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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 11, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 11, 1961 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Schwall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Cheney |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,720 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Joe Linsalata |
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 |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Bud Zipfel | First Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Left Fielder |
| Ken Retzer | Catcher |
| Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
| Tom Cheney | Pitcher |
| Mickey Vernon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 11, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Cheney
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Cheney
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Cheney
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Cheney
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Cheney
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Schwall
Veal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Veal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby bunts towards the mound. Schwall juggles the ball. That's an error on Schwall. Veal scores. O'Connell goes all the way around to score. Tasby moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Schwall
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tasby scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Schwall
Zipfel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Schwall
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zipfel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Retzer vs. Schwall
Retzer hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Cheney
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Cheney
Green strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Cheney
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schwall vs. Cheney
Schwall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Schwall
Cottier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cheney vs. Schwall
Cheney bunts towards the mound. Schwall fields it and throws to first for the out. Cottier moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veal vs. Schwall
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Cottier scores. Veal moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
King vs. Schwall
King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schwall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Cheney
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Cheney
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Cheney
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Cheney
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Cheney
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski scores. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Kutyna
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kutyna fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Schwall
Zipfel hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Schwall
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Retzer vs. Schwall
Retzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Schwall
Cottier takes first base on ball four. Retzer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kutyna vs. Schwall
Kutyna hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Kutyna
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schwall vs. Kutyna
Schwall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Kutyna
Schilling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cottier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Kutyna
Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Schwall
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Schwall
King hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kutyna
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zipfel scoops it up and throws to first, with Kutyna covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Kutyna
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kutyna
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zipfel vs. Schwall
Zipfel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Schwall
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Retzer vs. Schwall
Retzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zipfel moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cottier vs. Schwall
Cottier strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kutyna vs. Schwall
Kutyna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kutyna
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kutyna
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Kutyna
Pagliaroni hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schwall vs. Kutyna
Schwall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zipfel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Schwall
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Kutyna
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal misplays the ball. That's an error on Veal. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Kutyna
Geiger bunts in front of the plate. Retzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Kutyna
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Geiger moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Kutyna
Malzone takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Kutyna
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Yastrzemski scores. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Runnels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Retzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Sisler
Green takes first base on ball four. Malzone moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pagliaroni vs. Sisler
Pagliaroni hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schwall vs. Sisler
Schwall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malzone scores. Jensen scores. Green moves to third. Schwall moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schilling vs. Sisler
Schilling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Schilling reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Schwall scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geiger vs. Sisler
Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Geiger reaches second base with a double. Schilling scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Heiser
Roy Heiser now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Schwall
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zipfel vs. Schwall
Zipfel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Schwall
Keough 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 8
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Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Heiser
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Malzone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Heiser
Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Retzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Heiser
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Heiser
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagliaroni vs. Heiser
Heiser fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Heiser. Malzone scores. Green moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagliaroni vs. Heiser
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schwall vs. Heiser
Schwall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Retzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Retzer vs. Schwall
Retzer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Schwall
Cottier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heiser vs. Schwall
Heiser strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Heiser
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Heiser
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Heiser
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Heiser
Malzone takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Heiser
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geiger scores. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 14 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Heiser
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 14 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Schwall
Veal 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, 14 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Schwall
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 14 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Schwall
Tasby 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 9/11/1961 -- Boston at Washington (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 6 3 3 2 Veal C, ss 4 1 1 0
Geiger G, cf 3 3 2 1 O'Connell D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 6 2 2 2 Tasby W, cf 3 1 1 0
Malzone F, 3b 4 2 1 0 King J, rf 4 0 1 1
Jensen J, rf 5 1 2 3 Zipfel B, 1b 4 0 2 0
Runnels P, 1b 6 0 1 2 Keough M, lf 4 0 0 0
Green P, ss 3 1 0 0 Retzer K, c 4 0 2 0
Pagliaroni J, c 2 1 1 1 Cottier C, 2b 2 1 0 0
Schwall D, p 5 1 1 2 Cheney T, p 0 0 0 0
Kutyna M, p 2 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0
Heiser R, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 14 13 13 31 4 7 1
Boston 003 001 811 -- 14
Washington 310 000 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall D (W) 9.0 7 4 2 6 5
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Cheney T 2.1 3 3 3 4 2
Kutyna M (L)* 3.2 5 6 3 2 0
Sisler D 0.2 3 3 0 1 0
Heiser R 2.1 2 2 1 4 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
E -- Schwall D, Malzone F, Veal C, Heiser R
DP -- Boston 3, Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Washington 8
2B -- Veal C, Schilling C, Geiger G, Malzone F
HR -- Pagliaroni J
SH -- Tasby W, Cheney T
T -- 2:55
A -- 2720
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