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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 24, 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 August 24, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 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 | August 24, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,773 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Shortstop |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 24, 1961
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Delock
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Delock
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Donovan
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Donovan
Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Donovan
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Donovan
There goes Schilling. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Schilling steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Donovan
Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Delock
King strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Delock
Zipfel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Donovan
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Donovan
The ball gets by Daley for a passed ball. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Donovan
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Donovan
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to second for the out. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delock vs. Donovan
Delock strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schilling vs. Donovan
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Runnels scores. Green moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Donovan
Geiger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Delock
Cottier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Delock
Daley takes first base on ball four. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donovan vs. Delock
Donovan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cottier scores. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Delock
O'Connell bunts towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Daley moves to third. Donovan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Delock
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Daley scores. Donovan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling 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 3
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Donovan
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Donovan
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Donovan
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Delock
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. Delock
Zipfel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cottier vs. Delock
Cottier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Delock
Daley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Donovan
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Donovan
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delock vs. Donovan
Delock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jensen scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Donovan
Schilling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Delock
Donovan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Delock
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Delock
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Donovan
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geiger for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Donovan
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Donovan
Malzone hits a line drive towards short. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Delock
King hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Delock
Zipfel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Tasby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cottier vs. Muffett
Billy Muffett now pitching.
Cottier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Muffett
Daley strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donovan vs. Muffett
Donovan takes first base on ball four. Tasby moves to third. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Muffett
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Donovan
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Donovan
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Donovan
Green 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, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Donovan
Muffett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Donovan
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Muffett moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Donovan
Geiger strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Muffett
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Muffett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Muffett
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Muffett
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Donovan
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Donovan
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cottier catches it and throws to first to double up Yastrzemski. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Muffett
Zipfel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Muffett
Tasby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Muffett
Cottier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Cottier reaches second base with a double. Tasby moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Muffett
Marty Keough pinch hits for Pete Daley.
Keough is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Muffett
Dale Long pinch hits for Dick Donovan.
Long 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, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garcia
Gene Green now catching. Mike Garcia now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garcia
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, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Garcia
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Garcia
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Billy Muffett.
There goes Green. The throw from Green and he is safe. Green steals second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Garcia
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fornieles
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Fornieles
Woodling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Woodling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Fornieles
Chuck Hinton pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
King is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zipfel vs. Fornieles
Zipfel 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
Bottom 9
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Garcia
Chuck Hinton now playing left field.
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Garcia
Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Geiger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Garcia
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Garcia
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Geiger moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nixon vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Fornieles
Tasby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Fornieles
Cottier 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 -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Fornieles
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnside vs. Fornieles
Burnside strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Burnside
Billy Klaus now playing left field. Chuck Hinton now playing right field.
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Burnside
Jensen 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 8/24/1961 -- Washington at Boston (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson B, ss 5 0 2 1 Geiger G, cf 5 0 1 0
Woodling G, lf 5 1 2 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0
Hinton C, pr-lf-rf 0 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 1 0
King J, rf 4 1 2 2 Nixon R, c 5 0 0 0
Klaus B, lf 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 5 2 3 0
Zipfel B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 3 3 3
Tasby W, cf 5 0 3 0 Green P, ss 4 0 1 0
Cottier C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Delock I, p 2 0 0 0
Daley P, c 2 1 0 0 Muffett B, p 1 0 1 0
Keough M, ph 0 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, ph 1 0 0 0
Green G, c 1 0 1 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
Donovan D, p 2 0 1 1
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0
Burnside P, p 1 0 0 0
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38 4 12 4 39 5 12 3
Washington 002 002 000 0 -- 4
Boston 010 102 000 1 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan D 7.0 9 4 3 3 2
Garcia M 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
Burnside P (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I 5.1 7 4 4 2 5
Muffett B 2.2 3 0 0 3 2
Fornieles M (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Johnson B
DP -- Washington 2, Boston 3
LOB -- Washington 11, Boston 10
2B -- Tasby W, Runnels P, Cottier C, Woodling G, Geiger G
HR -- King J, Jensen J 2
SB -- Schilling C, Green P
SH -- O'Connell D
PB -- Daley P
T -- 3:07
A -- 4773
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