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Lineups and Summary
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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels, played on August 2, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Moeller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tracy Stallard |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 11,865 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Harry Schwarts 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
| Ron Moeller | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Tracy Stallard | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1961
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Stallard
Pearson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Stallard
Koppe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Stallard
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Stallard
Wagner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Stallard
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. Koppe moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Stallard
Averill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Moeller
Schilling hits a line drive into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Moeller
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Moeller
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner throws the ball in to Moran who tags Jensen, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Stallard
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Stallard
Moran strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moeller vs. Stallard
There goes Thomas. The throw from Pagliaroni and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moeller vs. Stallard
Moeller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pearson vs. Stallard
Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Stallard
Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Moeller
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Malzone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Moeller
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Pagliaroni reaches second base with a double. Malzone scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Moeller
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pagliaroni scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Moeller
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Moeller
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards second. Moran scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stallard vs. Moeller
Stallard strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Stallard
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Stallard
Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Stallard
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Moeller
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moeller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Moeller
Hardy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Hardy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Moeller
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Moeller
Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Moeller
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. Hardy moves to third. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Moeller
Wertz hits a line drive into right field. Thomas picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Hardy scores. Malzone scores. Pagliaroni goes all the way around to score. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Moeller
Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Wertz scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Stallard
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Stallard
Thomas hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Yastrzemski fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Yastrzemski. Averill goes all the way around to score. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moran vs. Stallard
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Stallard
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Stallard
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallard vs. Kline
Stallard strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kline
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Kline
Hardy strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Stallard
Koppe hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Stallard
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Stallard
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Stallard
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kline
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kline
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Kline
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Stallard
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Stallard
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Stallard
Moran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. Moran moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hunt vs. Cisco
Ken Hunt pinch hits for Ron Kline. Galen Cisco now pitching.
Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pearson vs. Cisco
Pearson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Averill scores. Moran scores. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koppe vs. Cisco
Koppe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pearson scores. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Cisco
Thomas 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
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Morgan
Buddin bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Morgan
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geiger vs. Morgan
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Galen Cisco.
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching.
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilko vs. Earley
Steve Bilko pinch hits for Ted Kluszewski.
Bilko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Earley
Averill strikes out. There goes Bilko. The throw from Pagliaroni to second, and Bilko is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Morgan
Steve Bilko now playing first base.
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Morgan
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Morgan
Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Morgan
Malzone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Morgan
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Earley
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Earley
Moran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadowski vs. Earley
Ed Sadowski pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Sadowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Earley
Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Fowler
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fowler
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Earley
Koppe hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Earley
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Earley
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earley vs. Fowler
Earley strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Fowler
Schilling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1961, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Boston (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Pearson A, cf 4 2 2 4 Schilling C, 2b 5 1 1 1
Koppe J, ss 4 0 1 1 Hardy C, cf 4 1 1 0
Thomas L, rf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 2 0
Wagner L, lf 5 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 3 2 2 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 2 1 1
Bilko S, ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 1 2 3
Averill E, c 2 2 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 2 1
Thomas G, 3b 3 2 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0
Moran B, 2b 3 1 1 1 Stallard T, p 2 0 0 0
Moeller R, p 0 0 0 0 Cisco G, p 0 0 0 0
Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0
Hunt K, ph 1 0 0 0 Earley A, p 1 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0
Sadowski E, ph 1 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 7 7 33 8 11 7
Los Angeles 110 203 000 -- 7
Boston 024 000 101 -- 8
1 out when winning run was scored.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller R 2.2 8 6 6 2 1
Kline R 2.1 0 0 0 0 4
Morgan T 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Fowler A (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard T 5.1 4 6 5 6 4
Cisco G 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Earley A (W) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
E -- Pagliaroni J, Thomas L, Yastrzemski C
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Boston 4
2B -- Malzone F 2, Pagliaroni J, Hardy C, Buddin D, Thomas G, Jensen J
HR -- Pearson A, Schilling C
SB -- Thomas G
SH -- Buddin D
SF -- Pearson A
T -- 2:49
A -- 11865
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