Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
June 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Boston Red Sox 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 1 0
Green cf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b,1b,3b 2 0 0 0
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Allison 1b 3 1 1 1
  Valdivielso 3b 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Battey c 3 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 1 1 0
Tuttle rf 4 0 1 0
Ramos p 2 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Palmquist p 0 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 31 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 0 2 0
Geiger cf 5 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 2 1 0
Wertz 1b 2 0 0 0
  Runnels pr,1b 1 1 1 0
Jensen rf 4 2 2 3
Nixon c 4 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 2 1 1 3
Buddin ss 4 2 2 2
Schwall p 3 0 1 0
  Fornieles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Minnesota 000 000 101273
Boston 001 004 30x8101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (3-8) 5.2 7 5 1 3 5
  Pleis   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Palmquist   2.0 3 3 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
3
5
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall  W (5-0) 6.1 3 1 1 4 2
  Fornieles  SV (4) 2.2 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
3

  E–Allison (6), Martin 2 (4), Wertz (3).  DP–Boston 3.  2B–Minnesota Martin (3,off Fornieles), Boston Jensen (8,off Ramos); Yastrzemski (8,off Ramos); Schilling (10,off Ramos).  HR–Minnesota Allison (10,7th inning off Schwall 0 on, 0 out), Boston Buddin 2 (2,3rd inning off Ramos 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Ramos 0 on, 2 out); Malzone (4,6th inning off Ramos 2 on, 2 out); Jensen (6,7th inning off Palmquist 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Dobbek (1,off Fornieles).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Wertz (2,by Palmquist).  Team–9.  IBB–Palmquist (3,Wertz).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:52.
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