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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 6, 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 6, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 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 6, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Schwall |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,158 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Smith 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Sam Carrigan |
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 |
| Jim Perry | 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 |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Don Schwall | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 6, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schwall
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Schwall
Francona hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Francona reaches second base with a double. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Essegian vs. Schwall
Essegian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkland vs. Schwall
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Temple tags and scores. Francona tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Schwall
Power takes first base on ball four. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Held vs. Schwall
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Romano vs. Schwall
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Schwall
Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Bubba Phillips.
de la Hoz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Schwall
Perry bunts towards the mound. Schwall juggles the ball. That's an error on Schwall. de la Hoz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Schwall
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. de la Hoz scores. Perry moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Francona vs. Schwall
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Perry scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Schwall
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Schwall
Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Perry
Mike de la Hoz now playing third base.
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a fly ball towards right. Kirkland catches it and throws to first to double up Jensen. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Perry
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Schwall
Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Schwall
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. There's the throw to third and Power is out for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Schwall
Romano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Perry
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schwall vs. Perry
Schwall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Schwall
de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Schwall
Perry 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, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schwall
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Schwall
Francona 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 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry throws towards second. Temple fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Temple. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Perry
Green bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagliaroni vs. Perry
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schwall vs. Perry
Schwall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Runnels scores. Green moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Schwall
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Schwall
Kirkland hits a line drive to right field. Jensen throws towards Green. Green fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Green. Jensen throws the ball in to Malzone who tags Kirkland trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Essegian moves to third. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Schwall
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to home to get Essegian. Kirkland moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Schwall
Held 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 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Perry
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Malzone scores. Runnels moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Perry
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Schwall
Romano hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Schwall
de la Hoz hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Schwall
Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schwall vs. Perry
Schwall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Perry
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Perry
Geiger hits a line drive towards the mound. Perry can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. Geiger scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Malzone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Dailey
Bill Dailey now pitching.
Runnels 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 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schwall
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Schwall
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Schwall
Essegian strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Dailey
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Dailey
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schwall vs. Dailey
Schwall 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 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Schwall
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, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Schwall
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Schwall
Held is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Schwall
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Dailey
Schilling hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Dailey
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Dailey
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. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Dailey
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Geiger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Dailey
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Schwall
de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. de la Hoz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bond vs. Schwall
Walt Bond pinch hits for Bill Dailey.
Bond hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Schwall
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Schwall
Francona hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. de la Hoz scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Schwall
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1961 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 4 1 Schilling C, 2b 5 2 2 0
Francona T, lf 5 0 2 2 Geiger G, cf 5 3 2 0
Essegian C, cf 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 3 4
Kirkland W, rf 3 0 1 1 Malzone F, 3b 4 2 2 2
Power V, 1b 3 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 1
Held W, ss 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 2 0
Romano J, c 4 0 0 0 Green P, ss 4 0 1 0
Phillips B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Pagliaroni J, c 3 0 0 0
de la Hoz M, ph-3b 4 2 2 0 Schwall D, p 4 0 1 1
Perry J, p 2 1 0 0
Dailey B, p 0 0 0 0
Bond W, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 11 4 38 9 14 8
Cleveland 120 000 001 -- 4
Boston 003 113 01x -- 9
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (L) 5.2 13 8 7 3 1
Dailey B 2.1 1 1 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall D (W) 9.0 11 4 3 2 2
E -- Schwall D, Temple J 2, Green P, Held W
DP -- Cleveland 2, Boston 3
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Boston 8
2B -- Francona T, Power V, Jensen J, de la Hoz M
HR -- Yastrzemski C
SH -- Perry J
SF -- Kirkland W
HBP -- by Schwall D (Held W)
T -- 2:28
A -- 4158
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