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Boston Red Sox @
Cleveland Guardians
1961-08-15 Β· Night game Β· Cleveland Stadium Β· Att: 5519 Β· 2:29
Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 8β0. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 5th. Gene Conley earned the win. Frank Malzone went 5-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
W: Gene Conley L: Gary Bell SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Red Flaherty Β· 1B: Jim Honochick Β· 2B: Bill Kinnamon Β· 3B: Eddie Hurley Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Schilling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Gary Geiger | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Vic Wertz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Malzone | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Russ Nixon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jackie Jensen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Carroll Hardy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Gene Conley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Temple | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Piersall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tito Francona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Willie Kirkland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bubba Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Romano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woodie Held | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Locke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Conley | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Bell | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Bobby Locke | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Dick Stigman | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Schilling: 5/L
- Gary Geiger: K
- Vic Wertz: 8
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: D
- Jim Piersall: 9
- Tito Francona: 6/L
- Willie Kirkland: 7
Top 2
- Frank Malzone: HR/7D
- Russ Nixon: K
- Jackie Jensen: 6/FL
- Carroll Hardy: 4/L
Bot 2
- Bubba Phillips: 8
- John Romano: W
- Vic Power: 9
- Woodie Held: 1/L
Top 3
- Don Buddin: W
- Gene Conley: K
- Chuck Schilling: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Gary Bell: 9
- Johnny Temple: W
- Jim Piersall: 43.1-2
- Tito Francona: K
Top 4
- Gary Geiger: 6/P
- Vic Wertz: 8
- Frank Malzone: S
- Russ Nixon: 8
Bot 4
- Willie Kirkland: 9
- Bubba Phillips: D
- John Romano: K/C
- Vic Power: 31
Top 5
- Jackie Jensen: HR/8XD
- Carroll Hardy: HR/7D
- Don Buddin: 53
- Gene Conley: HR/8XD
- Chuck Schilling: W
- Gary Geiger: W.1-2
- Vic Wertz: S9.2-H;1-3
- Frank Malzone: S9.3-H;1X3(95);B-2(TH)
- Russ Nixon: 43
Bot 5
- Woodie Held: 53
- Bobby Locke: K
- Johnny Temple: S
- Jim Piersall: S/BG.1-2
- Tito Francona: 6/P
Top 6
- Jackie Jensen: S1/1
- Carroll Hardy: W.1-2
- Don Buddin: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
- Gene Conley: 63
- Chuck Schilling: W
- Gary Geiger: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Vic Wertz: K
Bot 6
- Willie Kirkland: 4/P
- Bubba Phillips: 7/7D
- John Romano: 3/P
Top 7
- Frank Malzone: HR/7D
- Russ Nixon: 1/P
- Jackie Jensen: K/C
- Carroll Hardy: K
Bot 7
- Vic Power: 6/P
- Woodie Held: S7.B-2(E7)
- Don Dillard: 43.2-3
- Johnny Temple: 7
Top 8
- Don Buddin: 53
- Gene Conley: K
- Chuck Schilling: 3/P
Bot 8
- Jim Piersall: S
- Tito Francona: 8/L
- Willie Kirkland: 2/P
- Bubba Phillips: 5/FL
Top 9
- Gary Geiger: 31
- Vic Wertz: 5/P
- Frank Malzone: S
- Russ Nixon: S.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: K
Bot 9
- John Romano: 53
- Vic Power: 9
- Woodie Held: 53


















