Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
August 8, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 0 0
Green cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Allison rf 5 1 2 0
Lemon lf 4 1 1 1
  Lepcio 3b 0 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 1 2 0
Battey c 3 2 1 1
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0
Tuttle 3b,cf 3 1 1 1
Pascual p 4 0 2 3
Totals 37 6 11 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Runnels 2b 3 1 1 0
Geiger cf 4 1 1 4
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0
Wertz 1b 4 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 3 0 1 0
Buddin ss 2 2 2 1
Monbouquette p 1 1 0 0
  Muffett p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
Minnesota 000 033 0006111
Boston 004 000 100561
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (9-12) 9.0 6 5 5 3 10
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
10
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  L (8-11) 5.0 7 5 5 1 4
  Muffett   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Hillman   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
8

  E–Killebrew (20), Malzone (15).  DP–Minnesota 2, Boston 2.  2B–Minnesota Battey (16,off Monbouquette); Pascual (2,off Monbouquette); Allison (14,off Monbouquette); Lemon (19,off Monbouquette), Boston Jensen (17,off Pascual).  3B–Minnesota Killebrew (6,off Monbouquette).  HR–Boston Geiger (16,3rd inning off Pascual 3 on, 1 out); Buddin (6,7th inning off Pascual 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Battey (3,by Muffett).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Monbouquette (10,off Pascual).  Team–1.  CS–Malzone (3,2nd base by Pascual/Battey).  HBP–Muffett (2,Battey).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Joe Linsalata, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:42.  A–17,499.
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