May 30, 1961 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 12
@BOS 3 BAL 6
@CHW 0 BAL 2
@CHW 1 CLE 4
MIN 3 CLE 7
MIN 5 DET 5
KCA 3 KCA 9
@DET 3 WSA 5
LAA 1 LAD 5
STL 3 MLN 3
@PHI 1 PHI 11
MLN 4 CHC 5
@PIT 3 CHC 10
@PIT 0 CIN 7
@SFG 6 CIN 6
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 19,582

Tuesday, May 30, 1961
Time of Game: 2:56

Yankees

22-17

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  1   1  0  3   0  4  0   12 17  0
Red Sox         0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  0

W: B Stafford (1-2), L: G Conley (2-4), S: J Coates (2)

Red Sox

17-22

Lost 1

7th, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Boyer 3B                    6   2   4   0    0   0  .264  .737    0    3   1   
T Kubek SS                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .302  .778    0    2   6   
R Maris RF                    5   3   3   4    0   0  .244  .869    0    2   0   2·HR
M Mantle CF                   5   2   2   4    0   1  .310 1.090    0    1   0   2·HR
  J Reed CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Y Berra LF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .313  .886    0    0   0   HR
B Skowron 1B                  4   2   3   2    1   0  .292  .849    0   10   0   2·HR
J Blanchard C                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .712    0    5   0   
B Richardson 2B               5   1   1   0    0   0  .204  .450    0    4   4   
R Terry P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .728    0    0   0   
  B Stafford P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  J Coates P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    0    0   0   HBP
Totals                       44  12  17  12    1   5                    27  11

BATTING

HR: B Skowron 2 (8, off G Conley, off D Hillman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Maris 2 (11, off G Conley, off M Fornieles; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); M Mantle 2 (13, off G Conley, off M Fornieles; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); Y Berra (6, off G Conley; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: J Coates (1, by M Fornieles).

TB: B Skowron 9; R Maris 9; M Mantle 8; Y Berra 5; C Boyer 4; T Kubek 2; B Richardson.

RBI: M Mantle 4 (31); R Maris 4 (27); B Skowron 2 (27); Y Berra (19); T Kubek (13).

2-out RBI: R Maris 3; M Mantle; T Kubek.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Kubek-B Richardson-B Skowron.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                3   1   0   0    2   1  .228  .605    0    1   4   
G Geiger CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .213  .661    0    4   0   2B
V Wertz 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .269  .763    0    9   0   2B
J Jensen RF                   3   0   1   2    0   1  .213  .620    0    4   0   2B,HBP
F Malzone 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .147  .401    0    0   1   SF
J Pagliaroni C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .766    0    5   0   GDP
C Hardy LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .242  .638    0    1   0   
D Buddin SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .704    0    3   4   
G Conley P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .287    0    0   0   
  D Hillman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  P Runnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .808    0    0   0   
  M Fornieles P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Nixon PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .648    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       33   3   8   3    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Geiger (5, off R Terry); J Jensen (4, off R Terry); V Wertz (6, off R Terry); R Nixon (4, off J Coates).

SF: F Malzone (1, off B Stafford).

HBP: J Jensen (2, by J Coates).

TB: V Wertz 2; J Jensen 2; C Hardy 2; G Geiger 2; R Nixon 2; J Pagliaroni; F Malzone.

GIDP: J Pagliaroni (1).

RBI: J Jensen 2 (14); F Malzone (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Terry                        2     5   3   3    2   1   0   5.16   13     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4     33    -     1.17  -0.24
B Stafford, W (1-2)            4     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.63   12     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 0          2-1    0.93   0.27
J Coates, S (2)                3     3   0   0    1   3   0   2.48   13     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 2· 1          0-0    0.10   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 5          2-1

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Conley, L (2-4)              5     8   6   6    0   3   4   3.71   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 5· 4     30    -     0.69  -0.35
D Hillman                      2     4   2   2    1   1   1   1.96   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 1          0-0    0.29  -0.07
M Fornieles                    2     5   4   4    0   1   2   9.53   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 3· 2          0-0    0.04  -0.02
Totals                         9    17  12  12    1   5   7          46     -       ·  ·     12·11· 9· 7           -

R Terry faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
G Conley faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Coates (4; J Jensen); M Fornieles (2; J Coates).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Joe Linsalata, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 19,582.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Boyer              3B    1. C Schilling          2B 
2. T Kubek              SS    2. G Geiger             CF 
3. R Maris              RF    3. V Wertz              1B 
4. M Mantle             CF    4. J Jensen             RF 
5. Y Berra              LF    5. F Malzone            3B 
6. B Skowron            1B    6. J Pagliaroni         C  
7. J Blanchard          C     7. C Hardy              LF 
8. B Richardson         2B    8. D Buddin             SS 
9. R Terry              P     9. G Conley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3      19%  75% M Mantle        G Conley        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Boyer Scores; Maris Scores
   b 3   0  4-0  123     -17%  50% J Jensen        R Terry         Double to LF (Deep LF); Schilling Scores; Geiger Scores; Wertz to 3B
   t 4   0  3-4  ---      11%  73% B Skowron       G Conley        Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   b 3   0  4-0  1--      -9%  71% G Geiger        R Terry         Double to LF (Short LF); Schilling to 3B
   t 6   0  3-5  ---       8%  86% Y Berra         G Conley        Home Run (Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  C Boyer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  T Kubek         Strikeout
          1--      56%  R Maris         Single to CF (Line Drive); Boyer to 3B
   RRR    1-3      75%  M Mantle        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Boyer Scores; Maris Scores
   O      ---      74%  Y Berra         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      75%  B Skowron       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      73%  J Blanchard     Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Ralph Terry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  C Schilling     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  G Geiger        Flyball: 3B
          ---      75%  V Wertz         Double to LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      78%  J Jensen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gene Conley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  B Richardson    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      75%  R Terry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  C Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Ralph Terry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  J Pagliaroni    Single to LF (Deep LF)
          1--      71%  C Hardy         Single to 3B/Bunt; Pagliaroni to 2B
   O      12-      75%  D Buddin        Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      79%  G Conley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gene Conley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  T Kubek         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      85%  R Maris         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      84%  M Mantle        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  Y Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Ralph Terry facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  C Schilling     Walk
          1--      71%  G Geiger        Double to LF (Short LF); Schilling to 3B
          -23      67%  V Wertz         Walk
   RR     123      50%  J Jensen        Double to LF (Deep LF); Schilling Scores; Geiger Scores; Wertz to 3B
                  Bill Stafford replaces Ralph Terry pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      51%  F Malzone       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wertz Scores; Jensen to 3B
   O      --3      58%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      62%  C Hardy         Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      73%  B Skowron       Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---      71%  J Blanchard     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Richardson    Lineout: CF
   O      ---      69%  B Stafford      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Bill Stafford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  G Conley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  C Schilling     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  C Boyer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      75%  T Kubek         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      73%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      71%  M Mantle        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Bill Stafford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  G Geiger        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      76%  V Wertz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Jensen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Gene Conley facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      86%  Y Berra         Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
                  Dave Hillman replaces Gene Conley pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      92%  B Skowron       Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      91%  J Blanchard     Strikeout
          ---      92%  B Richardson    Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      91%  B Stafford      Groundout: 2B-1B; Richardson to 2B
          -2-      92%  C Boyer         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Richardson to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  T Kubek         Single to LF (Line Drive); Richardson Scores; Boyer to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R Maris         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Bill Stafford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  F Malzone       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Pagliaroni    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  C Hardy         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dave Hillman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  M Mantle        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      96%  Y Berra         Flyball: SS
          ---      96%  B Skowron       Walk
   O      1--      96%  J Blanchard     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Coates facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Coates replaces Bill Stafford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Buddin        Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Dave Hillman batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  P Runnels       Strikeout
          ---      97%  C Schilling     Walk
   O      1--      98%  G Geiger        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Fornieles facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Pete Runnels pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Coates        Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  C Boyer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      98%  T Kubek         Single to RF (Line Drive); Boyer to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  R Maris         Home Run (Deep RF); Boyer Scores; Kubek Scores
   R      ---     100%  M Mantle        Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
          ---     100%  Y Berra         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  B Skowron       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-12, Jim Coates facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  V Wertz         Flyball: 3B
          ---     100%  J Jensen        Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  F Malzone       Single to LF (Line Drive); Jensen to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  J Pagliaroni    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 12-3, Mike Fornieles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Blanchard     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Richardson    Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  J Coates        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  C Boyer         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-12, Jim Coates facing 7-8-9
                  Jack Reed replaces Mickey Mantle playing CF batting 4th
          ---     100%  C Hardy         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  D Buddin        Strikeout Looking
                  Russ Nixon pinch hits for Mike Fornieles batting 9th
          1--     100%  R Nixon         Double to RF (Deep CF-RF); Hardy to 3B
   O      -23     100%  C Schilling     Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  G Geiger        Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 12, Red Sox 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation