Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 18, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 3 3 0
Geiger cf 4 3 2 4
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 3 3
Nixon c 4 0 1 1
Malzone 3b 5 1 0 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 0
Hardy rf 4 0 0 0
Buddin ss 3 2 2 1
Schwall p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 2 0
Dillard lf 5 0 1 0
Francona 1b 3 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 5 0 1 1
Kirkland rf 4 1 2 0
Essegian cf 3 0 1 0
Held ss 4 0 2 0
Thomas c 4 0 0 0
Grant p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 1
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Boston 202 021 0029121
Cleveland 100 001 0002102
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall  W (9-2) 9.0 10 2 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (8-4) 5.0 8 6 6 1 1
  Allen   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
  Stigman   3.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
3
2

  E–Buddin (18), Phillips 2 (15).  DP–Boston 2, Cleveland 2.  2B–Boston Nixon (8,off Grant), Cleveland Kirkland (15,off Schwall); Nieman (1,off Schwall).  3B–Cleveland Temple (2,off Schwall).  HR–Boston Geiger 2 (13,1st inning off Grant 1 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Grant 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Schwall 2 (6,off Grant,off Stigman); Runnels (1,off Allen).  IBB–Geiger (3,by Grant).  Team LOB–5.  Team–11.  IBB–Grant (1,Geiger).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:20.  A–6,714.
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