Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
September 6, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1961 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 4 1
Francona lf 5 0 2 2
Essegian cf 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 3 0 1 1
Power 1b 3 0 1 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph,3b 4 2 2 0
Perry p 2 1 0 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
  Bond ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 2 2 0
Geiger cf 5 3 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 3 4
Malzone 3b 4 2 2 2
Jensen rf 4 0 1 1
Runnels 1b 4 1 2 0
Green ss 4 0 1 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 0 0
Schwall p 4 0 1 1
Totals 38 9 14 8
Cleveland 120 000 0014113
Boston 003 113 01x9142
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (10-13) 5.2 13 8 7 3 1
  Dailey   2.1 1 1 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
9
7
3
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Schwall  W (14-4) 9.0 11 4 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
2
2

  E–Temple 2 (17), Held (23), Green (12), Schwall (2).  DP–Cleveland 2, Boston 3.  2B–Cleveland Francona (27,off Schwall); Power (30,off Schwall); de la Hoz (8,off Schwall), Boston Jensen (21,off Perry).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (8,3rd inning off Perry 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Perry (5,off Schwall).  SF–Kirkland (7,off Schwall).  HBP–Held (2,by Schwall).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  HBP–Schwall (4,Held).  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:28.  A–4,158.
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