Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Howser reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Klimchock vs. Monbouquette
  
  Klimchock hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Throneberry vs. Monbouquette
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Walker
  
  Schilling hits a fly ball into left field. Klimchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Walker
  
  Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Walker
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Klimchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Walker
  
  Wertz strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
  
  Pignatano strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Monbouquette
  
  Posada strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Monbouquette
  
  Bertoia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Monbouquette
  
  Walker hits a line drive into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Walker
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Walker
  
  Malzone strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ginsberg vs. Walker
  
  Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  There goes Howser. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Howser steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe hits a line drive into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Klimchock vs. Monbouquette
  
  Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klimchock for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Walker
  
  Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monbouquette vs. Walker
  
  Monbouquette hits a popup in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schilling vs. Walker
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geiger vs. Walker
  
  Geiger takes first base on ball four. Schilling moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yastrzemski vs. Walker
  
  Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Monbouquette
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Monbouquette covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
  
  Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buddin. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Posada vs. Monbouquette
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Monbouquette Pignatano moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Posada vs. Monbouquette
  
  Posada strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bertoia vs. Monbouquette
  
  Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bertoia for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Walker
  
  Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jensen vs. Walker
  
  Jensen takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Malzone vs. Walker
  
  Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ginsberg vs. Walker
  
  Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to third. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Buddin vs. Walker
  
  Buddin is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Monbouquette vs. Walker
  
  Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields it and throws to home to get Jensen. Ginsberg moves to third. Buddin moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Schilling vs. Walker
  
  Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Monbouquette
  
  Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  There goes Howser. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Howser steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz juggles the ball. That's an error on Wertz. Howser scores. Lumpe moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Klimchock vs. Monbouquette
  
  Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klimchock for the out. Lumpe moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Monbouquette
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
  
  Pignatano hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geiger vs. Walker
  
  Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Walker
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Walker
  
  Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Monbouquette
  
  Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Monbouquette
  
  Bertoia hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Monbouquette
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Walker
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Walker
  
  Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ginsberg vs. Walker
  
  Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Monbouquette
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lumpe vs. Monbouquette
  
  Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Klimchock vs. Monbouquette
  
  Klimchock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  There goes Howser. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Howser steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Siebern vs. Monbouquette
  
  Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Throneberry vs. Monbouquette
  
  Throneberry takes first base on ball four. Howser moves to third. Siebern moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pignatano vs. Monbouquette
  
  Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Walker
  
  Al Pilarcik now playing right field. Jay Hankins now playing center field. Leo Posada now playing left field.
  
  Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Walker
  
  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette.
  
  Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schilling vs. Walker
  
  Schilling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Schilling reaches second base with a double. Buddin goes all the way around to score. Schilling moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Geiger vs. Archer
  
  Jim Archer now pitching.
  
  Geiger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Schilling scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hardy vs. Archer
  
  Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Carl Yastrzemski.
  
  Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Archer
  
  Wertz hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Archer
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Posada vs. Stallard
  
  Pete Runnels now playing first base. Carroll Hardy now playing left field. Tracy Stallard now pitching.
  
  Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyd vs. Stallard
  
  Bob Boyd pinch hits for Reno Bertoia.
  
  Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Larsen vs. Stallard
  
  Don Larsen pinch hits for Jim Archer.
  
  Larsen hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Kunkel
  
  Andy Carey now playing third base. Bill Kunkel now pitching.
  
  Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ginsberg vs. Kunkel
  
  Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Kunkel
  
  Buddin strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Stallard
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Stallard
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Stallard
  
  Pilarcik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/6/1961 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Howser D, ss          4  1  2  0   Schilling C, 2b       4  1  2  1   
Lumpe J, 2b           5  1  0  0   Geiger G, cf          1  1  1  1   
Klimchock L, lf       4  0  0  0   Yastrzemski C, lf     3  0  0  0   
Pilarcik A, rf        1  0  0  0   Hardy C, ph-lf        1  0  0  0   
Siebern N, 1b         2  1  1  2   Wertz V, 1b           3  2  1  2   
Throneberry M, rf     3  0  1  0   Stallard T, p         0  0  0  0   
Hankins J, cf         0  0  0  0   Jensen J, rf          3  0  0  0   
Pignatano J, c        4  0  0  0   Malzone F, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Posada L, cf-lf       3  0  0  0   Ginsberg J, c         4  0  1  1   
Bertoia R, 3b         3  0  1  0   Buddin D, ss          2  1  0  0   
Boyd B, ph            1  0  0  0   Monbouquette B, p     2  0  0  0   
Carey A, 3b           0  0  0  0   Runnels P, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   
Walker J, p           3  0  1  0                                      
Archer J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Larsen D, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Kunkel B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3  6  2                        28  5  5  5

Kansas City      000 030 000 --  3
Boston           000 100 40x --  5

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Walker J              6.1  3  3  3  7  3
Archer J (L)          0.2  2  2  2  0  0
Kunkel B              1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Monbouquette B (W)    7.0  6  3  0  4  3
Stallard T (S)        2.0  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Buddin D, Wertz V
DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Boston 6
2B -- Howser D, Schilling C
HR -- Siebern N, Wertz V
SB -- Howser D 3
Balk -- Monbouquette B
T -- 2:28
A -- 8713

    

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