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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 9, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 9, 1961 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Schwall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 47,875 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Sam Carrigan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Don Schwall | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Blanchard | Catcher |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 9, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Terry
Schilling hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Terry
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Terry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Terry
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagliaroni vs. Terry
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Terry
Jensen hits a line drive into left field. Berra picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Berra. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski scores. Jensen moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Terry
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Terry
Malzone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Schwall
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Schwall
Kubek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Schwall
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Schwall
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Terry
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schwall vs. Terry
There goes Buddin. The throw from Blanchard and he is safe. Buddin steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schwall vs. Terry
Schwall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blanchard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schilling vs. Terry
Schilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Schwall
Berra 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Schwall
Blanchard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Schwall
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Blanchard moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Schwall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling fields it and throws to second for the out. Blanchard moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coates vs. Schwall
Coates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Coates
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Coates
Pagliaroni strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Coates
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Coates
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra throws the ball in to Boyer who relays the ball to Richardson who tags Runnels trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Schwall
Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Schwall
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubek for the out. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Schwall
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Schwall
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Schwall
Berra 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Coates
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Coates
Buddin takes first base on ball four. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schwall vs. Coates
Schwall bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to third. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schilling vs. Coates
Schilling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malzone scores. Buddin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Coates
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Coates
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagliaroni vs. Coates
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagliaroni vs. Coates
Pagliaroni hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geiger tags and scores. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Coates
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Schwall
Blanchard 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, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Schwall
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Schwall
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Schwall
Hector Lopez pinch hits for Jim Coates.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Buddin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Clevenger
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Clevenger
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schwall vs. Clevenger
Schwall is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Schwall
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Schwall
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Schwall
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Schwall
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. Maris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Schwall
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Clevenger
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Clevenger
Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Geiger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Clevenger
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Clevenger
Pagliaroni strikes out. Blanchard drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pagliaroni out. There goes Yastrzemski. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Clevenger
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Clevenger
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Schwall
Blanchard 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, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Schwall
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Schwall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Schwall
Billy Gardner pinch hits for Tex Clevenger.
Gardner takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Schwall
Richardson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Schwall
Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Schwall
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching.
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Turley
Bob Turley now pitching.
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Turley
Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earley vs. Turley
Earley hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Earley
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanchard vs. Earley
Blanchard hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Earley
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Earley
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Earley
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Bob Turley.
Cerv hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Earley
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. Earley
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubek for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Reniff
Hal Reniff now pitching.
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Reniff
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Reniff
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Earley
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Earley
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Earley
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Reniff
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Reniff
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Reniff
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Reniff
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Earley
Blanchard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Earley
Torgeson 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, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Earley
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Earley
Elston Howard pinch hits for Hal Reniff.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1961, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 4 1 1 2 Richardson B, 2b 4 1 3 4
Geiger G, cf 4 3 2 0 Kubek T, ss 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 5 3 4 2 Maris R, rf 4 1 1 0
Pagliaroni J, c 4 0 0 2 Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 1
Jensen J, rf 5 0 2 3 Berra Y, lf 5 1 1 0
Runnels P, 1b 3 0 2 0 Blanchard J, c 4 0 1 0
Malzone F, 3b 5 1 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 2 1 0 0
Buddin D, ss 3 1 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 5 1 2 1
Schwall D, p 2 0 0 0 Terry R, p 0 0 0 0
Earley A, p 1 0 0 0 Coates J, p 1 0 0 0
Lopez H, ph 1 0 0 0
Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0
Gardner B, ph 0 1 0 0
Turley B, p 0 0 0 0
Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0
Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0
Howard E, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 9 13 9 36 6 10 6
Boston 200 502 000 -- 9
New York 000 013 200 -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall D (W) 5.2 7 4 4 7 3
Earley A (S) 3.1 3 2 2 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R (L) 1.1 3 2 0 2 1
Coates J 2.2 6 5 5 1 2
Clevenger T 2.0 4 2 2 0 3
Turley B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Reniff H 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
E -- Torgeson E, Berra Y
DP -- Boston 1, New York 2
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 12
2B -- Geiger G
3B -- Mantle M
HR -- Richardson B
SB -- Yastrzemski C 2, Geiger G 2, Buddin D
SH -- Schwall D
SF -- Pagliaroni J
WP -- Clevenger T
T -- 3:05
A -- 47875
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