Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
May 12, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 2, Washington Senators 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 2 0 0 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
Hardy cf 3 1 0 0
Wertz 1b 3 0 1 0
  Runnels 1b 1 0 0 0
Green ss 1 1 1 0
Monbouquette p 1 0 0 1
Totals 26 2 2 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 3b 5 0 1 1
O'Connell 2b 3 0 0 0
Woodling rf 4 0 1 0
Tasby cf 4 0 1 0
King lf 4 0 1 0
Long 1b 4 0 1 0
Green c 4 1 0 0
Mahoney ss 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Veal ss 1 0 0 0
Burnside p 2 0 0 0
  Bright ph 0 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 1
Boston 001 000 100222
Washington 000 000 001151
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  W (2-3) 9.0 5 1 0 4 17
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
4
17
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside  L (0-2) 7.0 2 2 2 6 3
  Sisler   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
6
4

  E–Malzone (2), Runnels (3), Burnside (1).  DP–Washington 2.  PB–Pagliaroni (2).  2B–Boston Green (3,off Burnside), Washington Tasby (3,off Monbouquette); Long (5,off Monbouquette).  SH–Monbouquette (4,off Burnside).  SF–Schilling (1,off Burnside).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  WP–Monbouquette (1).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Al Smith.  T–2:36.  A–6,594.
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