Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
September 5, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1961 at Fenway Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 1 0
Francona lf 5 2 3 2
Essegian cf 5 2 2 2
Kirkland rf 5 0 1 1
Power 1b 5 2 2 0
Held ss 5 0 2 1
Romano c 4 1 1 2
Phillips 3b 4 1 2 0
  de la Hoz 3b 0 0 0 0
Latman p 4 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 14 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 3 1 2 0
Geiger cf 4 1 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 2 1
Malzone 3b 5 1 3 1
Jensen rf 5 0 3 1
Runnels 1b 4 1 1 0
Green ss 3 0 1 1
Nixon c 4 0 1 1
Conley p 2 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Hardy ph 1 0 0 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
  Buddin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 14 5
Cleveland 000 231 1209140
Boston 100 200 0115142
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  W (12-4) 7.0 11 4 4 3 3
  Hawkins  SV (1) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
4
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Conley  L (9-12) 4.1 8 5 4 1 3
  Fornieles   2.2 4 2 2 2 3
  Cisco   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
8
3
7

  E–Malzone (21), Green (11).  DP–Cleveland 2, Boston 2.  PB–Nixon (10).  2B–Cleveland Francona (26,off Cisco), Boston Yastrzemski (27,off Latman).  3B–Cleveland Held (5,off Fornieles).  HR–Cleveland Romano (20,4th inning off Conley 1 on, 2 out); Essegian (10,8th inning off Cisco 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Power (4,2nd base off Conley/Nixon).  CS–Schilling (5,2nd base by Latman/Romano).  WP–Fornieles (5).  U-HP–Sam Carrigan, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:48.  A–14,471.
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