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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 30, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 30, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Archer |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 5,052 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Cal Drummond |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
| Haywood Sullivan | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Jim Archer | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 30, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Archer
Schilling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Archer
Hardy hits a line drive towards short. Howser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Archer
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Conley
Howser hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Conley
Lumpe 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Conley
Causey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Conley
Siebern 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Archer
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Del Greco fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Del Greco. Green moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagliaroni vs. Archer
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Archer
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Archer, and towards Howser, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Conley
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Conley
Posada hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Conley
Sullivan 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
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Archer
Yastrzemski bunts towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Archer
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Archer
Schilling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Conley
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Archer vs. Conley
Archer bunts towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Conley
Howser strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Conley
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Archer
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Archer
Malzone hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Archer
Jensen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Conley
Causey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Conley
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Conley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Conley
Posada hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Archer
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Pagliaroni reaches second base with a double. Green moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Archer
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Del Greco throws the ball in to Lumpe who tags Runnels trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Green scores. Pagliaroni scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Archer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conley vs. Archer
Conley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Archer
Schilling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Conley
Sullivan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Conley
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. Sullivan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Archer vs. Conley
Archer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pagliaroni fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Conley
Howser hits a line drive into center field. Hardy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hardy. Archer moves to third. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lumpe vs. Conley
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Archer scores. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Causey vs. Conley
Causey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Archer
Hardy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Archer
Malzone hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Archer
Jensen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Conley
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Conley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Conley
Posada strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Archer
Green hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Archer
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Archer
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Archer
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Conley vs. Archer
Conley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Posada throws the ball in to Lumpe who tags Conley, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Runnels scores. Yastrzemski scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Conley
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Conley
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Conley
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Jim Archer.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kunkel
Bill Kunkel now pitching.
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kunkel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Kunkel
Hardy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kunkel
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Conley
Howser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Conley
Lumpe bunts towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Causey bunts towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebern vs. Nichols
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howser tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kunkel
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Kunkel
There's a wild pitch. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Kunkel
There's a wild pitch. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Kunkel
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagliaroni vs. Kunkel
Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Nuxhall
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fornieles vs. Nuxhall
Fornieles strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schilling vs. Nuxhall
Schilling is hit by the pitch. Pagliaroni moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hardy vs. Nuxhall
Don Buddin pinch runs for Chuck Schilling.
Hardy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hardy reaches second base with a double. Pagliaroni scores. Runnels scores. Buddin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Nuxhall
Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Fornieles
Don Buddin now playing shortstop. Pumpsie Green now playing second base.
Posada hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Fornieles
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Fornieles
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1961 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Howser D, ss 4 1 2 0
Buddin D, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Hardy C, cf 5 0 1 3 Causey W, 3b 3 0 1 0
Malzone F, 3b 5 0 0 0 Siebern N, 1b 1 0 0 1
Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 0 Johnson D, rf 4 0 0 0
Green P, ss-2b 3 2 2 0 Posada L, lf 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni J, c 4 2 2 1 Sullivan H, c 4 1 1 0
Runnels P, 1b 4 2 3 3 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 1 1
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 0 Archer J, p 1 1 0 0
Conley G, p 3 0 1 2 Rivera J, ph 1 0 0 0
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0 Kunkel B, p 0 0 0 0
Fornieles M, p 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0
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37 9 12 9 29 3 6 3
Boston 000 020 205 -- 9
Kansas City 000 020 010 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (W)* 7.0 6 3 3 3 2
Nichols C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Fornieles M (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Archer J (L) 7.0 8 4 4 0 3
Kunkel B+ 1.0 2 3 3 1 1
Nuxhall J 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Del Greco B, Hardy C
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 3, Kansas City 5
2B -- Green P, Pagliaroni J, Yastrzemski C 2, Del Greco B, Hardy C
SH -- Archer J, Causey W
SF -- Siebern N
HBP -- by Nuxhall J (Schilling C)
WP -- Kunkel B 2
T -- 2:27
A -- 5052
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