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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 7, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 7, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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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 7, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Monbouquette |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,180 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Al Smith |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Mike Roarke | Catcher |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | 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 |
| Bill Monbouquette | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 7, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Monbouquette
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Monbouquette
Bruton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Monbouquette
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Monbouquette
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Monbouquette
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Colavito scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boros vs. Monbouquette
Boros takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roarke vs. Monbouquette
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Monbouquette
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Monbouquette
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Monbouquette
Bruton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schilling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Lary
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monbouquette vs. Lary
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Monbouquette
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Monbouquette
Cash hits a popup towards short. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Monbouquette
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cash. Geiger moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Lary
There goes Green. The throw from Roarke and he is out, Bertoia applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Monbouquette
Boros hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Monbouquette
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Monbouquette
Lary 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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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Lary
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monbouquette vs. Lary
Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Monbouquette
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Monbouquette
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Monbouquette
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger throws the ball in to Schilling who tags Colavito trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lary
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Lary
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McAuliffe. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Lary
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Monbouquette
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Monbouquette
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Monbouquette
Boros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roarke vs. Monbouquette
Roarke 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 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lary
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Lary
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monbouquette vs. Lary
Monbouquette bunts towards the mound. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Lary
Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pagliaroni scores. Monbouquette moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Lary
Geiger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Monbouquette
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Monbouquette
Jake Wood pinch hits for Reno Bertoia.
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Monbouquette
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Monbouquette
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Nischwitz
Jake Wood now playing second base. Ron Nischwitz now pitching.
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Nischwitz
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Nischwitz
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Nischwitz
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Monbouquette
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Monbouquette
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Monbouquette
Boros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Monbouquette
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Mike Roarke.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Nischwitz
Dick Brown now catching.
Green hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Nischwitz
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monbouquette vs. Nischwitz
Monbouquette bunts towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monbouquette for the out. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Nischwitz
Schilling hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geiger vs. Nischwitz
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Nischwitz
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple. Pagliaroni scores. Geiger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Malzone vs. Foytack
Paul Foytack now pitching.
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Monbouquette
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Paul Foytack.
Osborne hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Monbouquette
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Monbouquette
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1961 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bertoia R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Schilling C, 2b 5 0 1 1
Wood J, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Geiger G, cf 4 2 2 0
Bruton B, cf 5 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 1 1 2
Kaline A, rf 4 2 4 1 Malzone F, 3b 5 1 2 3
Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 1 1 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 2 1 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 1 0
McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 1 1 Green P, ss 3 1 2 2
Boros S, 3b 3 0 2 1 Pagliaroni J, c 2 2 1 0
Roarke M, c 3 0 0 0 Monbouquette B, p 3 0 1 0
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown D, c 0 0 0 0
Lary F, p 2 0 0 0
Morton B, ph 1 0 0 0
Nischwitz R, p 0 0 0 0
Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 4 11 4 34 8 12 8
Detroit 201 001 000 -- 4
Boston 013 001 03x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 6.0 9 5 4 3 2
Nischwitz R 1.2 3 3 3 2 1
Foytack P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette B (W) 9.0 11 4 4 2 5
E -- Cash N, McAuliffe D
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Boston 8
2B -- Kaline A
3B -- Yastrzemski C
HR -- Kaline A, Malzone F, Green P
CS -- Green P
SH -- Monbouquette B
T -- 2:21
A -- 4180
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