Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
April 30, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 0 0 0
Geiger cf 4 1 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 2 1 0
Wertz 1b 3 1 2 3
  Harrell 3b 0 0 0 0
Runnels 3b,1b 4 0 2 0
Hardy rf 4 0 0 0
Nixon c 4 0 1 0
Green ss 4 0 0 0
Monbouquette p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 2 0
Francona lf 2 1 0 0
Piersall cf 5 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 2 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 3 0 2 0
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Romano c 3 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Bell p 3 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 1
Boston 000 101 002471
Cleveland 200 000 000281
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  W (1-3) 9.0 8 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (0-4) 8.1 6 4 3 2 8
  Funk   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
9

  E–Hardy (1), Romano (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (1,off Bell), Cleveland Piersall (5,off Monbouquette); Power (5,off Monbouquette).  HR–Boston Wertz (2,9th inning off Bell 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–10.  SB–Geiger (2,2nd base off Bell/Romano).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:06.
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