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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Boston Red Sox

1961-06-09 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 8379 · 2:50

Los Angeles Angels defeated Boston Red Sox 5–1. Los Angeles Angels put up 2 in the 4th. Ryne Duren earned the win and Eli Grba picked up the save. Ken Aspromonte went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ryne Duren L: Mike Fornieles SV: Eli Grba

Umpires — HP: Al Smith · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Leek	5	0	1	1	0	1
Lee Thomas	5	2	2	0	0	0
Leon Wagner	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ken Hunt	3	0	0	2	0	1
Earl Averill	3	2	1	0	1	1
Ken Aspromonte	3	1	3	2	1	0
Steve Bilko	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ryne Duren	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Hamlin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Grba	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Schilling	3	0	1	1	1	2
Gary Geiger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Yastrzemski	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jackie Jensen	4	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Malzone	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pete Runnels	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jim Pagliaroni	3	0	0	0	1	1
Don Buddin	3	1	1	0	0	2
Mike Fornieles	1	0	0	0	0	1
Vic Wertz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Hillman	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carroll Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ginsberg	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryne Duren	6.2	5	4	11
Eli Grba	2.1	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Fornieles	5.0	9	1	3
Dave Hillman	4.0	0	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Leek: 53
Lee Thomas: S7
Leon Wagner: S9.1-3
Ken Hunt: 53.3-H;1-2
Earl Averill: K/C

Bot 1

Chuck Schilling: W
Gary Geiger: 5/FL
Carl Yastrzemski: S7.1-2
Jackie Jensen: 6
Frank Malzone: K/C

Top 2

Ken Aspromonte: S4
Steve Bilko: K/C
Gene Leek: 2/BOOT
Ryne Duren: 9

Bot 2

Pete Runnels: K/C
Jim Pagliaroni: K
Don Buddin: K/C

Top 3

Ken Hamlin: 3/G
Lee Thomas: 9
Leon Wagner: D7
Ken Hunt: 2/FL

Bot 3

Mike Fornieles: K
Chuck Schilling: K
Gary Geiger: K/C

Top 4

Earl Averill: W
Ken Aspromonte: D9.1-H
Steve Bilko: 13.2-3
Gene Leek: S8.3-H
Ryne Duren: K/C
Ken Hamlin: 9

Bot 4

Carl Yastrzemski: 53
Jackie Jensen: S7
Frank Malzone: 46(1)/FO
Pete Runnels: K

Top 5

Lee Thomas: S8
Leon Wagner: PB.1-2
Leon Wagner: 43.2-3
Ken Hunt: 7/SF.3-H
Earl Averill: D9
Ken Aspromonte: S8.2-H
Steve Bilko: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jim Pagliaroni: W
Don Buddin: K
Vic Wertz: K
Chuck Schilling: K

Top 6

Gene Leek: K
Ryne Duren: 9
Ken Hamlin: 53

Bot 6

Gary Geiger: 43
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Jackie Jensen: 8
Frank Malzone: 53

Top 7

Lee Thomas: 9
Leon Wagner: 63
Ken Hunt: K

Bot 7

Pete Runnels: S8
Jim Pagliaroni: 54(1)3/GDP
Don Buddin: S7
Dave Hillman: W.1-2
Chuck Schilling: S7.2-H;1-2
Gary Geiger: 31

Top 8

Earl Averill: 53
Ken Aspromonte: W
Steve Bilko: K
Gene Leek: 9

Bot 8

Carl Yastrzemski: 143
Jackie Jensen: S5
Frank Malzone: K
Pete Runnels: 53

Top 9

Eli Grba: 9
Ken Hamlin: 53
Lee Thomas: 3/G

Bot 9

Jim Pagliaroni: 53
Carroll Hardy: 63
Joe Ginsberg: 43

Notes & reviews

Gene Leek batted out of turn for Ken Hamlin; the Red Sox allowed the out to stand
Ken Hamlin batted out of turn and singled to SS; the Red Sox protested and HP umpire Al Smith ruled the proper batter, Gene Leek, out;
DIFF: official records for Leek and Hillman do not have this K

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