Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
April 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 1 1 0
Green cf 4 1 4 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 1 1
Allison rf 4 0 1 1
Lemon lf 4 1 2 1
  Dobbek lf 0 0 0 0
Battey c 4 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 4 0 1 0
Kaat p 3 0 0 0
  Pleis p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 0 0 1
Geiger cf 2 0 0 0
Harrell 3b 4 0 1 0
Jensen rf 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 1 0 0 0
  Nixon c 2 0 0 0
  Malzone ph 1 0 0 0
  Gile pr,c 0 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 0 0
Green ss 3 1 1 0
Muffett p 1 0 0 0
  Hardy ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Repulski ph 1 1 1 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Clinton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 3 1
Minnesota 101 001 0003112
Boston 000 000 020231
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (1-0) 7.1 3 2 1 3 6
  Pleis  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
1
4
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Muffett  L (0-1) 6.0 7 3 3 1 0
  Hillman   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Nichols   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
1

  E–Versalles (1), Bertoia (2), Pagliaroni (1).  2B–Minnesota Lemon (3,off Muffett), Boston Green (1,off Kaat).  HR–Minnesota Lemon (1,6th inning off Muffett 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Green (1,off Muffett).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Jensen (1,by Pleis).  Team–8.  SB–Green (2,2nd base off Muffett/Pagliaroni).  HBP–Pleis (1,Jensen).  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:43.  A–2,309.
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