom 8 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Francona scores. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Arnold Earley now pitching. The ball gets by Nixon for a passed ball. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 8 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Jensen strikes out.
Top 8 Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Geiger. The throw from Romano and he is out, Temple applying the tag.
Top 8 Geiger takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Frank Funk now pitching. Schilling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Dillard pinch hits for Bob Allen. Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to third.
Bottom 7 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano scores.
Bottom 7 Romano hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nixon picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Nixon. Romano moves to third.
Bottom 7 Essegian strikes out.
Bottom 7 Frank Malzone now playing third base. Pete Runnels now playing first base. Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Buddin is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to third. Runnels moves to second.
Top 7 Runnels takes first base on ball four. Malzone moves to second.
Top 7 Frank Malzone pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Allen now pitching. Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Held scores. Nieman moves to third.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Romano scores. Held moves to third.
Bottom 6 Temple is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Bob Hale pinch hits for Jim Perry. Mike Fornieles now pitching. Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Held takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second.
Bottom 6 Russ Nixon now catching. Romano takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Geiger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Schilling strikes out.
Top 6 Billy Harrell pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni. Hillman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to third for the out. Buddin moves to second.
Top 6 Buddin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Pagliaroni moves to second.
Top 6 Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second.
Top 6 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Essegian strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jensen 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 5 There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second.
Top 5 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Top 5 Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a popup towards third. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Held moves to third.
Bottom 4 Perry bunts towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Held moves to second.
Bottom 4 Dave Hillman now pitching. Held takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wood strikes out.
Top 4 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Pagliaroni is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Top 3 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball towards center. Essegian settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Essegian.
Bottom 2 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Held strikes out.
Bottom 2 Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schilling is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Wood strikes out.
Top 2 Buddin takes first base on ball four. Jensen scores. Runnels moves to third. Pagliaroni moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second.
Top 2 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Francona. Jensen moves to third.
Top 2 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Francona reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Geiger hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.