Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 2 1
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 1 1 1
  Essegian ph 1 0 1 0
  Heman p 0 0 0 0
Power 1b 5 1 2 1
Kirkland rf 4 1 1 0
Romano c 5 1 3 1
Held ss 5 1 1 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 2 1
Hawkins p 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Totals 42 7 15 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 1 2 1
Geiger cf 5 1 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 2 1
Jensen rf 5 2 2 1
Pagliaroni c 4 1 2 3
Runnels 1b 5 0 3 1
Malzone 3b 5 1 1 1
Buddin ss 3 1 1 0
Delock p 1 1 1 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Muffett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 16 8
Cleveland 200 001 0317152
Boston 121 103 00x8160
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (3-2) 1.1 6 3 3 1 1
  Allen   3.2 6 2 2 1 0
  Antonelli   2.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Heman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
8
8
3
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock  W (2-1) 7.1 10 5 5 2 3
  Stallard   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Nichols   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Muffett  SV (2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
3
4

  E–Hawkins (2), Antonelli (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Francona (10,off Delock); Power (9,off Delock); Held (7,off Delock); Dillard (1,off Stallard); Kirkland (3,off Muffett); Phillips (7,off Muffett), Boston Schilling (5,off Hawkins); Runnels (4,off Allen); Yastrzemski (3,off Allen); Pagliaroni (3,off Allen).  3B–Cleveland Romano (1,off Delock).  HR–Boston Malzone (1,2nd inning off Hawkins 0 on, 0 out); Pagliaroni (2,6th inning off Antonelli 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Delock 2 (3,off Hawkins,off Antonelli); Schilling (2,off Allen).  Team–11.  SB–Jensen (2,2nd base off Allen/Romano).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:54.  A–6,769.
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