Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox
August 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 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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Los Angeles Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 8

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 4 2 2 4
Koppe ss 4 0 1 1
Thomas L. rf 4 0 0 0
Wagner lf 5 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bilko ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Averill c 2 2 0 0
Thomas G. 3b 3 2 1 1
Moran 2b 3 1 1 1
Moeller p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Sadowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 1 1 1
Hardy cf 4 1 1 0
Jensen rf 4 1 2 0
Malzone 3b 3 2 2 1
Pagliaroni c 3 2 1 1
Wertz 1b 3 1 2 3
Buddin ss 3 0 2 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Stallard p 2 0 0 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Earley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 7
Los Angeles 110 203 000771
Boston 024 000 1018112
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller   2.2 8 6 6 2 1
  Kline   2.1 0 0 0 0 4
  Morgan   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Fowler  L (5-4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.1
11
8
8
3
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard   5.1 4 6 5 6 4
  Cisco   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Earley  W (2-4) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
7
6
7
7

  E–L Thomas (5), Pagliaroni (8), Yastrzemski (5).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Boston 1.  2B–Los Angeles G Thomas (4,off Stallard), Boston Malzone 2 (8,off Moeller,off Morgan); Pagliaroni (10,off Moeller); Hardy (12,off Moeller); Buddin (17,off Moeller); Jensen (16,off Morgan).  HR–Los Angeles Pearson (7,1st inning off Stallard 0 on, 0 out), Boston Schilling (4,9th inning off Fowler 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Pearson (1,off Stallard).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Buddin (4,off Morgan).  Team–4.  SB–G Thomas (2,2nd base off Stallard/Pagliaroni).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Harry Schwarts, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:49.  A–11,865.
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