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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Athletics 2

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Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Athletics 2

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, June 7, 1961 (D) at Fenway Park

KC  A    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
BOS A    0  0  0    1  4  0    1  0  x  -   6  8  0
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howser ss                     5   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
Lumpe 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   5
Bauer rf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Siebern 1b                    3   1   2   0       1   0      10   0
Pignatano c                   4   0   1   1       0   1       6   0
Sullivan lf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Posada cf                     3   0   1   1       1   1       3   0
Bertoia 3b                    4   0   2   0       0   2       0   3
Daley p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Boyd ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Herbert p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nuxhall p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Larsen p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2       2   7      24  13
FIELDING - 
E: Bertoia (11).
BATTING - 
2B: Pignatano (4,off Schwall); Siebern (10,off Schwall).
GDP: Howser (4,off Schwall).
Team LOB: 8.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schilling 2b                  3   1   1   0       2   0       1   6
Geiger cf                     5   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Hardy lf                      4   2   3   1       0   1       1   0
Jensen rf                     3   2   2   2       1   0       1   0
Malzone 3b                    4   0   1   1       0   0       1   4
Pagliaroni c                  3   0   0   1       0   2       6   1
Wertz 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
  Runnels 1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Buddin ss                     2   0   0   0       2   1       4   1
Schwall p                     3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   6   8   5       5   6      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Malzone-Schilling-Runnels.
BATTING - 
2B: Schilling (9,off Daley); Jensen 2 (7,off Daley 2).
SH: Schwall (2,off Larsen).
SF: Pagliaroni (1,off Daley).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Jensen (3,3rd base off Daley/Pignatano); Hardy (1,Home off Nuxhall/Pignatano).
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Daley L(4-7)                  5     7   5   1   1   4   0  24
Herbert                       1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5
Nuxhall                       1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5
Larsen                        1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        8     8   6   2   5   6   0  38

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schwall W(4-0)                9     9   2   2   2   7   0  37
WP: Schwall (1).
Umpires: HP - Al Smith, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 3100
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         Boston Red Sox           
1. Howser              ss        Schilling           2b
2. Lumpe               2b        Geiger              cf
3. Bauer               rf        Hardy               lf
4. Siebern             1b        Jensen              rf
5. Pignatano           c         Malzone             3b
6. Sullivan            lf        Pagliaroni          c
7. Posada              cf        Wertz               1b
8. Bertoia             3b        Buddin              ss
9. Daley               p         Schwall             p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Howser grounded out (third to first); Lumpe
singled to left; Bauer flied out to right; Schwall threw a wild
pitch [Lumpe to second]; Siebern walked; Pignatano struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Schilling grounded out (third to first); Geiger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hardy singled to right; Jensen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sullivan flied out to center; Posada walked;
Bertoia struck out; Daley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Malzone grounded out (second to first); Pagliaroni
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wertz was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Howser flied out to center; Lumpe grounded out
(second to first); Bauer singled to center; Siebern singled to
right [Bauer to second]; Pignatano doubled to left [Bauer
scored, Siebern to third]; Sullivan made an out to third; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Buddin struck out; Schwall singled to right;
Schilling doubled to left [Schwall to third]; Geiger made an out
to shortstop; Hardy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Posada struck out; Bertoia struck out; Daley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Jensen doubled to left; Malzone flied out to left;
Jensen stole third; Pagliaroni hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Jensen scored]; Wertz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Howser made an out to shortstop; Lumpe grounded
out (second to first); Bauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Buddin grounded out (shortstop to first); Schwall
reached on an error by Bertoia; Schilling walked [Schwall to
second]; Geiger grounded out (second to first) [Schwall to
third, Schilling to second]; Hardy singled to shortstop [Schwall
scored (unearned), Schilling to third]; Jensen doubled to left
[Schilling scored (unearned), Hardy scored (unearned)]; Malzone
singled to left [Jensen scored (unearned)]; Pagliaroni struck
out; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Siebern doubled; Pignatano flied out to left;
Sullivan struck out; Posada singled [Siebern scored]; Bertoia
singled [Posada to second]; BOYD BATTED FOR DALEY; Boyd forced
Bertoia (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: HERBERT REPLACED BOYD (PITCHING); Wertz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Buddin walked; Schwall forced Buddin
(second to shortstop); Schilling walked [Schwall to second];
Geiger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Howser singled; Lumpe forced Howser (second to
shortstop); Bauer flied out to center; Siebern forced Lumpe
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: NUXHALL REPLACED HERBERT (PITCHING); Hardy singled;
Jensen walked [Hardy to second]; Malzone forced Jensen (third to
second) [Hardy to third]; Pagliaroni struck out while Hardy
stole home; Wertz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RUNNELS REPLACED WERTZ (PLAYING 1B); Pignatano
grounded out (third to first); Sullivan struck out; Posada
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: LARSEN REPLACED NUXHALL (PITCHING); Buddin walked;
Schwall out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Buddin to
second]; Schilling flied out to center; Geiger struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bertoia singled to right; Larsen struck out;
Howser grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Bertoia out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        2   9   1    8
 Red Sox          6   8   0    8
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