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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1961-05-18 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 7726 · 47°F · 2:09

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 1–0. Gene Conley earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	5

W: Gene Conley L: Jim Bunning SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: Harry Schwarts · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Chico Fernandez	3	0	1	0
Bill Bruton	4	1	0	1
Al Kaline	4	1	0	0
Rocky Colavito	3	0	1	0
Norm Cash	3	1	0	1
Steve Boros	3	0	0	0
Dick Brown	3	1	0	1
Chuck Cottier	2	0	0	1
Jim Bunning	2	0	0	2
Bobo Osborne	1	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Schilling	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Geiger	3	0	1	0	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Jensen	3	0	2	0	0	0
Russ Nixon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Runnels	3	1	1	0	0	0
Frank Malzone	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Buddin	2	0	1	1	1	1
Gene Conley	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bunning	7.0	5	2	5
Terry Fox	1.0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Conley	9.0	4	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chico Fernandez: W
Bill Bruton: CS2(26)
Bill Bruton: S8
Al Kaline: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Chuck Schilling: 4/L
Gary Geiger: 43
Carl Yastrzemski: K

Top 2

Rocky Colavito: 13
Norm Cash: K/C
Steve Boros: 63

Bot 2

Jackie Jensen: D7
Russ Nixon: CS3(16)
Russ Nixon: K
Pete Runnels: 63

Top 3

Dick Brown: S7
Chuck Cottier: 9
Jim Bunning: K
Chico Fernandez: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Frank Malzone: 8
Don Buddin: K
Gene Conley: K

Top 4

Bill Bruton: K
Al Kaline: 4/P
Rocky Colavito: W
Norm Cash: S8.1-2
Steve Boros: 9/9LD

Bot 4

Chuck Schilling: 5/L
Gary Geiger: S8
Carl Yastrzemski: 8
Jackie Jensen: 8

Top 5

Dick Brown: 63
Chuck Cottier: K
Jim Bunning: K

Bot 5

Russ Nixon: 43
Pete Runnels: S7/G
Frank Malzone: 9/9S
Don Buddin: D9/9LD.1-H
Gene Conley: 53

Top 6

Chico Fernandez: 31
Bill Bruton: 7
Al Kaline: 8

Bot 6

Chuck Schilling: 7
Gary Geiger: W
Carl Yastrzemski: 7
Jackie Jensen: D7.1-3
Russ Nixon: 7

Top 7

Rocky Colavito: 63
Norm Cash: 43
Steve Boros: 8

Bot 7

Pete Runnels: 2/FL
Frank Malzone: 13
Don Buddin: W
Gene Conley: K

Top 8

Dick Brown: K/C
Bobo Osborne: 4/P
Charlie Maxwell: 8/89XD

Bot 8

Chuck Schilling: 63
Gary Geiger: 8
Carl Yastrzemski: 13

Top 9

Chico Fernandez: 63
Bill Bruton: 7
Al Kaline: S9
Rocky Colavito: 6/P

Notes & reviews

DIFF: the official record has this CS for Nixon

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