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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

1961-08-09 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 12576 Β· 82Β°F Β· 3:08

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 7th. Gene Conley earned the win and Mike Fornieles picked up the save. Jim Lemon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN001000102410
BOS01110020510

W: Gene Conley   L: Jack Kralick   SV: Mike Fornieles

Umpires β€” HP: Charlie Berry Β· 1B: Joe Linsalata Β· 2B: Frank Umont Β· 3B: Bob Stewart Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Zoilo Versalles512000
Lenny Green412010
Bob Allison512200
Jim Lemon412211
Harmon Killebrew200032
Earl Battey301021
Billy Martin300000
Bill Tuttle501001
Jack Kralick200000
Joe Altobelli100000
Julio Becquer100000
Hal Naragon100000
Jose Valdivielso100000
Ted Lepcio100000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Chuck Schilling412110
Carroll Hardy512000
Jackie Jensen210020
Frank Malzone412200
Jim Pagliaroni302210
Vic Wertz400000
Don Buddin412000
Carl Yastrzemski300011
Gene Conley300003
Dave Hillman000000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jack Kralick5.0732
Chuck Stobbs2.0211
Danny McDevitt1.0111

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Gene Conley6.0743
Dave Hillman2.0332
Mike Fornieles1.0000

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Zoilo Versalles: 9
  • Lenny Green: D9
  • Bob Allison: 131.2-3
  • Jim Lemon: W
  • Harmon Killebrew: W.1-2
  • Earl Battey: 31

Bot 1

  • Chuck Schilling: 8
  • Carroll Hardy: 5
  • Jackie Jensen: 163

Top 2

  • Billy Martin: 9
  • Bill Tuttle: K/C
  • Jack Kralick: 9

Bot 2

  • Frank Malzone: D7/7D
  • Jim Pagliaroni: D7/7D.2-H
  • Vic Wertz: 5/FL
  • Don Buddin: 1
  • Carl Yastrzemski: W
  • Gene Conley: K

Top 3

  • Zoilo Versalles: 6
  • Lenny Green: D7
  • Bob Allison: S7.2-H
  • Jim Lemon: D7.1-3
  • Harmon Killebrew: K/C
  • Earl Battey: K/C

Bot 3

  • Chuck Schilling: S9
  • Carroll Hardy: 7
  • Jackie Jensen: W.1-2
  • Frank Malzone: 7
  • Jim Pagliaroni: D7.2-H;1-3
  • Vic Wertz: 8

Top 4

  • Billy Martin: 6
  • Bill Tuttle: T9
  • Jack Kralick: FC4.3XH(42)
  • Zoilo Versalles: 8/78XD

Bot 4

  • Don Buddin: D7
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 7/L
  • Gene Conley: K
  • Chuck Schilling: S9.2-H;BX2(926)

Top 5

  • Lenny Green: 9
  • Bob Allison: 5/FL
  • Jim Lemon: 9

Bot 5

  • Carroll Hardy: D7
  • Jackie Jensen: 53
  • Frank Malzone: 8
  • Jim Pagliaroni: W
  • Vic Wertz: 8

Top 6

  • Harmon Killebrew: W
  • Earl Battey: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
  • Billy Martin: 4
  • Bill Tuttle: 3/L
  • Joe Altobelli: 5/FL

Bot 6

  • Don Buddin: 7
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 9
  • Gene Conley: K

Top 7

  • Zoilo Versalles: S8
  • Lenny Green: W.1-2
  • Bob Allison: S7.2-H;1-2
  • Jim Lemon: K
  • Harmon Killebrew: K/C
  • Earl Battey: W.2-3;1-2
  • Julio Becquer: 5

Bot 7

  • Chuck Schilling: 9
  • Carroll Hardy: S6/G
  • Jackie Jensen: W.1-2
  • Frank Malzone: D7/78XD.2-H;1-H
  • Jim Pagliaroni: 8
  • Vic Wertz: 3/G

Top 8

  • Bill Tuttle: 53
  • Hal Naragon: 3
  • Zoilo Versalles: S6
  • Lenny Green: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

  • Don Buddin: S7
  • Carl Yastrzemski: K/C
  • Dave Hillman: 34/SH.1-2
  • Chuck Schilling: W
  • Carroll Hardy: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

  • Bob Allison: E6/G
  • Jim Lemon: HR/7D.1-H(UR)
  • Harmon Killebrew: W
  • Earl Battey: W.1-2
  • Jose Valdivielso: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2;B-1
  • Bill Tuttle: 9/9S
  • Ted Lepcio: 31