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Boston Red Sox @
Minnesota Twins
1961-05-07 Β· Day game Β· Metropolitan Stadium Β· Att: 23389 Β· 67Β°F, sunny, dry Β· 2:56
Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 11β9. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 4th. Mike Fornieles earned the win and Billy Muffett picked up the save. Harmon Killebrew went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
W: Mike Fornieles L: Camilo Pascual SV: Billy Muffett
Umpires β HP: Eddie Hurley Β· 1B: Bill Kinnamon Β· 2B: Jim Honochick Β· 3B: Red Flaherty Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Schilling | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Geiger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vic Wertz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Frank Malzone | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Russ Nixon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Carroll Hardy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Bill Monbouquette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Fornieles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zoilo Versalles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lenny Green | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Harmon Killebrew | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Earl Battey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Lemon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Billy Gardner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reno Bertoia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Camilo Pascual | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Elmer Valo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Naragon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Don Mincher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Monbouquette | 3.1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Mike Fornieles | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Billy Muffett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Camilo Pascual | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Chuck Stobbs | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Don Lee | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Schilling: 53
- Gary Geiger: K
- Carl Yastrzemski: W
- Vic Wertz: HR/89XD.1-H
- Frank Malzone: S7
- Russ Nixon: PB.1-3
- Russ Nixon: 43
Bot 1
- Zoilo Versalles: S7
- Lenny Green: SB2
- Lenny Green: K
- Dan Dobbek: 4
- Harmon Killebrew: 53
Top 2
- Carroll Hardy: 13
- Don Buddin: W
- Bill Monbouquette: 2/BP
- Chuck Schilling: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Earl Battey: K
- Jim Lemon: 31
- Billy Gardner: 7
Top 3
- Gary Geiger: 8
- Carl Yastrzemski: 53
- Vic Wertz: K
Bot 3
- Reno Bertoia: 63
- Camilo Pascual: W
- Zoilo Versalles: D7.1-H
- Lenny Green: SB3
- Lenny Green: S9/G.3-H
- Dan Dobbek: 5/FL
- Harmon Killebrew: SB2
- Harmon Killebrew: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Earl Battey: K/C
Top 4
- Frank Malzone: S9
- Russ Nixon: 9
- Carroll Hardy: 8
- Don Buddin: E5/TH.1-3
- Bill Monbouquette: W.1-2
- Chuck Schilling: HR/7D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Gary Geiger: 3/G
Bot 4
- Jim Lemon: S4
- Billy Gardner: S8.1-2
- Reno Bertoia: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Elmer Valo: S9.3-H(RBI);1-2
- Zoilo Versalles: K
- Lenny Green: 4
Top 5
- Carl Yastrzemski: 31
- Vic Wertz: S7
- Frank Malzone: W.1-2
- Russ Nixon: D9.2-H;1-H
- Carroll Hardy: 9
- Don Buddin: 6
Bot 5
- Dan Dobbek: 31
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/89XD
- Earl Battey: 63
- Jim Lemon: 63
Top 6
- Mike Fornieles: 8
- Chuck Schilling: 63
- Gary Geiger: 43
Bot 6
- Billy Gardner: 53
- Reno Bertoia: 3
- Hal Naragon: 31
Top 7
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
- Vic Wertz: K
- Frank Malzone: 13
Bot 7
- Zoilo Versalles: 5/L
- Lenny Green: S8
- Dan Dobbek: 8
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/8XD.1-H
- Earl Battey: 3/FL
Top 8
- Russ Nixon: HP
- Carroll Hardy: S1/BG.1-2
- Don Buddin: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Mike Fornieles: K
- Chuck Schilling: D7/7D.3-H;2-H
- Gary Geiger: 63
Bot 8
- Jim Lemon: W
- Billy Gardner: 54(1)3/GDP
- Bob Allison: W
- Don Mincher: W.1-2
- Zoilo Versalles: 7
Top 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
- Vic Wertz: W
- Frank Malzone: 63.1-2
- Russ Nixon: S8.2-H
- Carroll Hardy: S7.1-2
- Don Buddin: W.2-3;1-2
- Mike Fornieles: 5(2)/FO
Bot 9
- Lenny Green: W
- Dan Dobbek: S7.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: 5(2)/FO.1-2
- Earl Battey: S8.2-H;1-3
- Jim Lemon: 8/SF.3-H(RBI)
- Billy Gardner: 13























