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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 5, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 5, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Barry Latman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 14,471 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sam Carrigan 1B: Al Smith 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Bill McKinley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Essegian | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Barry Latman | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 5, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Conley
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Conley
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Conley
The ball gets by Nixon for a passed ball. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essegian vs. Conley
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkland vs. Conley
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Latman
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Latman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Latman
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Latman
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Essegian. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Geiger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Latman
Latman spins and fires to second, and Yastrzemski is picked off. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Latman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Conley
Power 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 -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Conley
Held hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Conley
Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Conley
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Latman vs. Conley
Latman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Latman
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Latman
Runnels hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Latman
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Latman
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Conley
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Conley
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Conley
Essegian 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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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Latman
Conley hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Latman
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Latman
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Latman
There goes Schilling. The throw from Romano and he is out, Held applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Conley
Kirkland 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 -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Conley
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Conley
Held strikes out. There goes Power. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Conley
Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Conley
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Latman
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. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Latman
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Latman
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Latman
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Latman
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Malzone scores. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Latman
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Green moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conley vs. Latman
Conley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Conley
Latman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Conley
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Latman trying to get to third. Geiger throws the ball in to Malzone, who tags Latman for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Conley
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Conley
Essegian hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkland vs. Conley
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francona scores. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Essegian scores. Kirkland moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Fornieles
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Latman
Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Latman
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Latman
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. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Fornieles
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Fornieles
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Latman vs. Fornieles
Latman bunts towards first. Runnels fields it and throws to third for the out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Fornieles
There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to third. Latman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Fornieles
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Fornieles
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips scores. Latman moves to third. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Essegian vs. Fornieles
Essegian strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkland vs. Fornieles
Kirkland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Latman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Latman
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Latman
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Latman
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Fornieles
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Fornieles
Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Held reaches third base with a triple. Power goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Fornieles
Romano hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fornieles
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Latman
Nixon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Latman
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Mike Fornieles.
Hardy hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Latman
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Latman
Geiger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Cisco
Galen Cisco now pitching.
Latman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Cisco
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cisco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Cisco
Francona hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essegian vs. Cisco
Essegian hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Cisco
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Latman
Mike de la Hoz now playing third base.
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Latman
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Latman
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Hawkins
Wynn Hawkins now pitching.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Hawkins
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Hawkins
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Cisco
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Cisco
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Cisco
Romano 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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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Hawkins
Don Buddin pinch hits for Galen Cisco.
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Hawkins
Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Hawkins
Geiger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Hawkins
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Hawkins
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Hawkins
Jensen hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1961 -- Cleveland at Boston (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Schilling C, 2b 3 1 2 0
Francona T, lf 5 2 3 2 Geiger G, cf 4 1 1 0
Essegian C, cf 5 2 2 2 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 2 1
Kirkland W, rf 5 0 1 1 Malzone F, 3b 5 1 3 1
Power V, 1b 5 2 2 0 Jensen J, rf 5 0 3 1
Held W, ss 5 0 2 1 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Romano J, c 4 1 1 2 Green P, ss 3 0 1 1
Phillips B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 1 1
de la Hoz M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Conley G, p 2 0 0 0
Latman B, p 4 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
Hawkins W, p 0 0 0 0 Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
Cisco G, p 0 0 0 0
Buddin D, ph 1 0 0 0
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40 9 14 8 37 5 14 5
Cleveland 000 231 120 -- 9
Boston 100 200 011 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Latman B (W)* 7.0 11 4 4 3 3
Hawkins W (S) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (L) 4.1 8 5 4 1 3
Fornieles M 2.2 4 2 2 2 3
Cisco G 2.0 2 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Green P, Malzone F
DP -- Cleveland 2, Boston 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Boston 9
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Francona T
3B -- Held W
HR -- Romano J, Essegian C
SB -- Power V
CS -- Schilling C
WP -- Fornieles M
PB -- Nixon R
T -- 2:48
A -- 14471
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