Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 19, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox 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 1, Cleveland Indians 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 0 1 0
Geiger cf 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 2 0
Nixon c 4 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 1 1 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 2 0
Hardy rf 3 0 0 0
Buddin ss 2 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 0 0 0 1
  Muffett p 0 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
Conley p 2 0 1 0
  Green ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Dillard lf 4 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 1 1 1
Phillips 3b 3 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 3 2 2 1
Essegian cf 3 0 1 1
Romano c 3 0 0 1
Held ss 2 0 0 0
Latman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4
Boston 000 000 100180
Cleveland 022 000 00x450
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Conley  L (4-8) 6.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Muffett   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
1
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  W (9-0) 9.0 8 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Essegian (6,off Conley).  HR–Cleveland Francona (8,3rd inning off Conley 0 on, 1 out); Kirkland (17,3rd inning off Conley 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Wertz (5,off Latman).  Team LOB–7.  Team–2.  SB–Yastrzemski (4,2nd base off Latman/Romano).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Joe Linsalata.  T–1:52.
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