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August 6, 1961

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Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .274
OBP 1.000 .318
At Bats 1 179
Hits 1 49
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 15

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

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Fenway Park - August 6, 1961
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Single
Joe Nuxhall
Joe Pignatano
Norm Siebern
Jerry Lumpe
Wayne Causey
Dick Howser
Jay Hankins
Bobby Del Greco
Gene Stephens
Russ Nixon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out.
Top 3 Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Nuxhall fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nuxhall. Geiger moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second.
Bottom 2 Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nichols scores.
Bottom 2 Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Nichols moves to second.
Bottom 2 Nichols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Buddin bunts towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out.
Top 2 Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Rakow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Pignatano moves to second.
Top 2 Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hardy 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 1 Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stephens. Nixon reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Malzone moves to third.
Bottom 1 Malzone takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Bottom 1 Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hankins. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Geiger scores.
Bottom 1 Geiger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Geiger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Schilling 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 1 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Chet Nichols now pitching. Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. Hankins moves to third.
Top 1 Siebern takes first base on ball four. Hankins moves to second.
Top 1 Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howser tags and scores.
Top 1 Hankins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howser moves to third.
Top 1 Howser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.