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July 2, 1961

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Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 6 9 0
Red Sox 6 13 1
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Indians 6 9 0
Red Sox 6 14 1

Gary Geiger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .224
OBP .750 .345
At Bats 4 228
Hits 3 51
• Singles 2 31
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 2 27

Frank Funk Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 7
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Fenway Park - July 2, 1961
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Single
Frank Funk
John Romano
Vic Power
Jack Kubiszyn
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Tito Francona
Chuck Essegian
Willie Kirkland
Gary Geiger
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Geiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Funk covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Jack Kubiszyn now playing second base. Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Mike Fornieles. Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiszyn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Essegian strikes out.
Top 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Johnny Temple. Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Romano scores. Power moves to third.
Top 8 Power takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second.
Top 8 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Francona tags and scores.
Top 8 Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Francona moves to third.
Top 8 Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.
Top 8 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Funk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pagliaroni moves to third.
Bottom 7 Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiszyn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jack Kubiszyn now playing shortstop. Chuck Essegian now playing center field. Frank Funk now pitching. Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jack Kubiszyn pinch runs for Bob Nieman. Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dillard for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Pagliaroni for a passed ball. Essegian moves to third. Nieman moves to second.
Top 7 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Mike de la Hoz. Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Bobby Locke. Essegian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Essegian reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mike Fornieles now pitching. Power hits a line drive towards short. Buddin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Locke, and towards Temple, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Geiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second.
Bottom 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Conley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Romano hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Pagliaroni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Dillard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Locke strikes out.
Top 5 Temple bunts towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third.
Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Conley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dillard. Conley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Romano strikes out.
Top 4 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 3 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bobby Locke now pitching. Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple. Geiger goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Grant covering. Safe. Green scores.
Bottom 2 Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dillard who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Conley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Buddin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pagliaroni hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Temple is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There goes Power. The throw from Pagliaroni and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kirkland hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Geiger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Green strikes out.
Top 1 Romano hits a popup in front of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dillard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.