Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
August 10, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Boston Red Sox 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 0 1 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
Tuttle 3b 4 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 0 1 0
Lemon lf 4 1 1 1
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
Battey c 2 0 0 0
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
Lepcio 2b 3 0 0 0
Versalles ss 4 1 2 1
Schroll p 1 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Altobelli ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 0 1 0
Geiger cf 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 3 0 0 0
  Runnels 1b 0 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 3 1 3 1
Pagliaroni c 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 3 1 2 1
Buddin ss 4 0 0 0
Stallard p 4 0 1 1
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Minnesota 000 011 000261
Boston 021 000 00x380
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Schroll  L (0-2) 6.0 8 3 3 4 1
  Kaat   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
5
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  W (1-1) 8.2 6 2 2 5 8
  Earley  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
9

  E–Tuttle (11).  DP–Minnesota 1, Boston 1.  2B–Boston Jensen (18,off Schroll); Stallard (1,off Schroll); Malzone (12,off Schroll).  HR–Minnesota Versalles (5,5th inning off Stallard 0 on, 0 out); Lemon (12,6th inning off Stallard 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  WP–Schroll (1).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:53.  A–8,044.
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