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April 11, 1961

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Athletics 4 8 0
Red Sox 1 7 3
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Athletics 4 8 0
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Pete Runnels Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .667
OBP .667 .667
At Bats 3 3
Hits 2 2
• Singles 2 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Don Larsen Season Stats

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Fenway Park - April 11, 1961
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Single
Don Larsen
Haywood Sullivan
Marv Throneberry
Jerry Lumpe
Andy Carey
Dick Howser
Norm Siebern
Bill Tuttle
Leo Posada
Pete Runnels
Jackie Jensen
Vic Wertz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Runnels hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Howser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Howser reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Fornieles now pitching. Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schilling hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Tracy Stallard. Hardy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Don Larsen now pitching. Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Larsen covering, for the out.
Top 7 Sullivan hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carey takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to third. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green has Siebern trapped. There's the throw to Nixon and over to Runnels, who tags Siebern for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Tracy Stallard now pitching. Posada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Posada reaches second base with a double. Siebern moves to third.
Top 7 Throneberry hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sullivan hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Jensen chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Schilling. Schilling fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Schilling. Carey goes all the way around to score. Sullivan moves all the way to home.
Top 6 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Wertz hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Geiger is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Schilling bunts towards first. Throneberry fields the ball and throws to Herbert covering. Safe.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Throneberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Throneberry reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Monbouquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Green hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Runnels moves to second.
Bottom 4 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Top 4 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a popup towards third. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Monbouquette scores. Schilling moves to third. Geiger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Geiger takes first base on ball four. Monbouquette moves to third. Schilling moves to second.
Bottom 3 Schilling takes first base on ball four. Monbouquette moves to second.
Bottom 3 Monbouquette bunts in front of the plate. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Green hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carey hits a popup towards third. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Throneberry moves to second.
Top 3 Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Throneberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Howser applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lumpe takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Herbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Carey scores. Sullivan moves to third. Herbert moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Runnels juggles the ball. That's an error on Runnels. Tuttle moves to third. Carey moves to second.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Posada moves to second.
Top 2 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Green.
Top 2 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Posada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schilling hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lumpe hits a line drive towards short. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out.