Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins - September 2,1961

Visiting Team

Boston Red Sox (65-74)

Home Team

Minnesota Twins (58-75)

Game Date

September 2,1961

Year

1961

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Metropolitan Stadium

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

11,473

Time of Game

2:25

Umpires

[HP]: Joe Linsalata [1B]: Frank Umont [2B]: Bob Stewart [3B]: Charlie Berry

1st inning: 765(1)/FO/AP.3-H(RBI);B-1 **Carl Yastrzemski out on appeal for missing 2B**
4th inning: S8.1-3 **Earl Battey struck by foul ball on right little finger**
5th inning: 5E3.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2 **Pete Runnels pulled his foot off the bag before catching the ball**
6th inning: NP **Earl Battey left with swollen finger**
7th inning: 3/G/SH.1-2 **DIFF: Lee's official records do not credit him with a SH**

Boston Red Sox - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Chuck Schilling	2b	23.312	R	4	0	1	1	0	0	.252	134	134
2	Gary Geiger	cf	24.151	L	3	1	0	0	1	0	.234	120	405
3	Carl Yastrzemski	lf	22.011	L	4	0	2	0	0	1	.254	126	126
4	Frank Malzone	3b	31.186	R	3	0	0	1	1	1	.261	127	762
5	Jackie Jensen	rf	34.177	R	4	0	2	0	0	0	.270	120	1395
6	Pete Runnels	1b	33.217	L	3	0	1	0	1	0	.310	123	1467
7	Pumpsie Green	ss	27.310	B	3	1	0	0	1	0	.266	64	247
8	Jim Pagliaroni	c	23.268	R	3	0	0	0	0	2	.235	98	127
9	Bill Monbouquette	p	25.022	R	3	0	0	0	0	1	.119	28	109
Totals

Errors: Pete Runnels, Pumpsie Green

2B: Carl Yastrzemski (25)

RBI: Chuck Schilling (54), Frank Malzone (72)

GDP: Pete Runnels (9), Pumpsie Green (2)

CS: Jackie Jensen (9)

Minnesota Twins - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Lenny Green	cf	28.239	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	.297	130	459
2	Billy Martin	2b	33.109	R	4	0	2	0	0	0	.241	86	956
3	Harmon Killebrew	1b	25.065	R	4	0	0	0	0	2	.295	122	512
4	Bob Allison	rf	27.053	R	4	0	1	0	0	1	.243	131	437
5	Jim Lemon	lf	33.163	R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.255	114	907
6	Earl Battey	c	26.240	R	2	1	0	0	0	1	.295	111	399
	Hal Naragon	c	32.336	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	.302	45	384
7	Bill Tuttle	3b	32.060	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.248	110	1107
8	Zoilo Versalles	ss	21.258	R	4	0	3	0	0	0	.279	104	148
9	Don Lee	p	27.188	R	2	0	0	0	0	0	.080	29	81
	Ted Lepcio	ph	32.036	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.168	48	714
Totals

SH: Bill Tuttle (9), Don Lee (4)

GDP: Ted Lepcio (2)

Boston Red Sox - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Bill Monbouquette	R	W 11-12	8.1	9	0	0	0	6	0	3.59	1.48	27	105
2	Arnold Earley	L	SV 5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.89	1.60	25	27
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bill Monbouquette (0-0-0), Arnold Earley (0-0-0)

Minnesota Twins - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Don Lee	R	L 3-5	9.0	6	2	2	4	5	0	3.20	1.10	31	87
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Don Lee (0-0-0)

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Boston Red Sox	BOS	65-74		1	0	0		0	1	0		0	0	0		2	6	2		6	6	12	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Minnesota Twins	MIN	58-75		0	0	0		0	1	0		0	0	0		1	9	0		7	7	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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