Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
June 16, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1961 at Fenway Park. 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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Washington Senators 9, Boston Red Sox 14

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 5 1 1 0
Hinton rf 4 2 2 1
Woodling lf 5 0 1 0
Long 1b 1 2 0 1
Tasby cf 5 1 3 2
Green c 5 1 1 1
Cottier 2b 4 1 2 2
Mahoney ss 4 1 2 2
Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 0 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Gabler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 3 2 1 1
Geiger cf 2 1 1 3
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 1 3
Wertz 1b 4 1 1 3
Jensen rf 5 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 2 1 0
Nixon c 4 3 3 1
Buddin ss 3 2 2 2
Schwall p 0 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 1 0 0
  Runnels ph 1 1 1 1
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 14 11 14
Washington 411 002 0019121
Boston 002 801 03x14111
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant  L (2-5) 3.1 4 7 7 6 0
  Klippstein   0.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Kutyna   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sisler   2.0 1 1 1 3 1
  Gabler   1.0 2 3 3 4 0
Totals
8.0
11
14
14
15
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall   1.2 4 5 4 4 2
  Hillman   2.1 3 1 1 2 1
  Stallard   1.2 1 2 2 3 1
  Fornieles  W (3-3) 3.1 4 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
11
6

  E–Buddin (13).  DP–Washington 1, Boston 1.  2B–Boston Geiger (7,off Sturdivant); Yastrzemski (9,off Klippstein).  3B–Washington Mahoney (1,off Stallard), Boston Buddin (2,off Sisler).  SH–Sturdivant (4,off Hillman); Geiger (5,off Sisler); Fornieles (1,off Gabler).  SF–Long (4,off Fornieles).  HBP–Tasby (1,by Schwall); Schilling (1,by Sturdivant).  Team LOB–14.  Team–12.  SB–Hinton (9,2nd base off Schwall/Nixon).  HBP–Sturdivant (2,Schilling); Schwall (1,Tasby).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–3:44.  A–14,081.
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