Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
September 2, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 0 1 1
Geiger cf 3 1 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 2 0
Malzone 3b 3 0 0 1
Jensen rf 4 0 2 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 0
Green ss 3 1 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
Monbouquette p 3 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 0 2 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 0 1 0
Lemon lf 4 0 0 0
Battey c 2 1 0 0
  Naragon c 2 0 1 0
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
Tuttle 3b 3 0 1 0
Versalles ss 4 0 3 0
Lee p 2 0 0 0
  Altobelli ph 0 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 0
Boston 100 010 000262
Minnesota 000 010 000190
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  W (11-12) 8.1 9 1 0 0 6
  Earley  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
0
0
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (3-5) 9.0 6 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
5

  E–Runnels (6), Green (9).  DP–Boston 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (25,off Lee).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Lee (4,off Monbouquette); Tuttle (9,off Monbouquette).  Team–8.  CS–Jensen (9,2nd base by Lee/Naragon).  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:25.  A–11,473.
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