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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4

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Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4

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Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1961 (N) at Fenway Park

MIN A    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4 10  0
BOS A    0  1  1    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   5 10  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  5   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Green cf                      4   1   2   0       1   0       5   0
Allison rf                    5   1   2   2       0   0       2   1
Lemon lf                      4   1   2   2       1   1       4   0
Killebrew 1b                  2   0   0   0       3   2       3   1
Battey c                      3   0   1   0       2   1       4   1
Martin 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Becquer ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Valdivielso 2b              1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Tuttle 3b                     5   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
Kralick p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Altobelli ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stobbs p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Naragon ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDevitt p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lepcio ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   4  10   4       7   5      24   7
BATTING - 
2B: Green 2 (22,off Conley 2); Lemon (20,off Conley).
3B: Tuttle (3,off Conley).
HR: Lemon (11,9th inning off Hillman 1 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 14.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schilling 2b                  4   1   2   1       1   0       1   2
Hardy cf                      5   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Jensen rf                     2   1   0   0       2   0       6   0
Malzone 3b                    4   1   2   2       0   0       4   1
Pagliaroni c                  3   0   2   2       1   0       6   0
Wertz 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Runnels 1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Buddin ss                     4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Yastrzemski lf                3   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Conley p                      3   0   0   0       0   3       2   1
  Hillman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fornieles p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       32   5  10   5       5   4      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Buddin (22).
BATTING - 
2B: Malzone 2 (11,off Kralick,off Stobbs); Pagliaroni 2 (12,off Kralick 2);
Buddin (18,off Kralick); Hardy (14,off Kralick).
SH: Hillman (2,off McDevitt).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kralick L(10-8)               5     7   3   3   3   2   0  24
Stobbs                        2     2   2   2   1   1   0   9
McDevitt                      1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        8    10   5   5   5   4   0  38

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Conley W(6-10)                6     7   2   2   4   3   0  29
Hillman                       2     3   2   1   3   2   1  13
Fornieles SV(11)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    10   4   3   7   5   1  45
Conley faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
Hillman faced 4 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hillman 2-1; Fornieles 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Joe Linsalata, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bob Stewart
Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 12576
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox           
1. Versalles           ss        Schilling           2b
2. Green               cf        Hardy               cf
3. Allison             rf        Jensen              rf
4. Lemon               lf        Malzone             3b
5. Killebrew           1b        Pagliaroni          c
6. Battey              c         Wertz               1b
7. Martin              2b        Buddin              ss
8. Tuttle              3b        Yastrzemski         lf
9. Kralick             p         Conley              p

TWINS 1ST: Versalles flied out to right; Green doubled to right;
Allison grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher) [Green to
third]; Lemon walked; Killebrew walked [Lemon to second]; Battey
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Schilling flied out to center; Hardy made an out to
third; Jensen grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Martin flied out to right; Tuttle was called out on
strikes; Kralick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Malzone doubled to left; Pagliaroni doubled to left
[Malzone scored]; Wertz popped to third in foul territory;
Buddin made an out to pitcher; Yastrzemski walked; Conley struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Versalles made an out to shortstop; Green doubled to
left; Allison singled to left [Green scored]; Lemon doubled to
left [Allison to third]; Killebrew was called out on strikes;
Battey was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Schilling singled to right; Hardy flied out to
left; Jensen walked [Schilling to second]; Malzone flied out to
left; Pagliaroni doubled to left [Schilling scored, Jensen to
third]; Wertz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Martin made an out to shortstop; Tuttle tripled to
right; Kralick reached on a fielder's choice [Tuttle out at home
(second to catcher)]; Versalles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Buddin doubled to left; Yastrzemski lined to left;
Conley struck out; Schilling singled to right [Buddin scored,
Schilling out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: Green flied out to right; Allison popped to third in
foul territory; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hardy doubled to left; Jensen grounded out (third
to first); Malzone flied out to center; Pagliaroni walked; Wertz
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew walked; Battey singled to left [Killebrew
to third, Battey to second (on throw)]; Martin made an out to
second; Tuttle lined to first; ALTOBELLI BATTED FOR KRALICK;
Altobelli popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: STOBBS REPLACED ALTOBELLI (PITCHING); Buddin flied
out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Conley struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Versalles singled to center; Green walked [Versalles
to second]; HILLMAN REPLACED CONLEY (PITCHING); Allison singled
to left [Versalles scored, Green to second]; Lemon struck out;
Killebrew was called out on strikes; Battey walked [Green to
third, Allison to second]; BECQUER BATTED FOR MARTIN; Becquer
made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: VALDIVIELSO REPLACED BECQUER (PLAYING 2B);
Schilling flied out to right; Hardy singled to shortstop; Jensen
walked [Hardy to second]; Malzone doubled to left [Hardy scored,
Jensen scored]; Pagliaroni flied out to center; Wertz grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
5.

TWINS 8TH: RUNNELS REPLACED WERTZ (PLAYING 1B); Tuttle grounded
out (third to first); NARAGON BATTED FOR STOBBS; Naragon made an
out to first; Versalles singled to shortstop; Green forced
Versalles (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: MCDEVITT REPLACED NARAGON (PITCHING); Buddin
singled to left; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Hillman
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Buddin to second];
Schilling walked; Hardy forced Schilling (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: Allison reached on an error by Buddin; Lemon homered
to left [Allison scored (unearned)]; Killebrew walked; Battey
walked [Killebrew to second]; FORNIELES REPLACED HILLMAN
(PITCHING); On a bunt Valdivielso forced Killebrew (pitcher to
third) [Battey to second, Valdivielso to first]; Tuttle flied
out to right; LEPCIO BATTED FOR MCDEVITT; Lepcio grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Red
Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            4  10   0   14
 Red Sox          5  10   1    9
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