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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1961-08-29 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 5083 · 3:05
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 6 in the 9th. Chet Nichols earned the win and Mike Fornieles picked up the save. Jackie Jensen went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Chet Nichols L: Ed Rakow SV: Mike Fornieles
Umpires — HP: Cal Drummond · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Sam Carrigan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Schilling | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Geiger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Malzone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Jackie Jensen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Runnels | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pumpsie Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Pagliaroni | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ike Delock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Russ Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carroll Hardy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Ginsberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Howser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jay Hankins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Causey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Deron Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Lumpe | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Leo Posada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Pignatano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Rakow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Haywood Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Delock | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Billy Muffett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chet Nichols | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Arnold Earley | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Mike Fornieles | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Rakow | 8.2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
 Bill Fischer | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Schilling: 63
- Gary Geiger: K
- Carl Yastrzemski: 5/FL
Bot 1
- Dick Howser: 7/L
- Jay Hankins: 63
- Wayne Causey: 9
Top 2
- Frank Malzone: W
- Jackie Jensen: 64(1)3/GDP
- Pete Runnels: S
- Pumpsie Green: 3/L
Bot 2
- Deron Johnson: S
- Jerry Lumpe: S.1-3
- Leo Posada: 9/SF.3-H
- Joe Pignatano: 7/FL
- Bobby Del Greco: 7
Top 3
- Jim Pagliaroni: S
- Ike Delock: K
- Chuck Schilling: S.1-2
- Gary Geiger: 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
Bot 3
- Ed Rakow: K#
- Dick Howser: W#
- Jay Hankins: 99#
- Wayne Causey: W.1-2
- Deron Johnson: 99#
Top 4
- Frank Malzone: 99#
- Jackie Jensen: K#
- Pete Runnels: S9.B-3(E9)
- Pumpsie Green: S.3-H(UR)
- Jim Pagliaroni: W.1-2#
- Ike Delock: K
Bot 4
- Jerry Lumpe: T
- Leo Posada: S.3-H
- Joe Pignatano: W.1-2
- Bobby Del Greco: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Ed Rakow: 99#
Top 5
- Chuck Schilling: K#
- Gary Geiger: 99#
- Carl Yastrzemski: K#
Bot 5
- Dick Howser: 99#
- Jay Hankins: 99#
- Wayne Causey: 99#
Top 6
- Frank Malzone: K#
- Jackie Jensen: 99#
- Pete Runnels: 99#
Bot 6
- Deron Johnson: W
- Jerry Lumpe: S.1-3
- Leo Posada: 64(1)/FO.3-H
- Joe Pignatano: 99#
- Bobby Del Greco: FLE2#
- Bobby Del Greco: D7.1-H(UR)
- Ed Rakow: 99#
Top 7
- Pumpsie Green: 99#
- Jim Pagliaroni: W#
- Russ Nixon: 99#
- Chuck Schilling: 99#
Bot 7
- Dick Howser: W#
- Jay Hankins: SB2#
- Jay Hankins: 13/SH.2-3#
- Wayne Causey: 99#
- Deron Johnson: 99#
Top 8
- Carroll Hardy: HP
- Carl Yastrzemski: S8.1-3
- Frank Malzone: K#
- Jackie Jensen: 9/SF.3-H
- Pete Runnels: 99#
Bot 8
- Jerry Lumpe: S
- Leo Posada: 13/SH.1-2#
- Joe Pignatano: 99#
- Bobby Del Greco: IW
- Ed Rakow: K
Top 9
- Pumpsie Green: W
- Jim Pagliaroni: 5/P
- Joe Ginsberg: 46(1)/FO#
- Chuck Schilling: S8.1-2
- Carroll Hardy: W.2-3;1-2
- Carl Yastrzemski: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Frank Malzone: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Jackie Jensen: D7/78D.3-H;2-H
- Pete Runnels: T.2-H
- Pumpsie Green: K
Bot 9
- Dick Howser: 99#
- Haywood Sullivan: W
- Wayne Causey: W.1-2
- Deron Johnson: 99#
- Jerry Lumpe: W.2-3;1-2
- Leo Posada: K
Notes & reviews
- Gary Geiger aggravated an old muscle pull