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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2

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Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, June 14, 1961 (D) at Briggs Stadium

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  5
DET A    0  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schilling 2b                  5   0   0   0       0   2       3   5
Geiger cf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Yastrzemski lf                5   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Wertz 1b                      3   0   1   0       1   1      10   0
Jensen rf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Malzone 3b                    3   0   1   1       0   0       0   3
Nixon c                       4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Buddin ss                     3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Muffett p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Runnels ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nichols p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Ginsberg ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   2   8   2       2   5      24  12
FIELDING - 
E: Yastrzemski (2), Malzone 3 (9), Buddin (11).
BATTING - 
2B: Wertz (9,off Lary).
SF: Malzone (2,off Lary).
HBP: Geiger (2,by Lary).
Team LOB: 10.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wood 2b                       5   1   2   1       0   0       2   2
Bruton cf                     5   1   1   2       0   1       3   0
Maxwell lf                    2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
  Virgil ph,3b                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Colavito rf                   4   0   3   0       0   0       2   0
Cash 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       8   2
Osborne 3b                    2   1   0   0       1   0       1   1
  Morton ph,lf                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brown c                       4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Fernandez ss                  3   1   1   0       1   0       1   5
Lary p                        3   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
Totals                       34   4   7   3       3   2      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Wood (12).
BATTING - 
3B: Bruton (3,off Muffett).
SH: Lary (2,off Nichols).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Muffett L(2-6)                6     6   4   2   2   2   0  28
Nichols                       2     1   0   0   1   0   0  10
Totals                        8     7   4   2   3   2   0  38

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lary W(10-3)                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  39
HBP: Lary (4,Geiger).
Umpires: HP - Joe Linsalata, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Charlie Berry
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 8202
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. Schilling           2b        Wood                2b
2. Geiger              cf        Bruton              cf
3. Yastrzemski         lf        Maxwell             lf
4. Wertz               1b        Colavito            rf
5. Jensen              rf        Cash                1b
6. Malzone             3b        Osborne             3b
7. Nixon               c         Brown               c
8. Buddin              ss        Fernandez           ss
9. Muffett             p         Lary                p

RED SOX 1ST: Schilling grounded out (shortstop to first); Geiger
was hit by a pitch; Yastrzemski lined to shortstop; Wertz walked
[Geiger to second]; Jensen singled to left [Geiger to third,
Wertz to second]; Malzone forced Jensen (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Wood grounded out (third to first); Bruton struck
out; Maxwell walked; Colavito singled to left [Maxwell to
second]; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Nixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Buddin
walked; Muffett struck out; Schilling grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Osborne walked; Brown flied out to right; Fernandez
reached on an error by Malzone [Osborne to second, Fernandez to
first]; Lary struck out; Wood singled to left [Osborne scored
(unearned), Fernandez to third, Wood to second (error by
Yastrzemski)]; Bruton grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Geiger grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wertz doubled to left; Jensen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Maxwell grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Colavito
singled to left; Cash forced Colavito (second to shortstop);
Osborne flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Malzone singled to left; Nixon flied out to center;
Buddin flied out to left; Muffett reached on an error by Wood
[Malzone to second]; Schilling struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Brown grounded out (second to first); Fernandez
singled to left; Lary popped to shortstop; Wood singled to right
[Fernandez to second]; Bruton tripled to right [Fernandez
scored, Wood scored]; Maxwell reached on an error by Malzone
[Bruton scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Colavito flied out to left;
3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Geiger flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wertz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash popped to second; Osborne grounded out (second
to first); Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Jensen grounded out (third to first); Malzone
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Nixon flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Fernandez grounded out (third to first); Lary
grounded out (second to first); Wood popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Buddin popped to third in foul territory; RUNNELS
BATTED FOR MUFFETT; Runnels flied out to left; Schilling struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: NICHOLS REPLACED RUNNELS (PITCHING); Bruton grounded
out (second to first); VIRGIL BATTED FOR MAXWELL; Virgil reached
on an error by Malzone; Colavito singled to center [Virgil to
second]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Virgil to third,
Colavito to second]; MORTON BATTED FOR OSBORNE; Morton popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: VIRGIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MORTON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Geiger singled to right; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Geiger to second]; Wertz struck out; Jensen
singled to left [Geiger to third, Yastrzemski to second];
Malzone hit a sacrifice fly to center [Geiger scored,
Yastrzemski to third]; Nixon singled to center [Yastrzemski
scored, Jensen to second]; Buddin popped to first; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Brown flied out to center; Fernandez walked; Lary
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fernandez to
second]; Wood reached on an error by Buddin [Fernandez to third,
Wood to first]; Bruton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: GINSBERG BATTED FOR NICHOLS; Ginsberg singled to
center; Schilling forced Ginsberg (shortstop to second); Geiger
flied out to center; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   8   5   10
 Tigers           4   7   1   10
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