Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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."

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Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 12

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Runnels 2b 5 0 1 2
Geiger cf 6 0 2 1
Yastrzemski lf 6 2 3 1
Wertz 1b 4 3 2 1
Malzone 3b 6 1 1 1
Pagliaroni c 4 2 1 0
Hardy rf 5 2 4 2
Buddin ss 3 1 2 1
Delock p 1 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 1 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 0 0 0 1
  Muffett p 1 0 0 1
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 17 11
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 2 2 0
Piersall cf 5 2 3 4
Francona 1b 4 2 4 3
Phillips 3b 5 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 5 1 2 0
Essegian lf 5 0 3 0
Romano c 4 2 2 1
  Thomas c 1 0 0 0
Held ss 3 2 2 1
Bell p 3 1 1 1
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 20 10
Boston 000 203 51011172
Cleveland 101 420 40x12201
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock   4.0 9 6 2 0 0
  Cisco   1.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Muffett  L (2-10) 2.0 5 4 4 0 1
  Earley   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
20
12
8
2
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   5.2 7 5 5 4 9
  Allen   0.2 4 4 4 0 1
  Funk   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Stigman   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Locke  W (3-0) 1.1 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
17
11
11
7
10

  E–Wertz (6), Malzone (12), Francona (6).  DP–Boston 2.  PB–Pagliaroni (6); Romano (6).  2B–Boston Pagliaroni (9,off Stigman); Hardy (10,off Stigman), Cleveland Temple (14,off Delock); Essegian (7,off Delock); Held (14,off Delock); Piersall (17,off Delock); Romano (22,off Cisco).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (6,4th inning off Bell 0 on, 1 out); Wertz (10,4th inning off Bell 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Piersall (3,7th inning off Muffett 2 on, 2 out); Francona (9,7th inning off Muffett 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Wertz (3,by Locke); Held (5,by Earley).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Francona (3,off Delock).  Team–9.  IBB–Earley (2,Held); Locke (2,Wertz).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Linsalata, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:15.  A–6,179.
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