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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on June 17, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe McClain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Galen Cisco |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 6,283 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Right Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Green | Catcher |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Jim Mahoney | Shortstop |
| Joe McClain | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Galen Cisco | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 17, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Cisco
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Cisco
Nixon fires to first and picks off O'Connell. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Cisco
Hinton hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Cisco
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Cisco
Long takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Cisco
Tasby is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McClain
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. McClain
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. McClain
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Schilling scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. McClain
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. McClain
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Cisco
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cisco, and towards Buddin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Cisco
Cottier hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Cisco
Mahoney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. McClain
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. McClain
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier misplays the ball. That's an error on Cottier. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. McClain
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Cisco
McClain strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Cisco
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Cisco
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Cisco
Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Cisco
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Cisco covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Cisco
Tasby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Cisco
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Green reaches second base with a double. Tasby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cottier vs. Cisco
Cottier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. McClain
Cisco hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McClain
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McClain
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McClain
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahoney vs. Cisco
Mahoney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McClain vs. Cisco
McClain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Cisco
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. Cisco
Hinton hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McClain
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Mahoney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McClain
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. McClain
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. McClain
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Cisco
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Cisco
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Cisco
Tasby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Cisco
Green is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. McClain
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cisco vs. McClain
Cisco hits a fly ball into right field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McClain
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney misplays the ball. That's an error on Mahoney. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. McClain
Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hinton. Geiger reaches second base with a double. Schilling goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. McClain
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Cisco
Cottier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahoney vs. Cisco
Mahoney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McClain vs. Cisco
McClain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cottier moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Cisco
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McClain
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McClain
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McClain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. McClain
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nixon vs. McClain
Nixon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buddin vs. McClain
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Malzone scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. McClain
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Galen Cisco.
Pagliaroni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McClain
Schilling is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Hinton hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Nichols
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Nichols
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Nichols
Tasby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McClain
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McClain
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McClain
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Mahoney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Nichols
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Nichols
Cottier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahoney vs. Nichols
Mahoney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Nichols
Jim King pinch hits for Joe McClain.
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kutyna
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Mahoney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kutyna
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first, with Kutyna covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Nichols
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Nichols
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Nichols
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Nichols
Marty Keough pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
There's a wild pitch. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Nichols
Long 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
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1961 -- Washington at Boston (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 2 1 0
Hinton C, rf 5 1 1 0 Geiger G, cf 3 0 1 1
Woodling G, lf 4 1 2 3 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 1
Keough M, pr 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 0
Tasby W, cf 4 2 2 1 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 2 0
Green G, c 4 0 1 1 Nixon R, c 4 0 0 0
Cottier C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Buddin D, ss 3 1 1 2
Mahoney J, ss 4 0 1 0 Cisco G, p 2 0 0 0
McClain J, p 3 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, ph 1 1 1 2
King J, ph 1 0 0 0 Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0
Kutyna M, p 0 0 0 0
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36 5 11 5 33 6 8 6
Washington 004 010 000 -- 5
Boston 100 014 00x -- 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
McClain J (L) 7.0 8 6 5 1 2
Kutyna M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco G (W) 6.0 7 5 5 4 5
Nichols C (S) 3.0 4 0 0 0 3
E -- Cottier C, Mahoney J
DP -- Washington 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Washington 8, Boston 4
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Green G, O'Connell D, Geiger G, Malzone F
HR -- Woodling G, Tasby W, Pagliaroni J
WP -- Nichols C
T -- 2:16
A -- 6283
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