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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 2 (1)

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Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 2 (1)

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1961 (D) at Fenway Park

DET A    0  0  0    3  3  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  3
BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McAuliffe ss                  4   1   1   0       0   0       2   3
Bruton cf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
Kaline rf                     3   2   1   1       0   1       2   0
Colavito lf                   4   1   2   5       0   0       2   0
Cash 1b                       3   0   1   0       1   0       7   0
Boros 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   5
Wood 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Brown c                       3   0   0   0       1   0       8   2
Bunning p                     4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   6   9   6       2   2      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Brown-Boros-McAuliffe.
E: Kaline (3), Wood (17), Bunning (2).
BATTING - 
2B: McAuliffe (3,off Muffett); Kaline (18,off Stallard); Wood (11,off Stallard).
HR: Colavito (21,4th inning off Muffett 2 on 0 out).
SH: Kaline (3,off Muffett).
GDP: Bunning (2,off Stallard).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wood (12,3rd base off Stallard/Nixon).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schilling 2b                  4   0   1   0       0   2       5   5
Geiger cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       3   1
Yastrzemski lf                4   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
Nixon c                       4   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Malzone 3b                    4   0   0   1       0   0       1   3
Jensen rf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Runnels 1b                    4   0   2   0       0   1      13   1
Buddin ss                     3   0   1   1       1   0       1   6
Muffett p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stallard p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Green ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wood p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Pagliaroni ph               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2       2   6      27  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Malzone-Schilling-Runnels.
E: Malzone (11).
BATTING - 
2B: Nixon (7,off Bunning); Buddin (13,off Bunning).
GDP: Muffett (1,off Bunning).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Jensen (6,2nd base by Bunning/Brown).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bunning W(8-6)                9     7   2   2   2   6   0  36

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Muffett L(2-9)                4     6   5   4   1   1   1  19
Stallard                      3     3   1   1   1   0   0  11
Wood                          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        9     9   6   5   2   2   1  36
Muffett faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Stallard 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Red Flaherty
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 7785
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. McAuliffe           ss        Schilling           2b
2. Bruton              cf        Geiger              cf
3. Kaline              rf        Yastrzemski         lf
4. Colavito            lf        Nixon               c
5. Cash                1b        Malzone             3b
6. Boros               3b        Jensen              rf
7. Wood                2b        Runnels             1b
8. Brown               c         Buddin              ss
9. Bunning             p         Muffett             p

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Bruton
flied out to right; Kaline struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Schilling was called out on strikes; Geiger was
called out on strikes; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Colavito made an out to second; Cash walked; Boros
singled to center [Cash out at third (center to third)]; Wood
forced Boros (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Nixon flied out to center; Malzone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jensen reached on an error by Bunning;
Jensen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brown grounded out (catcher to first); Bunning
grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Runnels singled to center; Buddin reached on an
error by Wood (assist by McAuliffe) [Runnels to second, Buddin
to first]; On a bunt Muffett grounded into a double play
(catcher to third to shortstop) [Buddin to second, Runnels out
at third]; Schilling flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Bruton singled to shortstop; Kaline
reached on an error by Malzone on a sacrifice bunt [Bruton to
second, Kaline to first]; Colavito homered to left [Bruton
scored, Kaline scored (unearned)]; Cash singled to left; Boros
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash to second]; Wood
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash stayed at second]; Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Geiger flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); Nixon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Bunning singled to right; McAuliffe doubled to left
[Bunning to third]; STALLARD REPLACED MUFFETT (PITCHING); Bruton
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bunning stayed at third,
McAuliffe stayed at second]; Kaline doubled to left [Bunning
scored, McAuliffe to third]; Colavito singled to left [McAuliffe
scored, Kaline scored, Colavito out at second (left to second)];
Cash flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Malzone grounded out (third to first); Jensen
grounded out (third to first); Runnels was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Boros made an out to shortstop; Wood doubled to
right; Wood stole third; Brown walked; Bunning grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Brown out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Buddin made an out to first; Stallard grounded out
(third to first); Schilling singled to left; Geiger popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red
Sox 0.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe made an out to second; Bruton grounded out
(second to first); Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Nixon
doubled to right [Nixon to third (error by Kaline)]; Malzone
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nixon scored]; Jensen walked;
Runnels singled to right [Jensen to third]; Buddin doubled to
left [Jensen scored, Runnels to third]; GREEN BATTED FOR
STALLARD; Green flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 6, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: WOOD REPLACED GREEN (PITCHING); Colavito grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (first to pitcher);
Boros grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Schilling was called out on strikes; Geiger singled
to center; Yastrzemski singled to center [Geiger to second];
Nixon forced Yastrzemski (second unassisted) [Geiger to third];
Malzone forced Nixon (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 6, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Wood struck out; Brown flied out to center; Bunning
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Jensen flied out to center; Runnels flied out to
left; Buddin walked; PAGLIARONI BATTED FOR WOOD; Pagliaroni
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           6   9   3    3
 Red Sox          2   7   1    7
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