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Red Sox
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
May 8, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 8, 1961 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Angels
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken McBride |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 6,103 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Harry Schwarts 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Los Angeles Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
| Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Ken Hunt | Right Fielder |
| Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
| Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
| Ken McBride | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Angels
Wrigley Field
May 8, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McBride
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McBride
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McBride
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Conley
Pearson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Conley
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Conley
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Conley
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Wagner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Conley
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McBride
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hunt. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. McBride
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. McBride
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. McBride
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buddin vs. McBride
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Conley
Hunt bunts towards the mound. Conley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Conley. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leek vs. Conley
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buddin. Hunt scores. Leek moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brickell vs. Conley
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Conley
McBride is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pearson vs. Conley
Pearson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Pearson reaches second base with a double. Leek scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Conley
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pearson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Conley
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. McBride
Conley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McBride
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McBride
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Conley
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Conley
Averill 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, 0 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Conley
Hunt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Conley
Leek hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McBride
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. McBride
Wertz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. McBride
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Conley
Brickell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Conley
McBride bunts towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Conley
Pearson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Conley
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Brickell moves to third. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Nichols
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McBride
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. McBride
Nixon hits a line drive into center field. Pearson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pearson. Jensen goes all the way around to score. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. McBride
Buddin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hunt. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Nixon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. McBride
Pete Runnels pinch hits for Chet Nichols.
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Pearson. Buddin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. McBride
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McBride
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBride fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Hillman
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Hillman
Leek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brickell vs. Hillman
Brickell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Leek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Hillman
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Ken McBride.
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Hillman
Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Bowsfield
Ted Bowsfield now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bowsfield
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bowsfield
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hillman
Aspromonte is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Hillman
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hillman
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Hillman
Averill hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bowsfield
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bowsfield
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Bowsfield
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Bowsfield
Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Bowsfield
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni.
Bowsfield fires over to first and Kluszewski drops the ball. That's an error on Kluszewski. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Bowsfield
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Morgan
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Gary Geiger. Tom Morgan now pitching.
Hardy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pearson. Hardy reaches second base with a double. Brewer scores. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Morgan
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Stallard
Carroll Hardy now playing center field. Tracy Stallard now pitching.
Hunt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Stallard
Leek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Stallard
Brickell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Morgan
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Morgan
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Morgan
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Morgan
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Stallard
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Stallard
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Stallard
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stallard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Morgan
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Morgan
Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Tracy Stallard.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Morgan
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1961 -- Boston at Los Angeles (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Pearson A, cf 5 1 3 1
Geiger G, cf 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte K, 2b 4 0 1 1
Hardy C, ph-cf 1 0 1 1 Wagner L, lf 4 1 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 2 1
Wertz V, 1b 4 0 2 0 Averill E, c 4 0 0 0
Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hunt K, rf 4 3 3 1
Jensen J, rf 2 2 2 1 Leek G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Nixon R, c 4 1 2 0 Brickell F, ss 3 0 1 1
Buddin D, ss 4 1 1 1 McBride K, p 2 0 0 0
Conley G, p 1 0 0 0 Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0 Bowsfield T, p 0 0 0 0
Runnels P, ph 1 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 1 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0
Pagliaroni J, ph 0 0 0 0
Brewer T, pr 0 1 0 0
Stallard T, p 0 0 0 0
Green P, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 5 8 3 36 6 11 5
Boston 000 030 200 -- 5
Los Angeles 131 010 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (L) 3.1 8 5 2 2 1
Nichols C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hillman D 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Stallard T 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
McBride K (W) 5.0 4 3 2 2 5
Bowsfield T 1.2 2 2 2 2 0
Morgan T (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Conley G, Buddin D, Pearson A 2, Kluszewski T
DP -- Boston 1, Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Kluszewski T, Wertz V, Pearson A, Buddin D, Hardy C
HR -- Hunt K, Jensen J
PB -- Nixon R
T -- 2:24
A -- 6103
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