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Kansas City Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
1961-06-05 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:12
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 6–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Mike Fornieles earned the win. Vic Wertz went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
W: Mike Fornieles L: Ray Herbert SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Al Smith · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Howser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Pignatano | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Boyd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Siebern | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leo Posada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Bauer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reno Bertoia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Carey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ray Herbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Pilarcik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Klimchock | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marv Throneberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Schilling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Geiger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vic Wertz | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Malzone | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Ginsberg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Buddin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Fornieles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Runnels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Harrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herbert | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Kunkel | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fornieles | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dick Howser: 63
- Joe Pignatano: D7/7D
- Bob Boyd: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Norm Siebern: 43.2-3
- Leo Posada: K
Bot 1
- Chuck Schilling: 3
- Gary Geiger: S9
- Carl Yastrzemski: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Hank Bauer: 3/G
- Reno Bertoia: K
- Andy Carey: 2/FL
Bot 2
- Vic Wertz: 7
- Jackie Jensen: D7/7D
- Frank Malzone: S8.2-H
- Joe Ginsberg: 8
- Don Buddin: 54(1)/FO
Top 3
- Ray Herbert: W
- Dick Howser: 5/FL
- Joe Pignatano: 5/FL
- Bob Boyd: 9
Bot 3
- Mike Fornieles: 53
- Chuck Schilling: 53
- Gary Geiger: 7
Top 4
- Norm Siebern: S8
- Leo Posada: 4
- Hank Bauer: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Carl Yastrzemski: K/C
- Vic Wertz: W
- Jackie Jensen: S6/G.1-2
- Frank Malzone: 9
- Joe Ginsberg: S7.2-H;1-3
- Don Buddin: 8
Top 5
- Reno Bertoia: S7
- Andy Carey: WP.1-2
- Andy Carey: W
- Ray Herbert: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
- Dick Howser: W
- Joe Pignatano: 3
- Bob Boyd: 7
Bot 5
- Mike Fornieles: 53
- Chuck Schilling: 43
- Gary Geiger: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: 46(1)/FO
Top 6
- Norm Siebern: S9
- Leo Posada: 9/L
- Hank Bauer: S8.1-3
- Al Pilarcik: 9/SF.3-H;1-2
- Andy Carey: 7
Bot 6
- Vic Wertz: S8
- Jackie Jensen: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
- Frank Malzone: S7.3-H(UR);2-3
- Joe Ginsberg: 5/FL
- Pete Runnels: 6/L.3-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR)
- Mike Fornieles: K
Top 7
- Lou Klimchock: 43
- Dick Howser: 3/G
- Joe Pignatano: S7
- Bob Boyd: 43
Bot 7
- Chuck Schilling: 53
- Gary Geiger: D9/G
- Carl Yastrzemski: 31.2-3
- Vic Wertz: HR/9D.3-H
- Jackie Jensen: 3/G
Top 8
- Norm Siebern: S
- Leo Posada: 96(1)/FO
- Hank Bauer: S.1-2
- Marv Throneberry: 3/FL
- Andy Carey: 5
Bot 8
- Frank Malzone: S
- Joe Ginsberg: S9.1-2
- Billy Harrell: K
- Mike Fornieles: 3/FL
- Chuck Schilling: 13#
Top 9
- Lou Klimchock: S
- Dick Howser: PB.1-2
- Dick Howser: 9
- Joe Pignatano: 6/L
- Don Larsen: 63
Notes & reviews
- DIFF: officials do not have this GDP for Yaz
- DIFF: officials give this K to Wertz
- missing play assumed from daily records