Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
June 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 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 12, Boston Red Sox 13

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Veal ss 4 0 0 0
Klaus 3b 5 1 1 0
Woodling lf 4 2 2 2
  Hinton pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Long 1b 4 2 2 2
Tasby cf 5 1 2 5
King rf 3 1 1 0
Cottier 2b 5 0 1 0
Daley c 5 2 3 2
Mathias p 4 2 1 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 13 11
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 1 1 0
Hardy lf 4 2 2 1
Geiger cf 3 1 0 1
Jensen rf 4 2 1 1
Malzone 3b 4 2 1 1
Pagliaroni c 5 1 1 4
Wertz 1b 4 0 1 1
  Runnels pr 0 1 0 0
Buddin ss 4 3 3 1
Delock p 1 0 0 0
  Repulski ph 1 0 0 0
  Muffett p 1 0 0 0
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Harrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 38 13 11 11
Washington 000 142 00512131
Boston 000 212 00813111
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Mathias   8.2 8 9 7 3 5
  Sisler  L (1-2) 0.0 1 4 4 3 0
  Kutyna   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
11
13
11
6
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock   5.0 6 5 1 2 2
  Muffett   3.1 5 4 4 0 1
  Wills  W (3-2) 0.2 2 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
12
8
4
3

  E–Veal (4), Delock (3).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Washington Tasby (7,off Delock); Daley (3,off Delock); King (7,off Muffett); Klaus (4,off Muffett), Boston Jensen (9,off Mathias).  3B–Boston Malzone (2,off Mathias).  HR–Washington Long (9,5th inning off Delock 1 on, 2 out); Daley (2,6th inning off Muffett 1 on, 1 out); Tasby (10,9th inning off Wills 3 on, 1 out), Boston Buddin (3,6th inning off Mathias 0 on, 2 out); Pagliaroni (6,9th inning off Sisler 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Veal (4,off Delock).  IBB–King (2,by Delock).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Geiger (3,by Mathias).  Team–6.  SB–Hinton (10,2nd base off Wills/Pagliaroni).  HBP–Mathias (1,Geiger).  IBB–Delock (2,King).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:47.
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